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Operating Income for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

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TTM

$1.21B

YoY change

+14.0%

5Y CAGR

+8.3%

Peak year (2022)

$1.42B

Operating Income history chart for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: $1.26B

Operating Income growth chart for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025

Latest: +14.0%

Operating Income history table for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025

  • 2025$1.26B+14.0%
  • 2024$1.10B+2.4%
  • 2023$1.08B-24.3%
  • 2022$1.42B+10.7%
  • 2021$1.28B+52.5%
  • 2020$841.60M-20.1%
  • 2019$1.05B-1.3%
  • 2018$1.07B+14.5%
  • 2017$932.50M+19.0%
  • 2016$783.30M+4.4%
  • 2015$750.00M+6.7%
  • 2014$702.70M+45.8%
  • 2013$481.90M+10.1%
  • 2012$437.60M+60.4%
  • 2011$272.75M+47.1%
  • 2010$185.38M-47.4%
  • 2009$352.45M+45.8%
  • 2008$241.81M-17.6%
  • 2007$293.45M+29.9%
  • 2006$225.93M+94.6%
  • 2005$116.13M-17.3%
  • 2004$140.49M+45.1%
  • 2003$96.86M-33.3%
  • 2002$145.28M-42.7%
  • 2001$253.76M-26.4%
  • 2000$344.84M+90.4%
  • 1999$181.10M+65.7%
  • 1998$109.30M—

Operating Income 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 Operating Income at Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

According to Packaging Corporation of America's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $1.21B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual operating income for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) came in at $1.26B – grew 14.0% year-over-year.

Packaging Corporation of America operating income has grown for 2 consecutive years, with a +8.3% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

Packaging Corporation of America operating income declined from $1.42B in 2022 to $1.26B in 2025, a 11.6% drawdown.

$1.42B stands as the all-time-high annual operating income, posted in 2022, against a low of $96.86M during 2003.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Income by Year

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Income 2025: $1.26B

Packaging Corporation of America operating income in 2025 was $1.26B, grew 14.0% from 2024.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Income 2024: $1.10B

2024's operating income for Packaging Corporation of America came in at $1.10B, edged up 2.4% from 2023.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Income 2023: $1.08B

Packaging Corporation of America posted operating income of $1.08B in 2023, declined 24.3% below 2022.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Income 2022: $1.42B

In 2022, Packaging Corporation of America reported operating income of $1.42B, grew 10.7% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Income 2021: $1.28B

Packaging Corporation of America operating income in 2021 was $1.28B.

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