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Packaging Corporation of America

PKG Consumer Discretionary Containers/Packaging
$248.92
▲ +4.2% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:51 ET
Last 30 days +6.71% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$225.52 $231.80 $238.08 $244.37 $250.65 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$241.46
High
$248.92
Low
$242.69
Volume
$1M
Avg Vol
$807,884
Mkt Cap
$20.2B
P/E (TTM)
35.92
Beta
—
52w High
$259.98
52w Low
$191.50
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
—

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 25 items

Oct 22 · 18:10 Motley Fool
PCA (PKG) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Oct 22 · 13:41 Zacks
Packaging Corp Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Favorable Price & Mix
Oct 22 · 12:30 Moby
Packaging Corporation of America Q3 2026 Earnings Call Summary
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PKG earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±2.7% after the report, a range of roughly $242.10 to $255.74 from today's $248.92. Over its last 6 reports the stock rose the next day 3 times and fell 3, moving ±2.2% on average; after the most recent report on Jul 22, 2026 it moved +2.5%. That means options currently expect more movement than PKG has typically delivered. PKG beat the consensus EPS estimate in 4 of its last 6 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 23%. The share price of $248.92 sits near its 52-week high.

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Overview

52-week range
$192
$260
84% of range
Avg surprise (last 6)
+1.9%
Avg reaction (last 6)
+0.9%
50% positive
Latest IV / EM
23%
EM ±2.7% · $230 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$1.63$1.93$2.23$2.53$2.83 Actual $2.11Actual $2.24Actual $2.03Actual $1.63Actual $2.21Actual $2.64Actual $2.31Est $2.21Actual $2.48Est $2.44Actual $2.73Est $2.83Actual $2.32Est $2.41Actual $2.40Est $2.17Actual $2.35Est $2.31 MarJunSepMarJunSepMar/2025Jun/2025Sep/20258K8KJun/2026
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$654M$1.3B$2.0B$2.6B Sep 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Mar 26Jun 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Wed Jul 22, 2026Jun/2026 $2.35 $2.31 +1.7% -6.8% +2.5% earnings
Wed Apr 22, 20268K 2026-04-22 $2.40 $2.17 +10.6% — +4.8% earnings
Tue Jan 27, 20268K 2026-01-27 $2.32 $2.41 -3.7% — -2.7% earnings
Wed Oct 22, 2025Sep/2025 $2.73 $2.83 -3.5% — +2.2% earnings
Wed Jul 23, 2025Jun/2025 $2.48 $2.44 +1.6% — -0.2% earnings
Tue Apr 22, 2025Mar/2025 $2.31 $2.21 +4.5% — -0.9% earnings
Mon Sep 30, 2024Sep 2024 $2.64 — — — — financials
Sun Jun 30, 2024Jun 2024 $2.21 — — — — financials
Sun Mar 31, 2024Mar 2024 $1.63 — — — — financials
Sat Sep 30, 2023Sep 2023 $2.03 — — — — financials
Fri Jun 30, 2023Jun 2023 $2.24 — — — — financials
Fri Mar 31, 2023Mar 2023 $2.11 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Revenue$2.49B$2.37B—$2.31B$2.17B$2.14B—$2.18B
Cost of revenue$1.98B$1.91B—$1.81B$1.69B$1.69B—$1.68B
Gross profit$512M$453M—$504M$483M$455M—$505M
Operating income$291M$251M—$324M$334M$280M—$327M
Net income$192M$171M—$227M$242M$204M—$238M
EPS (diluted)$2.15$1.91—$2.51$2.67$2.26—$2.64

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Cash & equivalents$443M$397M$529M$634M$788M$752M$685M$677M
Inventory$1.26B$1.26B$1.24B$1.28B$1.14B$1.14B$1.12B$1.06B
Total current assets$3.42B$3.26B$3.21B$3.50B$3.34B$3.30B$3.23B$3.24B
Total assets$11.02B$10.78B$10.73B$10.98B$9.04B$8.97B$8.83B$8.75B
Long-term debt$3.97B$3.97B$3.97B$3.97B$2.48B$2.47B$2.47B$2.47B
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$4.66B$4.59B$4.60B$4.76B$4.63B$4.50B$4.40B$4.26B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

23%33%42%52%62% Jun 07 — IV 40% · EM ±5.5%Jun 08 — IV 36% · EM ±4.8%Jun 09 — IV 38% · EM ±4.7%Jun 10 — IV 42% · EM ±5.0%Jun 11 — IV 41% · EM ±4.5%Jun 12 — IV 34% · EM ±3.4%Jun 15 — IV 39% · EM ±2.8%Jun 16 — IV 44% · EM ±2.6%Jun 17 — IV 55% · EM ±2.3%Jun 19 — IV 31% · EM ±6.9%Jun 22 — IV 32% · EM ±6.6%Jun 23 — IV 31% · EM ±6.4%Jun 24 — IV 32% · EM ±6.5%Jun 25 — IV 30% · EM ±5.8%Jun 26 — IV 28% · EM ±5.4%Jun 29 — IV 29% · EM ±5.2%Jun 30 — IV 31% · EM ±5.3%Jul 01 — IV 30% · EM ±5.0%Jul 02 — IV 29% · EM ±4.8%Jul 03 — IV 30% · EM ±4.8%Jul 06 — IV 33% · EM ±4.6%Jul 07 — IV 32% · EM ±4.2%Jul 08 — IV 40% · EM ±5.0%Jul 09 — IV 35% · EM ±4.1%Jul 10 — IV 30% · EM ±3.4%Jul 13 — IV 44% · EM ±3.7%Jul 14 — IV 46% · EM ±3.3%Jul 15 — IV 43% · EM ±2.6%Jul 16 — IV 63% · EM ±2.6%Jul 20 — IV 37% · EM ±8.8%Jul 21 — IV 37% · EM ±8.5%Jul 22 — IV 35% · EM ±7.9%Jul 23 — IV 33% · EM ±7.3%Jul 24 — IV 32% · EM ±7.1%Jul 27 — IV 34% · EM ±7.1%Jul 28 — IV 34% · EM ±7.0%Jul 29 — IV 32% · EM ±6.4%Jul 30 — IV 32% · EM ±6.2%Jul 31 — IV 32% · EM ±6.1%Aug 03 — IV 33% · EM ±5.9%Aug 04 — IV 33% · EM ±5.7%Aug 05 — IV 31% · EM ±5.2%Aug 06 — IV 32% · EM ±5.2%Aug 07 — IV 31% · EM ±4.9%Aug 10 — IV 35% · EM ±4.8%Aug 11 — IV 30% · EM ±4.0%Aug 12 — IV 31% · EM ±3.9%Aug 13 — IV 32% · EM ±3.8%Aug 14 — IV 31% · EM ±3.4%Aug 17 — IV 36% · EM ±3.0%Aug 18 — IV 36% · EM ±2.6%Aug 19 — IV 44% · EM ±2.6%Aug 20 — IV 36% · EM ±1.5%Aug 24 — IV 28% · EM ±5.9%Aug 25 — IV 28% · EM ±5.7%Aug 26 — IV 29% · EM ±5.7%Aug 27 — IV 27% · EM ±5.2%Aug 28 — IV 26% · EM ±5.0%Aug 31 — IV 27% · EM ±4.8%Sep 01 — IV 27% · EM ±4.7%Sep 02 — IV 27% · EM ±4.5%Sep 03 — IV 30% · EM ±4.8%Sep 04 — IV 28% · EM ±4.4%Sep 07 — IV 31% · EM ±4.4%Sep 08 — IV 32% · EM ±4.2%Sep 09 — IV 30% · EM ±3.8%Sep 10 — IV 30% · EM ±3.5%Sep 11 — IV 31% · EM ±3.4%Sep 14 — IV 36% · EM ±3.0%Sep 15 — IV 37% · EM ±2.7%Sep 16 — IV 37% · EM ±2.2%Sep 17 — IV 58% · EM ±2.4%Sep 21 — IV 25% · EM ±5.3%Sep 22 — IV 25% · EM ±5.2%Sep 23 — IV 26% · EM ±5.2%Sep 24 — IV 26% · EM ±5.2%Sep 25 — IV 25% · EM ±4.8%Sep 28 — IV 28% · EM ±4.9%Sep 29 — IV 26% · EM ±4.4%Sep 30 — IV 25% · EM ±4.2%Oct 01 — IV 26% · EM ±4.2%Oct 02 — IV 24% · EM ±3.8%Oct 05 — IV 40% · EM ±5.5%Oct 06 — IV 26% · EM ±3.4%Oct 07 — IV 25% · EM ±3.2%Oct 08 — IV 23% · EM ±2.7%

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PKG earnings FAQ

What is PKG's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±2.7%, or $6.82 per share either way from $248.92.

How does PKG stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 6 reports the average next-day move was ±2.2%, up 3 times and down 3 times.

What is PKG's implied volatility?

PKG's at-the-money implied volatility is about 23% based on the latest options snapshot.

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