The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

PKG

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.packagingcorp.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$8.99B+10.0%
Gross profit$1.89B+8.8%
Operating income$1.08B+7.7%
Net income$774.10M+12.3%
Cash from ops$1.19B+8.5%
Quotation

$257.05

+0.74 (+0.3%)

52w hi$257.43
52w lo$188.15
Vol274.75K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.01

Short+0.25
Medium-0.11
Long-0.31

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Packaging Corporation of America

Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Market cap$22.90B
Enterprise value$26.51B
Trailing P/E33.43x
Forward P/E19.87x
EV / EBITDA13.25x
P / S (ttm)2.40x
Profit margin7.3%
Return on equity14.9%
Revenue growth+14.7%
Earnings growth-19.5%
Debt / equity94.47
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.77
Corr SPX0.47
Annual vol27.0%
Annual ret+17.0%
Sharpe0.63
Max DD-29.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.13
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.17
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$259.25$259.98$256.10$257.05274.75K
Aug 12$259.00$259.00$254.91$256.31419.80K
Aug 11$254.05$258.63$252.92$257.43493.70K
Aug 10$254.09$255.43$251.58$254.75504.70K
Aug 7$252.32$256.94$248.66$256.04479.30K