What is the current annual operating margin of PKG?

As of today, PKG annual operating margin is 13.97%

What is 1-year change in PKG annual operating margin?

PKG annual operating margin is up +1.90% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in PKG annual operating margin?

PKG annual operating margin is down -19.53% over the past 3 years

How far is PKG annual operating margin from its all-time high?

PKG annual operating margin is currently -22.13% below its historical high of 17.94% set on December 31, 2000

How does PKG annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?

PKG annual operating margin is higher than 84.31% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

When is PKG next annual earnings release?

As of today, the next annual earnings release for PKG has not been scheduled

What is the current quarterly operating margin of PKG?

As of today, PKG quarterly operating margin is 13.38%

What is PKG quarterly operating margin most recent change?

PKG quarterly operating margin was up +18.93% on June 30, 2026

What is 1-year change in PKG quarterly operating margin?

PKG quarterly operating margin is down -9.35% year-over-year

How far is PKG quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?

PKG quarterly operating margin is currently -36.56% below its historical high of 21.09% set on September 30, 2000

How does PKG quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?

PKG quarterly operating margin is higher than 76.16% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

When is PKG next earnings release?

The next earnings release for PKG is on October 21, 2026

PKG Operating Margin History & Chart Since 1998

Annual Operating Margin

13.97%0.26%+1.90%

December 31, 2025

Summary

Current Value: As of today, PKG annual operating margin is 13.97%, up +1.90% on December 31, 2025
Historical Performance: PKG annual operating margin is down -19.53% over the past 3 years, up +10.52% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: PKG annual operating margin is currently -22.13% below its historical high of 17.94% set on December 31, 2000
3-Year Low Comparison: PKG annual operating margin is +1.90% above its 3-year low of 13.71% reached on December 31, 2024
Sector Comparison: PKG annual operating margin is higher than 84.31% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

Operating Margin Chart

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Performance

PKG Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	13.97%	+1.9%	-19.5%	+10.5%	+83.6%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Jun 30, 26	13.38%	-9.3%	-11.5%	-16.3%	+31.2%
Price	Aug 18, 26	$250.30	+28.9%	+70.3%	+72.6%	+1002.6%
PE Ratio	Aug 18, 26	32.54	+68.0%	+109.4%	+49.7%	+216.8%
Annual Revenue	Dec 31, 25	$8.99B	+7.2%	+6.0%	+35.0%	+269.1%
Annual Operating Profit	Dec 31, 25	$1.26B	+9.2%	-14.7%	+49.2%	+577.2%
Annual Gross Margin	Dec 31, 25	21.02%	-1.2%	-14.8%	+1.0%	-3.8%
Annual Net Margin	Dec 31, 25	8.55%	-10.4%	-29.1%	+24.4%	+1.4%

Operating Margin Highs

PKG Annual Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	17.36%	N/A	-19.5%
5Y	17.36%	Dec 31, 22	-19.5%
All	17.94%	Dec 31, 00	-22.1%

Operating Margin Lows

PKG Annual Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	13.71%	Dec 31, 24	+1.9%
5Y	12.64%	N/A	+10.5%
All	5.95%	Dec 31, 05	+134.8%

Operating Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2025	13.97%	+1.9%
2024	13.71%	-4.2%
2023	14.31%	-17.6%
2022	17.36%	+4.6%
2021	16.60%	+31.3%
2020	12.64%	-18.5%
2019	15.50%	-1.3%
2018	15.71%	+6.4%
2017	14.76%	+6.1%
2016	13.91%	+5.1%
2015	13.24%	-3.0%
2014	13.65%	-6.0%
2013	14.52%	+18.6%
2012	12.24%	+17.6%

Year	Value	Change
2011	10.41%	+36.8%
2010	7.61%	-53.6%
2009	16.41%	+60.3%
2008	10.24%	-18.9%
2007	12.63%	+21.9%
2006	10.36%	+74.1%
2005	5.95%	-18.8%
2004	7.33%	+9.6%
2003	6.69%	-20.1%
2002	8.37%	-41.0%
2001	14.18%	-21.0%
2000	17.94%	+24.9%
1999	14.36%	+106.3%
1998	6.96%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual operating margin of PKG?: As of today, PKG annual operating margin is 13.97%
What is 1-year change in PKG annual operating margin?: PKG annual operating margin is up +1.90% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in PKG annual operating margin?: PKG annual operating margin is down -19.53% over the past 3 years
How far is PKG annual operating margin from its all-time high?: PKG annual operating margin is currently -22.13% below its historical high of 17.94% set on December 31, 2000
How does PKG annual operating margin rank versus sector peers?: PKG annual operating margin is higher than 84.31% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector
When is PKG next annual earnings release?: As of today, the next annual earnings release for PKG has not been scheduled

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Quarterly Operating Margin

13.38%2.13%+18.93%

June 30, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, PKG quarterly operating margin is 13.38%, up +18.93% on June 30, 2026
Historical Performance: PKG quarterly operating margin is down -9.35% year-over-year, down -11.51% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: PKG quarterly operating margin is currently -36.56% below its historical high of 21.09% set on September 30, 2000
3-Year Low Comparison: PKG quarterly operating margin is +25.16% above its 3-year low of 10.69% reached on March 31, 2024
Sector Comparison: PKG quarterly operating margin is higher than 76.16% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector

Performance

PKG Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Operating Margin	Jun 30, 26	13.38%	+18.9%	-9.3%	-11.5%	-16.3%
Annual Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	13.97%	–	+1.9%	-19.5%	+10.5%
Price	Aug 18, 26	$250.30	+18.8%	+28.9%	+70.3%	+72.6%
PE Ratio	Aug 18, 26	32.54	+27.0%	+68.0%	+109.4%	+49.7%
Quarterly Revenue	Jun 30, 26	$2.49B	+5.2%	+14.7%	+27.6%	+32.5%
Quarterly Operating Profit	Jun 30, 26	$333.20M	+25.1%	+4.0%	+12.9%	+10.9%
Quarterly Gross Margin	Jun 30, 26	20.58%	+7.6%	-7.5%	-9.7%	-13.8%
Quarterly Net Margin	Jun 30, 26	7.67%	+7.0%	-30.6%	-25.5%	-29.8%

Quarterly Operating Margin Highs

PKG Quarterly Operating Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	14.86%	Sep 30, 25	-10.0%
3Y	15.52%	Sep 30, 24	-13.8%
5Y	19.26%	Jun 30, 22	-30.5%
All	21.09%	Sep 30, 00	-36.6%

Quarterly Operating Margin Lows

PKG Quarterly Operating Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	11.25%	Mar 31, 26	+18.9%
3Y	10.69%	Mar 31, 24	+25.2%
5Y	10.69%	Mar 31, 24	+25.2%
All	-4.06%	Dec 31, 03	+429.6%

Quarterly Operating Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Jun 2026	13.38%	+18.9%
Mar 2026	11.25%	-2.8%
Dec 2025	11.57%	-22.1%
Sep 2025	14.86%	+0.7%
Jun 2025	14.76%	+8.7%
Mar 2025	13.58%	-7.7%
Dec 2024	14.71%	-5.2%
Sep 2024	15.52%	+13.6%
Jun 2024	13.66%	+27.8%
Mar 2024	10.69%	-23.9%
Dec 2023	14.05%	+1.7%
Sep 2023	13.82%	-8.6%
Jun 2023	15.12%	+6.1%
Mar 2023	14.25%	-6.4%
Dec 2022	15.22%	-12.6%
Sep 2022	17.42%	-9.6%
Jun 2022	19.26%	+11.2%
Mar 2022	17.32%	-3.6%
Dec 2021	17.96%	-1.0%
Sep 2021	18.15%	+13.6%
Jun 2021	15.98%	+13.0%
Mar 2021	14.14%	+20.1%
Dec 2020	11.77%	-8.5%
Sep 2020	12.87%	+1.4%
Jun 2020	12.69%	+0.2%
Mar 2020	12.66%	-10.1%
Dec 2019	14.09%	-9.4%
Sep 2019	15.55%	-4.0%
Jun 2019	16.19%	+0.2%
Mar 2019	16.16%	-3.7%
Dec 2018	16.78%	-1.8%
Sep 2018	17.09%	+7.6%
Jun 2018	15.89%	+22.8%
Mar 2018	12.94%	-8.4%
Dec 2017	14.12%	-13.5%
Sep 2017	16.32%	+10.3%
Jun 2017	14.79%	+7.6%
Mar 2017	13.75%	+0.5%
Dec 2016	13.68%	-3.6%
Sep 2016	14.19%	-0.9%
Jun 2016	14.32%	+8.6%
Mar 2016	13.18%	+6.4%
Dec 2015	12.39%	-15.5%
Sep 2015	14.66%	+5.6%
Jun 2015	13.88%	+15.9%
Mar 2015	11.98%	-14.4%
Dec 2014	14.00%	-3.5%
Sep 2014	14.51%	+3.6%
Jun 2014	14.01%	+6.8%
Mar 2014	13.12%	+4.3%
Dec 2013	12.58%	-27.3%
Sep 2013	17.30%	+28.2%
Jun 2013	13.49%	-1.3%
Mar 2013	13.67%	+2.3%

Month	Value	Change
Dec 2012	13.36%	+4.9%
Sep 2012	12.73%	+6.9%
Jun 2012	11.91%	+8.7%
Mar 2012	10.96%	+5.8%
Dec 2011	10.36%	-2.4%
Sep 2011	10.61%	+4.0%
Jun 2011	10.20%	-2.6%
Mar 2011	10.47%	-31.9%
Dec 2010	15.38%	+901.0%
Sep 2010	-1.92%	-117.4%
Jun 2010	11.01%	+102.8%
Mar 2010	5.43%	-9.3%
Dec 2009	5.99%	-37.5%
Sep 2009	9.59%	-12.6%
Jun 2009	10.97%	+13.3%
Mar 2009	9.68%	+2.0%
Dec 2008	9.49%	-14.3%
Sep 2008	11.07%	+6.3%
Jun 2008	10.41%	+5.2%
Mar 2008	9.90%	-23.4%
Dec 2007	12.93%	-6.2%
Sep 2007	13.79%	+0.7%
Jun 2007	13.70%	+34.2%
Mar 2007	10.21%	-19.1%
Dec 2006	12.62%	-5.5%
Sep 2006	13.35%	+22.1%
Jun 2006	10.93%	+117.7%
Mar 2006	5.02%	+183.6%
Dec 2005	1.77%	-65.5%
Sep 2005	5.13%	-37.7%
Jun 2005	8.23%	+52.4%
Mar 2005	5.40%	-22.4%
Dec 2004	6.96%	-30.4%
Sep 2004	10.00%	+66.7%
Jun 2004	6.00%	+910.8%
Mar 2004	-0.74%	+81.8%
Dec 2003	-4.06%	-383.9%
Sep 2003	1.43%	-82.9%
Jun 2003	8.34%	+28.5%
Mar 2003	6.49%	-29.1%
Dec 2002	9.15%	+4.1%
Sep 2002	8.79%	+7.6%
Jun 2002	8.17%	+2.1%
Mar 2002	8.00%	-31.6%
Dec 2001	11.69%	-18.6%
Sep 2001	14.36%	-3.6%
Jun 2001	14.89%	+2.6%
Mar 2001	14.51%	-22.2%
Dec 2000	18.65%	-11.6%
Sep 2000	21.09%	+12.6%
Jun 2000	18.73%	+22.3%
Mar 2000	15.32%	+7.0%
Sep 1999	14.32%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly operating margin of PKG?: As of today, PKG quarterly operating margin is 13.38%
What is PKG quarterly operating margin most recent change?: PKG quarterly operating margin was up +18.93% on June 30, 2026
What is 1-year change in PKG quarterly operating margin?: PKG quarterly operating margin is down -9.35% year-over-year
How far is PKG quarterly operating margin from its all-time high?: PKG quarterly operating margin is currently -36.56% below its historical high of 21.09% set on September 30, 2000
How does PKG quarterly operating margin rank versus sector peers?: PKG quarterly operating margin is higher than 76.16% of companies in Consumer Cyclical sector
When is PKG next earnings release?: The next earnings release for PKG is on October 21, 2026

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin = Operating Income

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

PKG Official Website www.packagingcorp.com
Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526074129/0001193125-26-074129-index.htm
PKG Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/PKG
PKG Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/pkg