Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
Consumer Cyclical · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for PKG is $269.74, 14.3% above the last close of $236.00 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $244.45 to $306.14. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E30.6x
- P/E vs sector+57.4%
- P/E vs own+19.2%
- Target upside+14.3%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$21.03B
- FCF yield+3.5%
- Insiders-$10.2M
- Earnings in5d
- News
Why it moved
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) rose 1.5% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Cyclical stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move is specific to PKG.
3 stories on the day (30-day average 0.1).
- 3,911 Shares in Packaging Corporation of America $PKG Bought by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
- Countdown to Packaging Corp. (PKG) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS
- Packaging Corp. Gears Up for Q3 Earnings: What to Expect?
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $236.00 · +17.8% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector▼ -2.7%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs3 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~16d
- RSI55
- Support-1.4%
- Resistance+2.4%
- Off 52w high-7.7%
- Off ATH-7.7%
- 52w range$236.00
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.71
- ATR+2.0%
- Volume1.7x
Analyst price targets
7 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $236.00 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 1 · Buy 6 · Hold 3 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +14.7% year over year, free cash flow 6.8% of revenue, operating margin 13.4%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $2.49B | 2.15 | $170M | 20.6% | 13.4% | 7.7% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $2.37B | 1.91 | $165M | 19.1% | 11.5% | 7.2% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $2.36B | 1.13 | $128M | 18.9% | 11.9% | 4.3% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $2.31B | 2.51 | $280M | 21.8% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $2.17B | 2.67 | $130M | 22.2% | 15.4% | 11.1% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $2.14B | 2.26 | $191M | 21.2% | 13.1% | 9.5% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $2.15B | 2.45 | $124M | 21.9% | 14.1% | 10.3% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $2.18B | 2.64 | $180M | 23.1% | 15.0% | 10.9% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $385.50 | -1.4% | -6.4% | +17.6% | 24.3 | $22.97B | |
| 2 |  | $113.55 | +0.5% | -19.8% | +24.7% | 11.7 | $21.63B | |
| 3 |  | $41.16 | -0.2% | -19.0% | +57.4% | 43.8 | $21.59B | |
| 4 | | $236.00 | +1.5% | -7.7% | +14.3% | 30.6 | $21.03B | |
| 5 |  | $43.85 | +0.3% | -9.4% | +10.4% | 18.4 | $20.27B | |
| 6 |  | $92.63 | -1.6% | -2.3% | -10.9% | 15.4 | $19.43B | |
| 7 |  | $63.20 | +0.6% | -5.8% | +13.7% | 18.0 | $16.73B | |
| 8 |  | $175.31 | -0.3% | -9.7% | +13.1% | 19.2 | $13.29B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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