Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)Consumer Cyclical | Packaging & Containers | Lake Forest, United States | NYSE
213.39 USD
+5.77
(2.779%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 214.99 +1.60 (0.750%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:47 p.m. EDT
PKG shows a solid dividend yield with a consistent payout history, making it attractive for income-focused investors. The recent price pullback and mixed news about plant closures and efficiency could be viewed as buying opportunities for long-term investors. However, the short-term forecasting model suggests very low directional predictability, indicating that short-term traders should be cautious. The options activity reflects a cautious market sentiment, with both bullish and bearish positions present, but no clear consensus on the direction. Overall, PKG is a balanced investment with potential for long-term growth and consistent income, but short-term traders should be wary of volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.046482 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.046802 |
| MSTL | 0.047048 |
| AutoTheta | 0.067429 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 75% |
| H-stat | 1.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.208 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.11 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-12 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-12 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 94.93 |
| Revenue per Share | 100.664 |
| Market Cap | 19,037,245,440 |
| Trailing P/E | 24.87 |
| Forward P/E | 17.88 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Profit Margins | 8.61% |
| Website | https://www.packagingcorp.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:47 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates a mixed sentiment. For calls, there is a concentration of open interest and volume around the 220 strike, suggesting potential bullish speculation. However, the high implied volatility (IV) and open interest (OI) for puts, especially around the 200 strike, imply some bearish sentiment. The presence of significant OI in both calls and puts across multiple expirations suggests a range-bound or volatile outlook. The overall activity indicates that speculators are cautious, with a balance between bullish and bearish bets, but not strongly leaning in either direction.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.58% | 2.47% | 2.81% | 3.18% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | 1.250 | 0.582751 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1.250 | 0.614898 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1.250 | 0.597259 |
| 2025-06-13 | 1.250 | 0.674823 |
| 2025-03-14 | 1.250 | 0.650777 |
| 2024-12-20 | 1.250 | 0.565453 |
| 2024-09-16 | 1.250 | 0.604056 |
| 2024-06-14 | 1.250 | 0.713814 |
| 2024-03-14 | 1.250 | 0.717371 |
| 2023-12-15 | 1.250 | 0.802270 |
| 2023-09-22 | 1.250 | 0.893444 |
| 2023-06-14 | 1.250 | 1.022360 |
| 2023-03-14 | 1.250 | 1.032216 |
| 2022-12-16 | 1.250 | 1.048329 |
| 2022-09-30 | 1.250 | 1.230660 |
| 2022-06-14 | 1.250 | 0.948990 |
| 2022-03-14 | 1.000 | 0.747081 |
| 2021-12-17 | 1.000 | 0.872991 |
| 2021-09-14 | 1.000 | 0.771279 |
| 2021-06-14 | 1.000 | 0.829067 |
| 2021-03-12 | 1.000 | 0.844849 |
| 2020-12-18 | 1.000 | 0.865820 |
| 2020-09-14 | 0.790 | 0.877268 |
| 2020-06-12 | 0.790 | 0.946584 |
| 2020-03-12 | 0.790 | 1.219272 |
| 2019-12-19 | 0.790 | 0.853208 |
| 2019-09-12 | 0.790 | 0.896533 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.790 | 1.004076 |
| 2019-03-14 | 0.790 | 0.987020 |
| 2018-12-14 | 0.790 | 1.051329 |
| 2018-09-13 | 0.790 | 0.870917 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.790 | 0.826078 |
| 2018-03-14 | 0.630 | 0.675754 |
| 2017-12-22 | 0.630 | 0.670433 |
| 2017-09-14 | 0.630 | 0.698930 |
| 2017-06-13 | 0.630 | 0.769439 |
| 2017-03-13 | 0.630 | 0.889656 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.630 | 0.952832 |
| 2016-09-13 | 0.630 | 1.048922 |
| 2016-06-13 | 0.550 | 1.106652 |
| 2016-03-11 | 0.550 | 1.328894 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.550 | 1.165415 |
| 2015-09-11 | 0.550 | 1.145406 |
| 2015-06-11 | 0.550 | 1.112121 |
| 2015-03-11 | 0.550 | 0.983892 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.400 | 0.717045 |
| 2014-09-11 | 0.400 | 0.810549 |
| 2014-06-11 | 0.400 | 0.800740 |
| 2014-03-12 | 0.400 | 0.788517 |
| 2013-12-19 | 0.400 | 0.924166 |
| 2013-09-11 | 0.400 | 1.051107 |
| 2013-06-12 | 0.400 | 1.206223 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.313 | 1.074719 |
| 2012-12-13 | 0.250 | 1.008908 |
| 2012-09-13 | 0.250 | 1.122999 |
| 2012-06-13 | 0.250 | 1.379445 |
| 2012-03-13 | 0.250 | 1.245615 |
| 2011-12-15 | 0.200 | 1.253670 |
| 2011-09-13 | 0.200 | 1.185945 |
| 2011-06-13 | 0.200 | 1.081809 |
| 2011-03-11 | 0.200 | 1.134713 |
| 2010-12-13 | 0.150 | 0.883042 |
| 2010-09-13 | 0.150 | 0.989616 |
| 2010-06-11 | 0.150 | 1.062234 |
| 2010-03-11 | 0.150 | 0.985989 |
| 2009-12-11 | 0.150 | 1.107520 |
| 2009-09-11 | 0.150 | 1.150653 |
| 2009-06-11 | 0.150 | 1.451277 |
| 2009-03-11 | 0.150 | 2.335898 |
| 2008-12-11 | 0.300 | 4.071805 |
| 2008-09-11 | 0.300 | 1.992426 |
| 2008-06-11 | 0.300 | 2.216546 |
| 2008-03-12 | 0.300 | 2.325242 |
| 2007-12-12 | 0.300 | 1.888426 |
| 2007-09-12 | 0.250 | 1.745000 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.250 | 1.785843 |
| 2007-03-13 | 0.250 | 1.870150 |
| 2006-12-13 | 0.250 | 2.059363 |
| 2006-09-13 | 0.250 | 2.055058 |
| 2006-06-13 | 0.250 | 2.298768 |
| 2006-03-13 | 0.250 | 2.079658 |
| 2005-12-13 | 0.250 | 2.118947 |
| 2005-09-13 | 0.250 | 2.326234 |
| 2005-06-13 | 0.250 | 2.323680 |
| 2005-03-11 | 0.250 | 2.006208 |
| 2004-12-13 | 0.150 | 1.335008 |
| 2004-09-13 | 0.150 | 1.288756 |
| 2004-06-14 | 0.150 | 1.326228 |
| 2004-03-11 | 0.150 | 1.426037 |
| 2003-12-11 | 0.150 | 1.460897 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.17202175 |
| Address1 | 1 North Field Court |
| All Time High | 250.82 |
| All Time Low | 9.25 |
| Ask | 214.47 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 745,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,094,237 |
| Average Volume | 1,094,237 |
| Average Volume10Days | 745,840 |
| Beta | 0.918 |
| Bid | 200.05 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 51.888 |
| City | Lake Forest |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 213.39 |
| Current Ratio | 3.166 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 217.17 |
| Day Low | 210.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 94.93 |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,211,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 5.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.34 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,776,949,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,776,949,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.565 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.54 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,888,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,888,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,888,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,900,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21136 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.933 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.522 |
| Enterprise Value | 22,673,141,760 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.37465 |
| Eps Forward | 11.93371 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.58 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,360,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 847 482 4545 |
| Fifty Day Average | 221.1884 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -7.798401 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.035256825 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.202175 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 249.51 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -36.119995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14476372 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 176.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 36.940002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.20935111 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 176.45 - 249.51 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 949,069,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.83 |
| Float Shares | 87,027,319 |
| Forward Eps | 11.93371 |
| Forward P E | 17.881279 |
| Free Cashflow | 414,587,488 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 16,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21799 |
| Gross Profits | 1,959,600,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01589 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.00213 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 89,213,394 |
| Industry | Packaging & Containers |
| Industry Disp | Packaging & Containers |
| Industry Key | packaging-containers |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=113281&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,360,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various linerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers; and white papers. This segment sells papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Packaging Corporation of America |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 19,037,245,440 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_98885 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 768,899,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 18,997,675,104 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 210.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,557,500,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.13555999 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5828 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.67 |
| Phone | 847 482 3000 |
| Post Market Change | 1.6000061 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.7498037 |
| Post Market Price | 214.99 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,173 |
| Previous Close | 207.62 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 20.568405 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.1125116 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.1177673 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08611 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.857 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.09091 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 5.77 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.77912 |
| Regular Market Day High | 217.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 210.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 210.0 - 217.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 210.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 207.62 |
| Regular Market Price | 213.39 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 751,414 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08299 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17198 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.101 |
| Revenue Per Share | 100.664 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 89,027,954 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0375 |
| Shares Short | 3,340,726 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,870,864 |
| Short Name | Packaging Corporation of Americ |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0436 |
| Short Ratio | 2.96 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | PKG |
| Target High Price | 267.0 |
| Target Low Price | 155.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 225.1 |
| Target Median Price | 225.0 |
| Total Cash | 600,800,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.78 |
| Total Debt | 4,364,899,840 |
| Total Revenue | 8,989,299,712 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 5.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.02408246 |
| Trailing Eps | 8.58 |
| Trailing P E | 24.87063 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.7173 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 210.5547 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.8352966 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.013465843 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 751,414 |
| Website | https://www.packagingcorp.com |
| Zip | 60,045 |