Packaging Corp Of America
Packaging Corp Of America returns on capital
Annual and trailing 12-month returns on invested capital, equity and assets.
ROIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROCE
% · Annual / TTM
ROIIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROE
% · Annual / TTM
ROA
% · Annual / TTM
ROIC − WACC
Percentage points · Scenario
Quarterly data
| Fiscal period | Ended | ROIC% | ROCE% | ROIIC% | ROE% | ROA% | ROIC − WACCPercentage points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 Q2 | Jun 30, 2026 | — | 11.54% | — | 14.79% | 6.9% | — |
| FY 2026 Q1 | Mar 31, 2026 | — | 12.2% | — | 16.2% | 7.51% | — |
| FY 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | 11.7% | 12.62% | 0.04% | 17.08% | 7.92% | 4 pp |
| FY 2025 Q3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 13.2% | 14.16% | -0.4% | 19.68% | 9.05% | 5.5 pp |
| FY 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | — | 15.89% | — | 20.51% | 10.04% | — |
| FY 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | — | 15.38% | — | 20.07% | 9.67% | — |
| FY 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | 13.42% | 14.45% | — | 19.03% | 9.19% | 5.7 pp |
| FY 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | 15.93% | 14.58% | 40.89% | 18.83% | 9.13% | 8.2 pp |
| FY 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | — | 13.35% | — | 17.88% | 8.41% | — |
| FY 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | — | 13.63% | — | 18.39% | 8.54% | — |
| FY 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | 13.47% | 14.78% | -65.12% | 19.81% | 9.17% | 5.8 pp |
| FY 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | — | 15.43% | — | 19.88% | 9.53% | — |
| FY 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | — | 16.4% | — | 22.01% | 10.54% | — |
| FY 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | — | 18.55% | — | 25.42% | 11.93% | — |
| FY 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | 18.97% | 20.18% | 38.16% | 28.1% | 13% | 11.3 pp |
| FY 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | — | 20.72% | — | 27.09% | 12.19% | — |
| FY 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | — | 20.82% | — | 27.4% | 12.77% | — |
| FY 2022 Q1 | Mar 31, 2022 | — | 19.54% | — | 25.93% | 11.84% | — |
| FY 2021 Q4 | Dec 31, 2021 | 18.41% | 18.25% | 56.88% | 24.36% | 11.02% | 10.7 pp |
| FY 2021 Q3 | Sep 30, 2021 | — | 15.83% | — | 21.81% | 9.35% | — |
| FY 2021 Q2 | Jun 30, 2021 | — | 13.86% | — | 19.23% | 8.52% | — |
| FY 2021 Q1 | Mar 31, 2021 | — | 11.29% | — | 14.9% | 6.52% | — |
| FY 2020 Q4 | Dec 31, 2020 | 10.97% | 11% | — | 14.48% | 6.29% | 3.3 pp |
| FY 2020 Q3 | Sep 30, 2020 | — | 11.83% | — | 15.1% | 6.51% | — |
| FY 2020 Q2 | Jun 30, 2020 | — | 12.73% | — | 16.89% | 7.17% | — |
| FY 2020 Q1 | Mar 31, 2020 | — | 15.44% | — | 21.78% | 9.12% | — |
| FY 2019 Q4 | Dec 31, 2019 | 16.56% | 17.01% | -15.87% | 24.07% | 10.09% | 8.9 pp |
| FY 2019 Q3 | Sep 30, 2019 | — | 18.19% | — | 27.34% | 11.17% | — |
| FY 2019 Q2 | Jun 30, 2019 | — | 19.1% | — | 29.65% | 11.83% | — |
| FY 2019 Q1 | Mar 31, 2019 | — | 19.4% | — | 30.79% | 12.01% | — |
| FY 2018 Q4 | Dec 31, 2018 | 17.29% | 19% | 30.49% | 30.17% | 11.56% | 9.6 pp |
| FY 2018 Q3 | Sep 30, 2018 | 19.9% | 18.89% | 65.34% | 35.28% | 12.81% | 12.2 pp |
| FY 2018 Q2 | Jun 30, 2018 | 18.54% | 18.19% | 56.75% | 34.05% | 12.03% | 10.8 pp |
| FY 2018 Q1 | Mar 31, 2018 | 17.61% | 17.87% | 54.2% | 33.57% | 11.54% | 9.9 pp |
| FY 2017 Q4 | Dec 31, 2017 | 17.15% | 17.71% | 56.27% | 33.63% | 11.17% | 9.5 pp |
| FY 2017 Q3 | Sep 30, 2017 | 13.81% | 16.91% | 54.57% | 27.23% | 8.67% | 6.1 pp |
| FY 2017 Q2 | Jun 30, 2017 | 13.97% | 16.91% | 9.97% | 27.3% | 8.76% | 6.3 pp |
| FY 2017 Q1 | Mar 31, 2017 | 13.27% | 16.46% | 3.82% | 26.93% | 8.37% | 5.6 pp |
| FY 2016 Q4 | Dec 31, 2016 | 12.86% | 15.8% | 4.06% | 26.24% | 8.13% | 5.2 pp |
| FY 2016 Q3 | Sep 30, 2016 | 12.79% | 15.41% | 4.27% | 26.3% | 7.94% | 5.1 pp |
| FY 2016 Q2 | Jun 30, 2016 | 13.54% | 16.26% | — | 27.54% | 8.44% | 5.8 pp |
| FY 2016 Q1 | Mar 31, 2016 | 13.51% | 16.38% | — | 28.33% | 8.48% | 5.8 pp |
| FY 2015 Q4 | Dec 31, 2015 | 13.13% | 15.86% | 686.03% | 27.36% | 8.22% | 5.4 pp |
| FY 2015 Q3 | Sep 30, 2015 | 12.98% | 15.84% | — | 26.97% | 8.02% | 5.3 pp |
| FY 2015 Q2 | Jun 30, 2015 | 12.34% | 15.16% | -424.99% | 26.27% | 7.61% | 4.6 pp |
| FY 2015 Q1 | Mar 31, 2015 | 11.98% | 14.9% | — | 26.17% | 7.39% | 4.3 pp |
| FY 2014 Q4 | Dec 31, 2014 | 12.1% | 15.15% | — | 27.3% | 7.44% | 4.4 pp |
| FY 2014 Q3 | Sep 30, 2014 | 23.22% | 18.74% | 13.74% | 38.98% | 13.05% | 15.5 pp |
| FY 2014 Q2 | Jun 30, 2014 | 22.2% | 17.47% | 13.79% | 39.3% | 12.65% | 14.5 pp |
| FY 2014 Q1 | Mar 31, 2014 | — | 15.51% | — | 38.39% | 11.97% | — |
| FY 2013 Q4 | Dec 31, 2013 | — | 14.07% | — | 38.23% | 11.4% | — |
| FY 2013 Q3 | Sep 30, 2013 | 19.24% | 20.26% | — | 26.51% | 10.57% | 11.5 pp |
| FY 2013 Q2 | Jun 30, 2013 | 17.2% | 18.18% | — | 22.89% | 8.3% | 9.5 pp |
| FY 2013 Q1 | Mar 31, 2013 | 15.64% | 17.16% | — | 21.48% | 8.25% | 7.9 pp |
| FY 2012 Q4 | Dec 31, 2012 | 12.17% | 20.97% | — | 17.26% | 6.73% | 4.5 pp |
| FY 2012 Q3 | Sep 30, 2012 | — | 20.86% | — | 14.87% | 6.07% | — |
| FY 2012 Q2 | Jun 30, 2012 | — | 19.72% | — | 14.84% | 5.67% | — |
| FY 2012 Q1 | Mar 31, 2012 | — | 18.77% | — | 14.26% | 5.88% | — |
| FY 2011 Q4 | Dec 31, 2011 | 11.6% | 14.15% | — | 16.31% | 6.82% | 3.9 pp |
| FY 2011 Q3 | Sep 30, 2011 | — | 16.86% | — | 17.88% | 7.84% | — |
| FY 2011 Q2 | Jun 30, 2011 | — | 11.97% | — | 23.17% | 10.08% | — |
| FY 2011 Q1 | Mar 31, 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q4 | Dec 31, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q3 | Sep 30, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2010 Q2 | Jun 30, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sources and calculations
Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.
Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.
Quarterly returns use trailing 12-month earnings and period-end balances averaged with the same fiscal quarter one year earlier. NOPAT uses the reported effective tax rate only when pretax profit is positive and the rate is between 0 and 100%. WACC starts at 7.7%, rounded from the US nonfinancial market · generic proxy benchmark in NYU Stern · January 2026. It is an editable US sector proxy applied across history, not a company estimate; foreign reporting currencies also need a currency-specific assessment.
Market prices: Yahoo Finance · PKG, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
- ROIC
- NOPAT / average invested capital × 100. NOPAT = operating income × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested capital = equity including noncontrolling interests + debt − cash and equivalents. Average uses period end and one year earlier.
- ROCE
- Operating income / average (assets − current liabilities) × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIIC
- Year-over-year change in annual/TTM NOPAT / positive year-over-year change in invested capital × 100. Capital reductions and missing inputs yield unavailable values.
- ROE
- Earnings attributable to owners / average equity attributable to owners × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROA
- Net income / average total assets × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIC − WACC
- ROIC less your WACC assumption, in percentage points. The same scenario rate is applied across history; it is not a reported or historical company WACC.