Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Stock Overview
NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various linerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Packaging Corporation of America operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the Packaging & Containers industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Packaging Corporation of America at a Glance
| Company | Packaging Corporation of America |
| Ticker | PKG |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $237.25 |
| Market cap | $21.14B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 30.77 |
| EPS (trailing) | $7.71 |
| 52-week high | $259.98 |
| 52-week low | $191.50 |
| Dividend yield | 2.53% |
| Ex-dividend date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 14.89% |
| Debt-to-equity | 94.47% |
| Average volume | 634,025 |
| Shares outstanding | 89.10M |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Packaging & Containers |
| Employees | 16,800 |
| Country | United States |
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- Packaging Corporation of America's trailing annual dividend yield is 2.53%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
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- Packaging Corporation of America is classified in the Consumer Cyclical sector. Compare with Consumer Cyclical peers →
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