Packaging Corporation Of America (PKG) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $2.35
- EPS estimate
- $2.31
- EPS surprise
- +1.85%
- Revenue surprise
- −0.11%
- Revenue
- $2.5B
- Revenue estimate
- $2.5B
- Reported
- Jul 23, 2026
Packaging Corporation of America reported Q2 2026 results on July 23, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $2.35, ahead of the $2.31 estimate by 1.85%. Revenue was $2.5 billion, in line with the consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS fell about 5% from $2.48, while revenue rose about 14% from $2.2 billion. That is the highest quarterly revenue in the table.
Annual EPS fell from $11.13 in 2022 to $8.69 in 2023, then recovered to $9.04 in 2024 and $9.84 in 2025. Annual revenue dipped from $8.4 billion in 2022 to $7.8 billion in 2023, then reached $9.0 billion in 2025. The first half of 2026 adds up to $4.75 per share, about 1% less than the same period a year earlier. The EPS high in the table is $3.23, from Q2 2022, and the low is $1.72, from Q1 2024. Over the last 20 quarters, the company topped the EPS estimate 16 times. All four misses were within 4%.
The company reported Q3 between October 23 and October 26 in each of the past five years. That points to late October 2026 for the next report. It will show whether higher revenue lifts per-share earnings.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | $2.31 | $2.35 | +1.85% | $2.5B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $2.14 | $2.40 | +12.08% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 | $2.41 | $2.32 | −3.73% | $2.4B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $2.82 | $2.73 | −3.32% | $2.3B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | $2.44 | $2.48 | +1.47% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 23, 2025 | $2.21 | $2.31 | +4.66% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jan 29, 2025 | $2.53 | $2.47 | −2.49% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 23, 2024 | $2.50 | $2.65 | +5.95% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 | $2.13 | $2.20 | +3.40% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 23, 2024 | $1.68 | $1.72 | +2.47% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Jan 25, 2024 | $1.83 | $2.13 | +16.11% | $1.9B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | $1.93 | $2.05 | +6.23% | $1.9B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Jul 25, 2023 | $1.93 | $2.31 | +19.83% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 25, 2023 | $2.27 | $2.20 | −2.97% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Jan 26, 2023 | $2.23 | $2.35 | +5.58% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 | $2.81 | $2.83 | +0.63% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 | $2.86 | $3.23 | +13.08% | $2.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 25, 2022 | $2.52 | $2.72 | +8.00% | $2.1B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Jan 27, 2022 | $2.07 | $2.76 | +33.30% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 | $2.34 | $2.69 | +14.76% | $2.0B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Packaging Corporation Of America (PKG) last report earnings?
Packaging Corporation Of America last reported on Jul 23, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did PKG beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Packaging Corporation Of America reported EPS of $2.35 for Q2 2026 against a $2.31 estimate — a 1.85% beat.
How much revenue did PKG report last quarter?
Packaging Corporation Of America reported $2.5B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $2.5B.
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