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PKGPackaging Corp of America

Materials · Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Large

$247.29−0.65%
As of 23 Oct 2026Mkt cap $20.8B
Stage 13
WAIT
Fundamentals
40.2/75
Technical
6.1/15
Independent
46.2/90

GCAE viewelevated earnings event risk blocks an independent BUY decision

Price

1M
+3.9%
3M
−2.0%
6M
+16.2%
1Y
+18.5%

Financials & valuation

Cached filing evidence · as of 2026-10-02

Valuation

P/E
32.1xHist median 24.1x
Forward P/E
—No validated forward-estimate source
Price / FCF
29.8x
FCF yield
3.4%

Quality

ROIC
11.2%
Operating margin
13.1%
FCF margin
8.1%
Current ratio
3.2x

Growth

Revenue growth
+7.2%Latest FY YoY
Revenue CAGR
+3.8%
EPS CAGR
−0.7%
FCF CAGR
+10.5%

Capital

Share-count trend
+0.1%3Y annualised
Net debt
$3.8B2.5x OCF

Annual trend

CAGR 2021–2025
+3.8%
Latest · 2025
$9B
YoY
+7.2%
Quality Research
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Acceleration Radar
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THE ONE
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Final / Opportunity
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Key takeaway

elevated earnings event risk blocks an independent BUY decision

Unresolved question

No reliable unresolved question is available from the current committed evidence.

Watch next

  • Next earnings · 2027-01-26
More details & evidence

Production decision

Stage 13
WAIT
Technical state
approaching-support
Rotation
headwind
Evidence
fresh

Presentation freshness

Stage 11 market
2026-10-23 · Massive
Financial cache
2026-10-02
Quality Research
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THE ONE
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Authority

Company page
Presentation only
Scores
Frozen GCAE production outputs
Research
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