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Packaging Corporation of America

Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

$230.51

Up+$0.57 (+0.25%)

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 4:48 PM

SID Score

6.1/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
18.47B
P/E ratio
20.69
Dividend yield
2.71%
52-week range
$201.25 – $259.98
Volume
459.53K
Avg. volume
736.74K

Price performance · PKG

PKG price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 9, 2026

PKG closed at $230.51 after 20 trading sessions, down 1.18% for the selected period.

Last close
$230.51
Period change
-1.18%
Period low
$227.25
Period high
$240.98
Daily close
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PKG OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 9, 2026$230.03$231.78$228.485$230.51459.53K
Oct 8, 2026$226.25$229.98$225.12$229.94493.5K
Oct 7, 2026$227.93$228.77$226.605$227.25491.14K
Oct 6, 2026$229.71$231.8999$227.52$229.74397.44K
Oct 5, 2026$227.00$230.51$224.84$229.31489.53K
Oct 2, 2026$230.85$232.35$228.385$228.54530.77K
Oct 1, 2026$227.53$231.355$224.801$229.71610.98K
Sep 30, 2026$233.27$233.27$229.26$229.26582.29K
Sep 29, 2026$233.37$234.88$231.1825$233.28626.41K
Sep 28, 2026$234.86$236.905$233.125$234.52684.37K
Sep 25, 2026$239.38$239.65$236.52$237.18481.77K
Sep 24, 2026$241.87$241.92$235.73$238.11505.74K
Sep 23, 2026$239.73$242.25$238.02$240.98497.69K
Sep 22, 2026$240.36$241.35$237.95$238.23395.8K
Sep 21, 2026$237.46$242.625$237.46$238.31720.05K
Sep 18, 2026$232.51$235.29$231.33$232.771.12M
Sep 17, 2026$234.52$235.73$231.91$235.57586.73K
Sep 16, 2026$232.84$235.575$228.84$231.45517.35K
Sep 15, 2026$231.14$231.85$229.47$231.21433.79K
Sep 14, 2026$232.54$235.96$232.54$233.26585.15K

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Overview

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Company profile

Packaging Corp. of America is the third-largest containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer in the United States. It produces over 5 million tons of containerboard annually. The company's share of the domestic containerboard market is roughly 10%. PCA differentiates itself from larger competitors by focusing on smaller customers and operating with a high degree of flexibility.

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Analyst outlook

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Consensus
Hold
Average target
$238.67
Implied upside
—
Analysts
16
PKG recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 7, 2026Wells FargoEqual-Weight—
Oct 5, 2026UBSBuy—
Oct 2, 2026CitigroupNeutral—
Sep 23, 2026JP MorganOverweight—
Sep 11, 2026B of A SecuritiesBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026

PCA to close full-line plant in Ohio

Packaging Corporation of America said it plans to consolidate the Middletown, Ohio, site’s work into a new facility nearby.

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