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Operating Margin for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

13.2%

YoY change

+0.83pp

Trough year (2003)

5.6%

Peak year (2000)

17.9%

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

Latest: 14.0%

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

Latest: +0.83pp

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

  • 202514.0%+0.83pp
  • 202413.1%-0.64pp
  • 202313.8%-2.98pp
  • 202216.8%+0.16pp
  • 202116.6%+3.96pp
  • 202012.6%-2.49pp
  • 201915.1%-0.09pp
  • 201815.2%+0.75pp
  • 201714.5%+0.91pp
  • 201613.6%+0.49pp
  • 201513.1%+1.06pp
  • 201412.0%-1.14pp
  • 201313.1%-2.24pp
  • 201215.4%+4.98pp
  • 201110.4%+2.80pp
  • 20107.6%-8.80pp
  • 200916.4%+6.17pp
  • 200810.2%-2.43pp
  • 200712.7%+2.34pp
  • 200610.3%+4.51pp
  • 20055.8%-1.61pp
  • 20047.4%+1.85pp
  • 20035.6%-2.79pp
  • 20028.4%-5.81pp
  • 200114.2%-3.77pp
  • 200017.9%+4.20pp
  • 199913.7%+6.79pp
  • 19987.0%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

According to Packaging Corporation of America's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 13.2%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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

2025's annual operating margin for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) came in at 13.97% – expanded 0.8 percentage points year-over-year.

The highest annual operating margin of 17.94% was reported in 2000. The lowest in the available history was 5.58% in 2003.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Margin by Year

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Margin 2025: 14.0%

In 2025, Packaging Corporation of America reported operating margin of 13.97%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2024.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Margin 2024: 13.1%

Packaging Corporation of America operating margin in 2024 was 13.14%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2023.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Margin 2023: 13.8%

2023's operating margin for Packaging Corporation of America came in at 13.78%, contracted 3.0 percentage points from 2022.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Margin 2022: 16.8%

Packaging Corporation of America posted operating margin of 16.76% in 2022, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2021.

Packaging Corporation of America Operating Margin 2021: 16.6%

Packaging Corporation of America operating margin in 2021 was 16.60%.

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