Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) is projected to post its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Tuesday, January 27th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.41 per share and revenue of $2.4297 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.83 by ($0.10). Packaging Corporation of America had a return on equity of 19.72% and a net margin of 10.18%.The business had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.65 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Packaging Corporation of America to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Up 3.1%

NYSE PKG opened at $225.50 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.16, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of $20.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.80, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of $206.77 and a 200-day moving average of $206.42. Packaging Corporation of America has a 1-year low of $172.71 and a 1-year high of $241.96.

Packaging Corporation of America Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Packaging Corporation of America’s dividend payout ratio is 50.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Packaging Corporation of America

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Boston Partners boosted its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 26.9% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,664,470 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $362,719,000 after buying an additional 353,095 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 56.4% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 888,362 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $167,412,000 after purchasing an additional 320,418 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 710.9% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 335,310 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $73,074,000 after buying an additional 293,959 shares during the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 155.7% in the third quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. now owns 377,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $82,312,000 after buying an additional 230,000 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 75.1% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 457,522 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $86,220,000 after acquiring an additional 196,279 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.78% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Packaging Corporation of America from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Packaging Corporation of America from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Packaging Corporation of America from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $222.00 to $233.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $229.00 to $226.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.17.

About Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) is a leading North American manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products. The company produces a range of paper-based packaging solutions including linerboard, corrugating medium, corrugated shipping containers, retail-ready packaging and point-of-purchase displays. In addition to core packaging products, Packaging Corporation of America offers packaging design, testing and supply-chain services intended to optimize protection, cost and sustainability for customers.

Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, the company operates an integrated network of mills and corrugated manufacturing facilities across the United States and serves customers throughout North America in industries such as e-commerce, grocery and food & beverage, consumer packaged goods and industrial markets.