PKG · Packaging Corp of America
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $21.03B |
| P/E | 30.40 |
| Float | 86.08M |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Volatility | 20.2% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Packaging |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 81.0 |
| Price | 237.54 |
| Change | +0.65% |
| Prev Close | 236.00 |
| Open | 234.72 |
| Day Low | 233.46 |
| Day High | 237.50 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $123.3M |
| 52W High | 259.98 |
| 52W Low | 191.50 |
| 52W Pos | 67.2% |
| From High | −8.63% |
| From Low | +24.04% |
| Max DD 1Y | −17.69% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +2.10% |
| SMA 50 | −0.47% |
| SMA 200 | +4.32% |
| RSI (14) | 54.5 |
| Vol 30D | 20.0% |
| Vol 90D | 26.9% |
| 1Y Range | 192–260 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +2.38% |
| Perf Month | +0.18% |
| Perf Quarter | +3.31% |
| Perf Half Y | +10.60% |
| Perf Year | +12.57% |
| Perf YTD | +12.51% |
| Prev Day | +0.65% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.87 |
| Curr Ratio | 3.17 |
| Int Cover | 8.7× |
| FCF Margin | 8.1% |
| Rev Growth | +7.2% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 4 / 8 |
What PKG does
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 shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products.
This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers; and white papers.
This segment sells papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayPKG grades B+, 81.0 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (67), most exposed on Sector Resilience (61, mixed). 2 of the 3 weighted dimensions sit above the Packaging median. Ranks 4 of 8 in Packaging by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| PKG | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.81 |
| Volatilityannualized | 20.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −17.7% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.98% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 23 (9%) |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| PKG | Packaging median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.81 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 75% of 8 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Packaging names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| PKG | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +2.4% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| Year to date | +12.5% |
| 1 year | +12.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| PKG | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 14 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 54 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 13 · 7 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 13 ↑ 7 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Packaging names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| PKG | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +7.2% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Packaging median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its ownership of Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) stock by 117.7% during the third quarter, ending the period with 18,891 shares. The article does not provide further details about why the position was increased or any business developments at PKG.
An analysis piece questioning whether Packaging Corporation of America's premium stock valuation is justified by the profits from its corrugated box business. It notes that PKG gets about 70% of its 2025 corrugated sales from regional and local customers served by nearby plants, and that in Q2 its mills ran at full capacity with exports cut to supply its own box plants.
A federal judge in Illinois has refused to dismiss a class action lawsuit accusing major containerboard manufacturers of conspiring to fix prices, ruling that the plaintiff's allegations of six coordinated price increases were detailed enough to proceed. The article does not identify which companies are defendants or mention PKG specifically.
A federal judge rejected a motion to dismiss a price-fixing lawsuit against companies in the containerboard market (the material used to make cardboard boxes). The judge pointed to heavy consolidation in the industry and 'nearly lockstep price increases.' The case now moves into the discovery phase. The article does not name any specific defendant.
Packaging Corporation of America declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share on September 2nd. Shareholders of record on September 15th will be paid on October 15th, with the dividend representing a 2.6% annualized yield. The article text appears truncated where it should state the total annualized dividend amount.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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