PKG PEER ANALYSIS

Packaging Corp of America — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PKGPackaging Corp of America

🇺🇸 USA · US · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Packaging & Containers

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

PKGIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	PKG	AMC	CCL-B	WPK	ORA	LILAK	Ind. Median
P/E	28.08	30.51	20.01	13.60	14.42	13.31●	17.22
P/B	4.51	1.78	2.85	1.38	0.65●	1.24	1.70
EV/EBITDA	13.21	12.50	10.62	—	5.97	5.29●	11.20
P/S	2.25	0.93	2.07	1.62	0.82●	1.51	1.19

Financial Health
Metric	PKG	AMC	CCL-B	WPK	ORA	LILAK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.07	1.44	1.39	8.76●	1.54	3.64	1.37
Debt/Equity	95.2%	143.4%	42.3%	—	33.6%	7.3%●	64.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.06	5.28	0.84	—	1.58	-1.52●	2.41

Profitability
Metric	PKG	AMC	CCL-B	WPK	ORA	LILAK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.0%	3.1%	10.4%	11.9%●	5.7%	11.3%	3.9%
ROE	16.3%●	8.8%	14.5%	10.4%	4.3%	10.8%	10.1%
ROA	7.5%	2.4%	7.8%	8.7%●	2.6%	8.2%	2.7%
EBITDA Margin	20.2%	12.9%	21.2%	21.0%	18.7%	22.1%●	13.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PKG	AMC	CCL-B	WPK	ORA	LILAK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.9%	65.5%●	4.3%	-1.5%	-39.0%	-12.8%	6.7%
NI Growth	-14.1%	-15.6%	-6.8%	-9.9%	-87.9%	10.3%●	5.3%
Div. Yield	2.1%	4.1%	1.4%	0.3%	7.2%●	5.1%	1.7%
Payout	60.7%	175.3%	28.7%	5.5%	104.0%	67.5%	16.1%

Valuation
Metric	PKG	AMCR	IP	SW	BALL	AVY	Ind. Median
P/E	28.08	26.37	—	65.28	17.88●	18.35	17.22
P/B	4.51	1.76	1.36	1.34●	2.99	5.50	1.70
EV/EBITDA	13.21	—	—	9.31●	11.20	11.44	11.20
P/S	2.25	0.91	0.81	0.80●	1.23	1.41	1.19

Financial Health
Metric	PKG	AMCR	IP	SW	BALL	AVY	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.07●	1.44	1.21	1.44	1.12	1.15	1.37
Debt/Equity	95.2%	—	64.4%●	78.9%	139.4%	164.8%	64.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.06	—	-202.61●	3.34	3.33	2.50	2.41

Profitability
Metric	PKG	AMCR	IP	SW	BALL	AVY	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.0%●	3.4%	-13.4%	1.2%	6.9%	7.7%	3.9%
ROE	16.3%	10.1%	-20.4%	2.1%	16.9%	30.9%●	10.1%
ROA	7.5%	2.8%	-8.6%	0.8%	5.0%	8.0%●	2.7%
EBITDA Margin	20.2%●	9.8%	-0.2%	13.4%	15.6%	15.7%	13.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PKG	AMCR	IP	SW	BALL	AVY	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.9%	68.3%●	25.5%	22.9%	13.3%	2.9%	6.7%
NI Growth	-14.1%	-3.5%	—	-27.7%	86.7%●	-1.3%	5.3%
Div. Yield	2.1%	5.9%●	4.8%	3.8%	1.3%	2.3%	1.7%
Payout	60.7%	80.2%	-29.2%	235.8%	23.2%	42.2%	16.1%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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