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Gross Margin for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

20.5%

YoY change

−0.25pp

Trough year (2005)

15.4%

Peak year (2000)

33.7%

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

Latest: 21.0%

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

Latest: −0.25pp

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

  • 202521.0%-0.25pp
  • 202421.3%-0.50pp
  • 202321.8%-2.89pp
  • 202224.7%+0.43pp
  • 202124.2%+3.41pp
  • 202020.8%-2.79pp
  • 201923.6%+0.15pp
  • 201823.5%+0.63pp
  • 201722.8%+0.74pp
  • 201622.1%+1.04pp
  • 201521.0%+0.03pp
  • 201421.0%-2.66pp
  • 201323.7%+1.35pp
  • 201222.3%+1.63pp
  • 201120.7%-1.16pp
  • 201021.9%+1.99pp
  • 200919.9%-0.95pp
  • 200820.8%-1.84pp
  • 200722.7%+2.36pp
  • 200620.3%+4.91pp
  • 200515.4%-0.36pp
  • 200415.8%-1.41pp
  • 200317.2%-1.54pp
  • 200218.7%-4.65pp
  • 200123.3%-10.35pp
  • 200033.7%+3.27pp
  • 199930.4%+6.48pp
  • 199824.0%—

Gross 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 Gross Margin at Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

According to Packaging Corporation of America's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 20.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.

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

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) most recent annual gross margin stands at 21.02% (2025) – contracted 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual gross margin stands at 33.70%, reached in 2000; the historical low of 15.39% was recorded in 2005.

Packaging Corporation of America Gross Margin by Year

Packaging Corporation of America Gross Margin 2025: 21.0%

Packaging Corporation of America posted gross margin of 21.02% in 2025, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2024.

Packaging Corporation of America Gross Margin 2024: 21.3%

In 2024, Packaging Corporation of America reported gross margin of 21.27%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2023.

Packaging Corporation of America Gross Margin 2023: 21.8%

Packaging Corporation of America gross margin in 2023 was 21.77%, contracted 2.9 percentage points from 2022.

Packaging Corporation of America Gross Margin 2022: 24.7%

2022's gross margin for Packaging Corporation of America came in at 24.66%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2021.

Packaging Corporation of America Gross Margin 2021: 24.2%

Packaging Corporation of America gross margin in 2021 was 24.23%.

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