SuperworthPackaging Corporation of America profit margin PKG
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 7.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 10.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −3.2 pts
- Peer median
- 2.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Packaging Corporation of America kept 7.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 10.9% and a gross margin of 20.1%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.0%.
The median for 3 packaging stocks of a similar size is 2.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.6% | 12.3% | 21.0% |
| FY2024 | 9.6% | 13.1% | 21.3% |
| FY2023 | 9.8% | 13.8% | 21.8% |
| FY2022 | 12.1% | 16.8% | 24.7% |
| FY2021 | 10.9% | 16.1% | 24.2% |
| FY2020 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 20.6% |
| FY2019 | 10.0% | 15.1% | 23.6% |
| FY2018 | 10.5% | 15.2% | 23.5% |
| FY2017 | 10.4% | 14.5% | 22.8% |
| FY2016 | 7.8% | 13.5% | 22.1% |
| FY2015 | 7.6% | 13.1% | 21.0% |
| FY2014 | 6.7% | 12.0% | 21.0% |
| FY2013 | 12.0% | 13.1% | 23.7% |
| FY2012 | 5.8% | 15.6% | 22.5% |
| FY2011 | 6.0% | 10.4% | 20.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 7.3% | −3.2 pts | 10.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 8.0% | −2.0 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.6% | −1.0 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.2% | +0.7 pts | 14.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 10.5% | +1.4 pts | 14.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.1% | +0.8 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 9.6% | −0.2 pts | 13.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.5% | −0.6 pts | 13.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 9.1% | −1.7 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.2% | −2.4 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 9.8% | −2.3 pts | 13.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 10.0% | −2.1 pts | 14.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Packaging & Containers nearest Packaging Corporation of America's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PKGPackaging Corporation of America | 7.3% |
| SWSmurfit Westrock | 1.6% |
| SONSonoco Products | 8.4% |
| GPKGraphic Packaging | 2.2% |
| Peer median | 2.2% |
Where Packaging Corporation of America ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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