Packaging Corp Of America annual gross margin
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Packaging Corp Of America Gross Margin Growth & History (PKG)
Packaging Corp Of America's gross margin was 21.02% for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Gross margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 21.02% | −0.25 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 21.27% | −0.50 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 21.77% | −2.89 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 24.66% | +0.43 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 24.23% | +3.66 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 20.57% | −3.04 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 23.61% | +0.15 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 23.46% | +0.63 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 22.82% | +0.74 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 22.08% | +1.04 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 21.04% | +0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 21.01% | −2.66 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 23.67% | +1.35 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 22.32% | +1.63 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 20.69% | −1.16 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 21.85% | +1.99 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 19.86% | −0.95 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 20.82% | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Gross margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 20.58% | −1.66 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 19.13% | −2.11 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 18.94% | −2.95 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 21.80% | −1.35 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 22.24% | +1.15 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 21.24% | +2.53 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 21.89% | +0.73 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 23.15% | +1.83 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 21.09% | −1.69 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 18.71% | −3.12 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 21.16% | −1.59 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 21.32% | −3.07 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 22.78% | −3.54 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 21.83% | −3.13 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 22.76% | −2.20 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 24.38% | −1.15 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 26.32% | +2.44 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 24.96% | +2.62 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 24.95% | +5.51 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 25.53% | +5.14 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 23.87% | +2.74 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 22.34% | +0.98 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 19.44% | −2.85 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 20.39% | −3.11 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 21.13% | −3.18 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 21.36% | −2.95 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 22.28% | −2.07 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 23.50% | −0.99 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 24.31% | +0.52 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 24.31% | +3.24 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 24.36% | +2.31 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 24.49% | +0.28 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 23.80% | +0.80 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 21.06% | −0.95 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 22.04% | −0.13 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 24.21% | +2.00 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 23.00% | +0.42 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 22.01% | +0.67 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 22.18% | +1.69 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 22.20% | −0.12 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 22.58% | +0.74 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 21.34% | +1.91 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 20.49% | −0.22 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 22.32% | +1.23 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 21.85% | +0.68 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 19.43% | −1.63 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 20.71% | +0.20 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 21.09% | −5.83 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 21.17% | −3.23 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 21.06% | −3.47 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 20.52% | −2.43 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 26.92% | +4.45 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 24.40% | +2.21 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 24.53% | +2.93 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 22.95% | +2.43 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 22.47% | +1.93 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 22.19% | +1.62 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 21.60% | +0.45 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 20.52% | −2.99 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 20.53% | −5.36 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 20.57% | −0.82 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 21.15% | +5.39 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 23.50% | +3.54 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 25.90% | +4.33 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 21.39% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 15.76% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 19.97% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 21.57% | — |
Packaging Corp Of America gross margin trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, Packaging Corp Of America's gross margin increased from 20.57% to 21.02%, a change of +0.45 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 20.58%.
About the metric
What gross margin means
Gross margin measures the percentage of revenue remaining after the direct costs of producing goods or services. It helps show how efficiently a company turns sales into gross profit before operating expenses.
Calculation and source
How gross margin is calculated
TickerStat calculates gross margin as SEC-reported gross profit divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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