What are Packaging Corp of America's profit margins?

Packaging Corp of America (PKG) runs a 20.5% gross margin and a 11.7% operating margin, with a 8.0% net margin.

Where do Packaging Corp of America's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Packaging Corp of America's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Packaging Corp of America PKG Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	20.5%-0.5pp	21%-0.8pp	21.8%-0.3pp	22.1%+0.3pp	21.9%+0.6pp
Operating margin	11.7%-0.6pp	12.3%-1.8pp	14.1%-0.2pp	14.4%+0.5pp	13.9%+0.7pp
Net margin	8%-0.6pp	8.6%-1.6pp	10.2%-0.3pp	10.5%+0.4pp	10.1%+0.5pp
EBITDA margin	19.7%+0.1pp	19.6%-1.0pp	20.6%-0.1pp	20.7%+0.6pp	20.1%+0.7pp
Free cash flow margin	7.6%-0.5pp	8.1%-0.2pp	8.3%+1.0pp	7.2%+1.0pp	6.2%0.0pp
Returns
Return on equity	16.3%-0.9pp	17.2%-2.6pp	19.8%-0.8pp	20.7%+0.4pp	20.2%+1.0pp
Return on assets	7.5%-0.4pp	7.9%-1.1pp	9.1%-1.0pp	10%+0.4pp	9.7%+0.5pp
Return on invested capital	10.8%-0.4pp	11.2%-1.5pp	12.6%-1.5pp	14.1%+0.4pp	13.7%+0.9pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×-0.1×	1×0.0×	1×0.0×
Inventory turnover	6.1×+0.1×	6×+0.1×	5.9×-0.3×	6.2×0.0×	6.2×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	3.1×-0.1×	3.2×0.0×	3.2×-0.4×	3.5×+0.3×	3.3×0.0×
Quick ratio	1.9×-0.1×	1.9×-0.1×	2×-0.3×	2.3×+0.2×	2.1×0.0×
Cash ratio	0.4×-0.1×	0.5×-0.1×	0.6×-0.3×	0.8×+0.1×	0.7×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	1×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×+0.3×	0.6×0.0×	0.6×0.0×
Debt-to-assets	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×+0.1×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	2.2×0.0×	2.2×+0.1×	2.1×+0.9×	1.1×-0.1×	1.2×-0.1×
Valuation
Market capitalization	$18.89B+1.8%	$18.56B-5.4%	$19.61B+15.1%	$17.04B-4.3%	$17.81B-11.9%
Enterprise value	$22.86B+2.1%	$22.39B-4.0%	$23.33B+22.4%	$19.07B-4.0%	$19.86B-11.0%
Price / earnings	25.5×+1.5×	24×+2.0×	22×+3.1×	18.8×-1.8×	20.7×-4.5×
Price / sales	2.1×0.0×	2.1×-0.2×	2.2×+0.3×	2×-0.1×	2.1×-0.3×
Price / book	4.1×+0.1×	4×-0.1×	4.1×+0.4×	3.7×-0.3×	4×-0.6×
EV / EBITDA	12.6×-0.1×	12.7×-0.2×	12.9×+2.3×	10.6×-0.9×	11.5×-2.2×
EV / sales	2.5×0.0×	2.5×-0.2×	2.7×+0.5×	2.2×-0.1×	2.3×-0.3×
Free cash flow yield	3.7%-0.2pp	3.9%+0.2pp	3.7%0.0pp	3.7%+0.7pp	3%+0.4pp
Earnings yield	3.9%-0.2pp	4.2%-0.4pp	4.6%-0.8pp	5.3%+0.5pp	4.8%+0.9pp
Dividend yield	2.4%0.0pp	2.4%+0.1pp	2.3%-0.3pp	2.6%+0.1pp	2.5%+0.3pp

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What are Packaging Corp of America's profit margins?: Packaging Corp of America (PKG) runs a 20.5% gross margin and a 11.7% operating margin, with a 8.0% net margin.
Where do Packaging Corp of America's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Packaging Corp of America's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.