Is Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) overvalued or fairly valued?

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What is the share price of Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)?

Packaging Corporation of America last traded at $228.60 (+0.2% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Packaging Corporation of America

PKG · NYSE · Materials · United States

$228.60+0.2%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 5:38 PM

Snapshot

TickerPKG

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustryPackaging & Containers

CountryUnited States

Employees16,800

HeadquartersLake Forest, United States

Market cap$20.4B

P/B4.4

Volume438.61K

Websitewww.packagingcorp.com

Filings tracked0

About Packaging Corporation of America

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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders1.6%
Institutions98.4%
Public & other0.0%

1,241 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.65%
Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc7.32%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.51%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.92%
State Street Corporation4.76%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3.85%
FIL LTD3.21%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.79%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.6B · EPS 2.94

Est. earnings growth +7.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $10.6B · EPS 12.62

Est. earnings growth +20.7%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$189.0352-wk range$249.51

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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