Valuation
PKGPackaging Corp of America
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7/10
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Materials companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | PKG | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 29.8 | 19.7 · n=51 | 51% above |
| P/B | 4.4 | 2.0 · n=66 | 117% above |
| P/S | 2.1 | 1.1 · n=68 | 96% above |
| EV/EBIT | 23.0 | 19.3 · n=38 | 19% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.6% | 4.1% · n=65 | 11% below |
| Dividend yield | 2.39% | 1.48% · n=71 | 62% above |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 9.6% · n=69 | 55% above |
| Return on invested capital | 10.8% | 6.8% · n=51 | 57% above |
| Gross margin | 20.1% | 22.7% · n=71 | 11% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.86 | 2.55 · n=44 | 27% below |
Value factor: 26 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| Instrument | P/E | P/B | EV/EBIT | Free-cash-flow yield | Dividend yield | Smart Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEMNewmont Goldcorp Corporation | 13.7 | 3.3 | — | 8.3% | 0.9% | 9/10 |
| FCXFreeport-McMoRan | 34.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 1.8% | 0.6% | 4/10 |
| ECLEcolab | 38.1 | 8.0 | 31.1 | 2.3% | 1.0% | 7/10 |
| SHWSherwin-Williams | 29.3 | 20.4 | — | 4.1% | 1.0% | 8/10 |
| APDAir Products & Chemicals | — | 4.7 | — | −0.5% | 2.5% | 1/10 |
| NUENucor | 20.3 | 2.6 | — | 2.7% | 0.9% | 8/10 |
| CRHCRH plc | 13.8 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 5.2% | 1.5% | 7/10 |
| WCNWaste Connections | 37.3 | 5.0 | 29.4 | 3.1% | 0.7% | 6/10 |
| STLDSteel Dynamics Inc | 21.7 | 3.7 | 18.6 | 2.7% | 0.9% | 7/10 |
| VMCVulcan Materials | 28.2 | 3.7 | 21.5 | 3.6% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Jun 2026 · filed 07 Aug 2026
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