Packaging Corporation of America PKG | NYSE
$230.06
-$1.59 | -0.69%
TREND SIGNAL:
|2026-08-31
|2026-08-31
Next Earnings: Oct 21, 2026
Company Overview:
Market Cap:
$20.50B
Trailing PE:
29.9x
FWD PE *:
19.6x
Payout Ratio (TTM):
64.8%
52-Week Range:
$191.50 - $259.98
* Forward PE is based on street estimates.
10 Year PKG Performance Metrics:
Total Return (with DRIP):
263.7% (13.78% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP):
222.9% (12.44% CAGR)
Share Price:
178.5% (10.79% CAGR)
Yield on Cost (with DRIP):
9.49%
Total Invested:
$10,000
Total Value (with DRIP):
$36,372
Total Return $ (with DRIP):
$26,372
Dividend Increase:
138.1% (9.32% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD):
2.61% ($6.00)
PKG 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
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PKG Price CAGR:1Y: 9.16%2Y: 2.27%5Y: 10.59%10Y: 10.79%
PKG Dividend Charts
PKG Dividend CAGR:1Y: 20.00%2Y: 9.54%5Y: 8.45%10Y: 9.06%
PKG Dividend Payout Ratio CAGR:1Y: 24.49%2Y: 1.35%5Y: 4.62%10Y: 2.52%
PKG Dividend to FCF Ratio CAGR:1Y: -24.38%2Y: -56.13%5Y: -7.79%10Y: 3.46%
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PKG Financials: Earnings, Revenue, Cash Flow, Ebitda, Cash/Debt, Shares Float, etc:
PKG Revenue CAGR:1Y: 14.67%2Y: 9.53%5Y: 5.78%10Y: 5.80%
PKG EPS CAGR:1Y: -19.48%2Y: -1.14%5Y: -0.19%10Y: 5.74%
PKG Net Income CAGR:1Y: -20.46%2Y: -1.72%5Y: -1.34%10Y: 5.29%
PKG EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 5.00%2Y: 9.80%5Y: 10.70%10Y: 9.54%
PKG Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 30.95%2Y: 127.04%5Y: 11.93%10Y: 4.34%
PKG Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 32.69%2Y: 128.50%5Y: 13.38%10Y: 4.90%
PKG Operating Income CAGR:1Y: -0.15%2Y: 7.52%5Y: 2.49%10Y: 5.23%
PKG Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: 6.11%2Y: 8.21%5Y: 2.69%10Y: 4.82%
PKG Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: -0.78%2Y: -0.32%5Y: -1.21%10Y: -0.47%
PKG Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: -89.61%2Y: -29.29%5Y: -40.13%10Y: -20.57%
PKG Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 65.05%2Y: 31.71%5Y: 14.87%10Y: 13.72%
PKG Expenses CAGR:1Y: 21.33%2Y: -8.38%5Y: 9.40%10Y: 11.57%
PKG Revenue CAGR:1Y: 14.67%2Y: 9.53%5Y: 5.78%10Y: 5.80%
Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:
PKG Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: 14.67%2Y: 9.53%5Y: 5.78%10Y: 5.80%
PKG Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: -19.48%2Y: -1.14%5Y: -0.19%10Y: 5.74%
PKG Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: -20.46%2Y: -1.72%5Y: -1.34%10Y: 5.29%
PKG Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 5.00%2Y: 9.80%5Y: 10.70%10Y: 9.54%
Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:
PKG Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -30.58%2Y: -10.23%5Y: -6.72%10Y: -0.47%
PKG Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -7.46%2Y: -1.22%5Y: -2.92%10Y: -0.92%
PKG Price to Earnings CAGR:1Y: 56.88%2Y: 16.64%5Y: 12.17%10Y: 7.32%
PKG Price To Sales Ratio CAGR:1Y: 8.82%2Y: 4.35%5Y: 4.50%10Y: 6.75%
PKG Return on Capital Employed CAGR:1Y: -17.92%2Y: -5.87%5Y: -4.67%10Y: -2.19%
PKG Return on Invested Capital CAGR:1Y: -19.17%2Y: -3.20%5Y: -7.16%10Y: -2.76%
PKG Dividends Info:
Annual Dividend:
$6
Forward Yield:
2.61%
Ex-Dividend Date:
2026-09-15
Lifetime Dividends / Share:
$55.72
PKG Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list
Below is a schedule of all PKG dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Yield | Forward Yield | Price on Ex-Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/15/2026 | 09/17/2026 | $1.500 | 2.6% | 2.55% | $235.57 |
| 06/15/2026 | 06/17/2026 | $1.500 | 2.61% | 2.62% | $229.26 |
| 03/13/2026 | 03/16/2026 | $1.250 | 2.33% | 2.33% | $214.95 |
| 12/15/2025 | 12/17/2025 | $1.250 | 2.45% | 2.47% | $202.33 |
| 09/15/2025 | 09/17/2025 | $1.250 | 2.36% | 2.36% | $212.08 |
| 06/13/2025 | 06/16/2025 | $1.250 | 2.65% | 2.64% | $189.46 |
| 03/14/2025 | 03/17/2025 | $1.250 | 2.54% | 2.52% | $198.51 |
| 12/20/2024 | 12/23/2024 | $1.250 | 2.19% | 2.2% | $227.08 |
| 09/16/2024 | 09/18/2024 | $1.250 | 2.33% | 2.35% | $212.40 |
| 06/14/2024 | 06/17/2024 | $1.250 | 2.74% | 2.7% | $185.04 |
| 03/14/2024 | 03/18/2024 | $1.250 | 2.73% | 2.76% | $180.98 |
| 12/15/2023 | 12/18/2023 | $1.250 | 3.03% | 3.04% | $164.21 |
| 09/22/2023 | 09/25/2023 | $1.250 | 3.35% | 3.31% | $150.85 |
| 06/14/2023 | 06/16/2023 | $1.250 | 3.81% | 3.78% | $132.42 |
| 03/14/2023 | 03/16/2023 | $1.250 | 3.81% | 3.87% | $129.17 |
| 12/16/2022 | 01/13/2023 | $1.250 | 3.83% | 3.69% | $135.40 |
| 09/30/2022 | 10/17/2022 | $1.250 | 4.45% | 4.31% | $115.94 |
| 06/14/2022 | 07/15/2022 | $1.250 | 3.4% | 3.68% | $135.80 |
| 03/14/2022 | 04/15/2022 | $1.000 | 2.65% | 2.49% | $160.79 |
| 12/17/2021 | 01/14/2022 | $1.000 | 3.08% | 2.91% | $137.31 |
| 09/14/2021 | 10/15/2021 | $1.000 | 2.7% | 2.99% | $133.71 |
| 06/14/2021 | 07/15/2021 | $1.000 | 2.88% | 2.93% | $136.72 |
| 03/12/2021 | 04/15/2021 | $1.000 | 2.92% | 2.87% | $139.55 |
| 12/18/2020 | 01/15/2021 | $1.000 | 2.97% | 2.81% | $142.53 |
| 09/14/2020 | 10/15/2020 | $0.790 | 2.98% | 2.66% | $118.70 |
| 06/12/2020 | 07/15/2020 | $0.790 | 3.19% | 3.07% | $102.84 |
| 03/12/2020 | 04/15/2020 | $0.790 | 4.08% | 3.69% | $85.55 |
| 12/19/2019 | 01/15/2020 | $0.790 | 2.83% | 2.92% | $108.24 |
| 09/12/2019 | 10/15/2019 | $0.790 | 2.95% | 2.95% | $107.16 |
| 06/13/2019 | 07/15/2019 | $0.790 | 3.28% | 3.25% | $97.12 |
| 03/14/2019 | 04/15/2019 | $0.790 | 3.2% | 3.11% | $101.51 |
| 12/14/2018 | 01/15/2019 | $0.790 | 3.38% | 3.52% | $89.74 |
| 09/13/2018 | 10/15/2018 | $0.790 | 2.78% | 3.58% | $88.34 |
| 06/14/2018 | 07/13/2018 | $0.790 | 2.62% | 2.75% | $114.83 |
| 03/14/2018 | 04/13/2018 | $0.630 | 2.13% | 2.22% | $113.54 |
| 12/22/2017 | 01/12/2018 | $0.630 | 2.1% | 1.96% | $128.32 |
| 09/14/2017 | 10/13/2017 | $0.630 | 2.18% | 2.18% | $115.69 |
| 06/13/2017 | 07/14/2017 | $0.630 | 2.38% | 2.23% | $113.11 |
| 03/13/2017 | 04/14/2017 | $0.630 | 2.74% | 2.76% | $91.31 |
| 12/21/2016 | 01/13/2017 | $0.630 | 2.91% | 2.89% | $87.22 |
| 09/13/2016 | 10/14/2016 | $0.630 | 3.18% | 3.05% | $82.60 |
| 06/13/2016 | 07/15/2016 | $0.550 | 3.33% | 2.97% | $74.03 |
| 03/11/2016 | 04/15/2016 | $0.550 | 3.97% | 3.53% | $62.27 |
| 12/23/2015 | 01/15/2016 | $0.550 | 3.45% | 3.76% | $58.46 |
| 09/11/2015 | 10/15/2015 | $0.550 | 3.36% | 3.19% | $68.90 |
| 06/11/2015 | 07/15/2015 | $0.550 | 3.23% | 3.44% | $63.95 |
| 03/11/2015 | 04/15/2015 | $0.550 | 2.84% | 2.87% | $76.62 |
| 12/17/2014 | 01/15/2015 | $0.400 | 2.05% | 2.02% | $79.03 |
| 09/11/2014 | 10/15/2014 | $0.400 | 2.31% | 2.68% | $59.67 |
| 06/11/2014 | 07/15/2014 | $0.400 | 2.27% | 2.35% | $67.99 |
| 03/12/2014 | 04/15/2014 | $0.400 | 2.22% | 2.37% | $67.59 |
| 12/19/2013 | 01/15/2014 | $0.400 | 2.59% | 2.44% | $65.49 |
| 09/11/2013 | 10/15/2013 | $0.400 | 2.92% | 2.76% | $57.88 |
| 06/12/2013 | 07/15/2013 | $0.400 | 3.33% | 3.06% | $52.31 |
| 03/13/2013 | 04/15/2013 | $0.313 | 2.94% | 2.94% | $42.50 |
| 12/13/2012 | 12/28/2012 | $0.250 | 2.74% | 2.63% | $38.09 |
| 09/13/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $0.250 | 3.03% | 2.81% | $35.60 |
| 06/13/2012 | 07/13/2012 | $0.250 | 3.7% | 3.45% | $29.00 |
| 03/13/2012 | 04/13/2012 | $0.250 | 3.31% | 3.47% | $28.81 |
| 12/15/2011 | 01/13/2012 | $0.200 | 3.3% | 3.06% | $26.15 |
| 09/13/2011 | 10/14/2011 | $0.200 | 3.1% | 3.11% | $25.71 |
| 06/13/2011 | 07/15/2011 | $0.200 | 2.8% | 2.89% | $27.68 |
| 03/11/2011 | 04/15/2011 | $0.200 | 2.92% | 2.84% | $28.17 |
| 12/13/2010 | 01/14/2011 | $0.150 | 2.26% | 2.09% | $28.64 |
| 09/13/2010 | 10/15/2010 | $0.150 | 2.51% | 2.48% | $24.16 |
| 06/11/2010 | 07/15/2010 | $0.150 | 2.68% | 2.6% | $23.10 |
| 03/11/2010 | 04/15/2010 | $0.150 | 2.47% | 2.41% | $24.88 |
| 12/11/2009 | 01/15/2010 | $0.150 | 2.76% | 2.58% | $23.23 |
| 09/11/2009 | 10/15/2009 | $0.150 | 2.85% | 2.71% | $22.12 |
| 06/11/2009 | 07/15/2009 | $0.150 | 3.57% | 3.5% | $17.15 |
| 03/11/2009 | 04/15/2009 | $0.150 | 5.69% | 4.36% | $13.77 |
| 12/11/2008 | 01/15/2009 | $0.300 | 9.77% | 8.98% | $13.37 |
| 09/11/2008 | 10/15/2008 | $0.300 | 4.67% | 6.81% | $17.62 |
| 06/11/2008 | 07/15/2008 | $0.300 | 5.14% | 5.17% | $23.20 |
| 03/12/2008 | 04/15/2008 | $0.300 | 5.32% | 5.8% | $20.69 |
| 12/12/2007 | 01/15/2008 | $0.300 | 4.27% | 4.64% | $25.85 |
| 09/12/2007 | 10/15/2007 | $0.250 | 3.9% | 3.37% | $29.68 |
| 06/13/2007 | 07/13/2007 | $0.250 | 3.95% | 3.64% | $27.48 |
| 03/13/2007 | 04/13/2007 | $0.250 | 4.1% | 3.95% | $25.32 |
| 12/13/2006 | 01/12/2007 | $0.250 | 4.47% | 4.43% | $22.59 |
| 09/13/2006 | 10/13/2006 | $0.250 | 4.41% | 4.31% | $23.19 |
| 06/13/2006 | 07/14/2006 | $0.250 | 4.88% | 4.72% | $21.19 |
| 03/13/2006 | 04/14/2006 | $0.250 | 4.36% | 4.33% | $23.12 |
| 12/13/2005 | 01/13/2006 | $0.250 | 4.4% | 4.39% | $22.79 |
| 09/13/2005 | 10/14/2005 | $0.250 | 4.77% | 5.39% | $18.54 |
| 06/13/2005 | 07/15/2005 | $0.250 | 4.71% | 4.87% | $20.54 |
| 03/11/2005 | 04/15/2005 | $0.250 | 4.02% | 4.49% | $22.28 |
| 12/13/2004 | 01/18/2005 | $0.150 | 2.65% | 2.58% | $23.23 |
| 09/13/2004 | 10/15/2004 | $0.150 | 2.54% | 2.56% | $23.41 |
| 06/14/2004 | 07/15/2004 | $0.150 | 2.6% | 2.48% | $24.19 |
| 03/11/2004 | 04/15/2004 | $0.150 | 2.78% | 2.5% | $24.01 |
| 12/11/2003 | 01/15/2004 | $0.150 | 2.82% | 2.66% | $22.55 |
Projected Future Returns & Dividends for PKG
Based on past 10-year performance, here are PKG growth metrics:
Share price CAGR of +10.79%
Dividend CAGR of +9.13%
Using PKG CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:
| PKG (DRIP) | PKG - No DRIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $230.06 | $230.06 |
| Start Shares | 43.47 | 43.47 |
| Start Value | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| After 10 years: | ||
| Final Share Count | 55.44 | 43.47 |
| Dividends Payment | $3.60 | $3.60 |
| Annual Dividends | $797 | $625 |
| Yield on cost | 7.97% | 6.25% |
| Share Price | $640.77 | $640.77 |
| Total Dividends | $4,593 | $3,988 |
| Final Value | $35,522 | $31,840 |
Estimated Future Value + Dividends - PKG
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Company Info
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) had its IPO on 2000-01-28, and is traded on NYSE stock exchange.
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a U.S.-based enterprise specializing in the production and sale of containerboard and corrugated packaging materials. Its operations are organized into two primary divisions: Packaging and Paper. The Packaging division offers an extensive array of containerboard and corrugated solutions. These encompass conventional shipping containers designed for safeguarding and transporting manufactured goods, vibrant multi-color boxes and point-of-sale displays aimed at enhancing product merchandising in retail environments, and honeycomb protective packaging. This segment also provides specialized packaging for perishable goods like meat and fresh produce, processed foods, beverages, and a broad spectrum of other industrial and consumer products. Its corrugated offerings reach customers through a multi-channel approach, utilizing a dedicated direct sales and marketing team, independent brokers, and various distribution partners. Meanwhile, the Paper segment focuses on manufacturing and distributing a range of commodity and specialty papers. This includes communication papers, such as standard cut-size office paper, along with specialized printing and converting papers. Sales of its white paper products are managed directly by its internal sales and marketing organization. Tracing its origins back to 1867, Packaging Corporation of America maintains its corporate headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois.
PKG website: https://www.packagingcorp.com
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