PKG · Packaging Corp Of America
$251.71
+2.15 (+0.86%)
At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$22.53B
Shares
89.10M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$249.56
Open$250.07
Day$247.39–255.39
52W close$191.68–257.43
Avg vol 30d649K
Short int3.3M · 3.7% float · 3.7d
Short vol49%
Last earningsJul 23, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 7
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 7, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Fair
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+13%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
above
RSI (14)
52
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
88%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+7%
trailing
6-month return
+8%
trailing
YTD return
+21%
this year
Relative strength
−4%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $240 › 200d $221 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +102 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$9.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.68% of float · ▼ -8.2% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
895 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+7%
Y/Y
Gross margin
21%
contracting
EPS growth
−4%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$728.6M
Valuation
P/E 32.8
rich
Buyback
$58.8M
remaining
Balance sheet
$3.4B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
28%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−18%
past year
ATR
2.4%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
Earnings excluding special items
· third quarter
Non-GAAP
$2.91
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2025
Earnings impact from outages
· first quarter
$-0.16
Earnings impact from outages
· second quarter
$-0.35
Guided vs delivered
· last 3 settled
First quarter earnings
first quarter
guided $1.54
$1.63
Beat +5.8%
Earnings
fourth quarter
guided $1.76
$8.48
Beat +381.8%
Earnings per share
third quarter
guided $1.88
$2.03
Beat +8.0%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+13%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+4%
Bullish
RSI (14)
52
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
88%
Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $240 › 200d $221 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +102 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$9.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
3.68% of float · ▼ -8.2% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
895 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $192
Now $250 · 88%
Range high $257
vs 200-day avg +13%
vs 50-day avg +4%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Net income excluding special items non-GAAP | $210.1M | the three months ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Containerboard inventory change vs Q1 2026 | 25,000 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Containerboard inventory change vs Q2 2025 | 40,000 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Containerboard production | 1,415,000 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Corrugated products shipments (legacy packaging business) | 4.1% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Diluted EPS excluding Special Items non-GAAP | $4.75 | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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| EBITDA excluding special items non-GAAP | $971.2M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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| EBITDA excluding special items - Corporate and Other non-GAAP | -$42M | Q2 2026 | — |
| EBITDA excluding special items - Packaging non-GAAP | $970.4M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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| EBITDA excluding special items - Paper non-GAAP | $76.8M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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| EBITDA excluding special items - Total non-GAAP | $485.7M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Paper segment sales volume change | 6.3% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Segment operating income (loss) excluding special items - Corporate and Other non-GAAP | -$47.2M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Segment operating income (loss) excluding special items - Total non-GAAP | $625.9M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
| Segment operating income excluding special items - Packaging non-GAAP | $644.4M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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| Segment operating income excluding special items - Paper non-GAAP | $67.2M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
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| Segment operating loss excluding special items - Corporate and Other non-GAAP | -$85.7M | Six Months Ended June 30 | — |
| Total corrugated products shipments | 24.3% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Segment operating income excluding special items - Corporate and Other non-GAAP | -$38.5M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Segment operating income excluding special items - Total non-GAAP | $310.9M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Containerboard inventory change | 84,000 | Q4 2025 | — |
| Segment operating income (loss) excluding special items non-GAAP | $1.26B | Full Year 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Packaging & Containers — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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PKG
this stock
Packaging Corp Of America
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$22.53B | +21.0% | +7.2% | 32.8 | 3.7% |
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SW
Smurfit Westrock plc
|
$25.20B | +24.6% | +47.7% | 51.1 | 4.8% |
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AMCR
Amcor plc
|
$22.10B | — | +56.6% | 20.1 | 5.4% |
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IP
International Paper Co /New/
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$21.74B | +2.5% | +49.3% | — | 9.0% |
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BALL
BALL Corp
|
$16.57B | +18.2% | +11.6% | 17.8 | 2.5% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG | -2.9% | +6.7% | +7.5% | +1.5% | +21.0% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +3.3% | +11.2% | +2.1% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | -1.0% | +3.4% | -3.7% | -0.6% | +9.2% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$1.50
/ share · ex Jun 15, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$5.25
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
2.10%
Buyback program
· as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
$224.30M
Spent (derived)
$165.50M
Remaining
$58.80M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
75677
CUSIP
695156109
13F (30d)
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