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EBITDA Margin for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

20.0%

YoY change

+0.12pp

Trough year (1998)

13.0%

Peak year (2000)

25.7%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: 19.6%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: +0.12pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025

  • 202519.6%+0.12pp
  • 202419.5%-0.86pp
  • 202320.3%-2.00pp
  • 202222.3%+0.60pp
  • 202121.7%+4.65pp
  • 202017.1%-3.52pp
  • 201920.6%-0.47pp
  • 201821.0%+0.53pp
  • 201720.5%+0.77pp
  • 201619.7%+0.48pp
  • 201519.3%+0.74pp
  • 201418.5%-0.57pp
  • 201319.1%-2.46pp
  • 201221.6%+4.93pp
  • 201116.6%+2.60pp
  • 201014.0%-1.58pp
  • 200915.6%-0.89pp
  • 200816.5%-2.56pp
  • 200719.1%+1.77pp
  • 200617.3%+3.53pp
  • 200513.8%-2.11pp
  • 200415.9%+1.14pp
  • 200314.7%-2.48pp
  • 200217.2%-5.15pp
  • 200122.4%-3.30pp
  • 200025.7%+3.39pp
  • 199922.3%+9.26pp
  • 199813.0%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Packaging Corporation of America's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

According to Packaging Corporation of America's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 20.0%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) reported EBITDA margin of 19.58% – expanded 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.

2000 marks the peak EBITDA margin at 25.65%, with the historical low of 13.00% recorded in 1998.

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA Margin by Year

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA Margin 2025: 19.6%

In 2025, Packaging Corporation of America reported EBITDA margin of 19.58%, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2024.

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA Margin 2024: 19.5%

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA margin in 2024 was 19.46%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2023.

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA Margin 2023: 20.3%

2023's EBITDA margin for Packaging Corporation of America came in at 20.32%, contracted 2.0 percentage points from 2022.

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA Margin 2022: 22.3%

Packaging Corporation of America posted EBITDA margin of 22.32% in 2022, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2021.

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA Margin 2021: 21.7%

Packaging Corporation of America EBITDA margin in 2021 was 21.71%.

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