PKG

NYSE

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA

Materials, Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials

$256.04

close 7 Aug 2026

+30.22%

52-week change

$22.81B

market cap

$191.50

$258.81

52-week range

Expected price

$150.12 – $183.47

Current price

$256.04

Signal

Could be overvalued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)31.11x

P/S (TTM)2.48x

P/B4.97x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)14.51x

FCF yield (TTM)3.08%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)—

Context

P/E, own 5-year average19.80x

P/E, sector median31.36x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$164.99*

Indicated dividend yield2.34%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)24.42x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)20.20x

Forward PEG1.17*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (10 analysts)$10.49

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)20.88%

Revenue growth (FY2026)12.03%

Street view

Price target (mean)$256.70*

Target upside0.26%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)7 / 3 / 1

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)4 / 2

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 7 Aug 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +3.56%10Y CAGR +4.84%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$256.04

Cash & equivalents$442.80M

Total debt$3.97B

Shares outstanding89.10M

Result

DCF price per share$129.10

Current price$256.04

Margin of safety-49.58%

PV of years 1–10$5.94B

PV of terminal value$9.09B

Equity value$11.50B

Market-implied growth+10.75%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$768.83M	$796.20M	$824.54M	$853.90M	$884.30M	$915.78M	$948.38M	$982.14M	$1.02B	$1.05B	$19.63B
PV	$711.88M	$682.61M	$654.55M	$627.64M	$601.84M	$577.10M	$553.37M	$530.62M	$508.81M	$487.89M	$9.09B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 7 Aug 2026, close 7 Aug 2026