Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Guidance & Earnings Results

On 2026-10-22 Packaging Corporation of America reaffirmed guidance: "Q4 2026 EPS ex-special items $2.81; Q4 corrugated shipments per day expected at or around last year's Q4 level; total shipments expected higher than Q3; containerboard prices expected to improve; Paper segment…" — from its own filing, as read by EquiReason.

Source: SEC EDGAR filings · figures as of 2026-06-30 · read by EquiReason

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Market cap: 22.0B
P/E TTM: 32.1
Dividend yield: 2.1%
52-week: —
Next earnings: 25 Jan, in 93 days

What management guided

each earnings 8-K · figures checked against the filing text

Release	Direction	What they said
22 Oct 26	Reaffirmed	Q4 2026 EPS ex-special items $2.81; Q4 corrugated shipments per day expected at or around last year's Q4 level; total shipments expected higher than Q3; containerboard prices expected to improve; Paper segment seasonally lower volume and slightly higher prices
23 Jul 26	Raised	Q3 2026 EPS guidance $2.91 ex-special items vs Q2 $2.35
23 Apr 26	Raised	Q2 2026 guidance $2.33 per share excluding special items, above Q1 actual of $2.40
28 Jan 26	Mixed	Q4 results below guidance; Q1 outlook: higher per-day volume in legacy, full capacity mills, higher prices, but cost inflation expected
24 Jul 25	Raised	Q3 2025 EPS ex-items $2.80; Q2 2025 actual $2.48 vs guidance $2.41.

Packaging Corporation of America — questions

What guidance did Packaging Corporation of America give?: On 2026-10-22: "Q4 2026 EPS ex-special items $2.81; Q4 corrugated shipments per day expected at or around last year's Q4 level; total shipments expected higher than Q3; containerboard prices expected to improve; Paper segment seasonally lower volume and slightly higher prices"
When does Packaging Corporation of America report earnings?: Packaging Corporation of America's next earnings report is expected on 2027-01-25.

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