Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 28.09 | 27.71 | 27.78 | 45.63 | 21.71 | 17.65 | 21.90 | 22.97 | 20.40 | 20.75 | 29.11 | 19.39 | 18.91 | 14.75 | 16.45 | 13.72 | 10.03 | 10.74 | 14.45 | 14.93 | 13.06 |
| — | +57.0% | +26.8% | +98.6% | +6.4% | -14.9% | -24.7% | +18.5% | +7.9% | +40.6% | +77.0% | +41.3% | +88.6% | +37.3% | +13.8% | -8.1% | -23.3% | -31.1% | -24.8% | -43.7% | -30.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.39 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 2.13 | 1.95 | 2.07 | 2.35 | 2.21 | 1.97 | 2.14 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 1.51 | 1.57 | 1.47 | 1.23 | 1.44 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.63 |
| — | +9.4% | -3.6% | -16.7% | -3.6% | -1.2% | -3.3% | +24.6% | +24.4% | +30.0% | +36.5% | +28.2% | +44.2% | +5.6% | -7.9% | -6.7% | -24.6% | -15.8% | -3.7% | -17.6% | +7.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.70 | 4.55 | 4.12 | 4.02 | 4.14 | 3.65 | 3.94 | 4.58 | 4.52 | 3.96 | 4.21 | 3.65 | 3.54 | 3.07 | 3.30 | 3.17 | 2.64 | 3.24 | 3.85 | 3.57 | 3.62 |
| — | +24.7% | +4.5% | -12.2% | -8.4% | -7.9% | -6.3% | +25.3% | +27.9% | +28.9% | +27.4% | +15.2% | +34.2% | -5.1% | -14.3% | -11.1% | -27.1% | -12.9% | +0.3% | -11.6% | +12.5% | |
| P/FCF | 29.47 | 31.17 | 28.72 | 36.20 | 17.58 | 32.53 | 23.22 | 40.59 | 26.72 | 123.88 | 23.27 | 18.80 | 13.78 | 12.70 | 18.47 | 16.80 | 10.42 | 23.84 | 32.48 | 21.20 | 24.37 |
| — | -4.2% | +23.7% | -10.8% | -34.2% | -73.7% | -0.2% | +116.0% | +93.9% | +875.7% | +26.0% | +11.9% | +32.2% | -46.7% | -43.1% | -20.7% | -57.2% | -28.0% | +8.1% | -33.1% | +85.3% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.26 | 12.35 | 11.49 | 11.07 | 12.27 | 9.98 | 11.83 | 12.69 | 11.61 | 11.68 | 14.98 | 10.91 | 10.27 | 8.57 | 9.26 | 8.67 | 6.50 | 6.85 | 8.70 | 7.92 | 7.88 |
| — | +23.8% | -2.9% | -12.7% | +5.7% | -14.6% | -21.0% | +16.3% | +13.0% | +36.3% | +61.7% | +25.9% | +58.0% | +25.1% | +6.5% | +9.5% | -17.5% | -23.8% | -14.7% | -35.5% | -17.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 20.16 | 21.53 | 22.66 | 33.13 | 16.14 | 14.18 | 17.65 | 18.33 | 16.26 | 17.05 | 24.65 | 16.49 | 15.52 | 12.51 | 13.80 | 12.09 | 8.65 | 8.91 | 11.59 | 10.39 | 10.32 |
| — | +51.8% | +28.4% | +80.7% | -0.7% | -16.8% | -28.4% | +11.1% | +4.8% | +36.3% | +78.7% | +36.4% | +79.4% | +40.5% | +19.0% | +16.4% | -16.2% | -26.8% | -22.5% | -46.9% | -28.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 21.0% | 20.6% | 19.1% | 18.9% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 18.7% | 21.2% | 21.3% | 22.8% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 24.4% | 26.3% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.5% |
| — | -7.5% | -9.9% | -13.5% | -5.8% | +5.5% | +13.5% | +3.4% | +8.6% | -7.4% | -14.3% | -3.5% | -12.6% | -13.4% | -12.5% | -12.2% | -4.5% | +10.2% | +11.7% | +28.4% | +25.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 14.0% | 13.4% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 15.0% | 13.3% | 9.9% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 14.6% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 17.4% | 19.3% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 18.2% |
| — | -12.9% | -12.1% | -15.2% | -6.4% | +15.6% | +32.2% | +4.4% | +12.2% | -8.7% | -27.7% | -7.3% | -23.3% | -24.3% | -20.9% | -18.9% | -4.1% | +20.5% | +22.5% | +52.5% | +41.1% | |
| Net Margin | 8.6% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 4.3% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 9.6% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| — | -30.6% | -24.2% | -58.5% | -10.1% | +16.0% | +28.3% | +5.5% | +15.3% | -7.7% | -22.8% | -8.7% | -23.4% | -22.9% | -19.2% | +0.9% | -1.5% | +22.2% | +29.1% | +47.0% | +52.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.1% |
| — | -21.5% | -18.7% | -57.6% | -14.8% | +8.5% | +25.1% | +6.3% | +19.8% | -8.5% | -28.5% | -13.4% | -28.4% | -31.6% | -25.6% | -7.7% | -6.9% | +27.3% | +36.0% | +56.6% | +62.0% | |
| ROA | 7.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| — | -34.3% | -31.2% | -63.3% | -15.6% | +20.3% | +36.7% | +12.0% | +19.3% | -11.1% | -29.3% | -13.3% | -28.5% | -31.4% | -25.6% | -1.5% | +2.3% | +34.4% | +43.2% | +57.5% | +61.9% | |
| ROIC | 12.6% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| — | -23.3% | -25.4% | -29.2% | -14.7% | +20.6% | +42.8% | +13.6% | +19.0% | -9.2% | -31.5% | -11.9% | -30.6% | -35.9% | -30.9% | -29.2% | -11.7% | +23.2% | +25.6% | +64.6% | +58.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| — | +55.7% | +52.8% | +50.8% | +41.8% | -20.8% | -20.6% | -20.7% | -9.6% | +5.9% | +5.9% | +4.2% | +2.0% | +3.6% | +1.5% | +0.6% | -26.2% | -12.2% | -11.1% | -10.2% | +11.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.29 | 8.64 | 8.77 | 8.66 | 9.13 | 5.93 | 6.70 | 6.32 | 5.99 | 7.81 | 9.75 | 8.09 | 7.16 | 6.75 | 6.96 | 6.87 | 5.74 | 5.07 | 5.75 | 5.77 | 7.30 |
| — | +45.9% | +30.9% | +37.0% | +52.5% | -24.1% | -31.3% | -21.8% | -16.3% | +15.7% | +40.1% | +17.8% | +24.7% | +33.0% | +21.0% | +18.9% | -21.4% | -24.8% | -25.1% | -36.2% | -15.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.17 | 2.94 | 3.07 | 3.17 | 3.16 | 3.54 | 3.28 | 3.23 | 2.95 | 2.43 | 2.46 | 2.57 | 2.17 | 3.35 | 3.12 | 2.86 | 3.02 | 3.07 | 2.96 | 3.09 | 2.31 |
| — | -16.9% | -6.3% | -1.9% | +7.2% | +45.4% | +33.2% | +25.5% | +35.8% | -27.3% | -21.1% | -10.3% | -28.1% | +8.9% | +5.2% | -7.2% | +30.4% | -15.2% | -16.4% | -12.1% | -34.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.94 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.94 | 2.00 | 2.32 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 1.98 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 1.91 | 1.75 | 1.99 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 2.07 | 1.78 |
| — | -20.1% | -12.2% | -7.8% | +1.2% | +35.6% | +23.0% | +18.9% | +41.7% | -18.5% | -8.6% | +1.3% | -29.6% | +0.5% | -4.2% | -15.5% | +11.6% | -19.9% | -22.0% | -17.5% | -29.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 13.99 | 8.78 | 7.74 | 4.98 | 18.80 | 25.47 | 21.73 | 25.92 | 33.85 | 26.64 | 20.53 | 23.39 | 20.88 | 19.34 | 17.45 | 19.31 | 22.05 | 22.31 | 18.19 | 4.50 | 14.97 |
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Packaging Corporation of America's current P/E is 28.1x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 30.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Packaging Corporation of America's current operating margin is 14.0%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Packaging Corporation of America's business trajectory between earnings reports.