Packaging Corp of America reports results for the quarter ended September 30 - Earnings Summary

Packaging of America

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Packaging Corp of America PKG.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $3.04​​ per share for the quarter ended September 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.73.  The mean expectation of ten analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $2.92 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $2.88  to $2.94 per share.
Revenue rose 12.5% to $2.60 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $2.61 billion. 
Packaging Corp of America's reported EPS for the quarter was $2.93​.
The company reported quarterly net income of $260.8 million.
Packaging Corp of America shares had risen by 4.2% this quarter and gained 15.9% so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 0.5% in the last three months.​ 
In the last 30 days, three analysts negatively revised earnings estimates
RECOMMENDATIONS
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 7 "strong buy" or "buy," 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the paper packaging peer group is also "buy" 
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Packaging Corp of America is $260.00, about 8.1% above its last closing price of $239.00
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data October 21 at 10:18 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)
QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Sep. 30 2026 
2.92
3.04
Beat
Jun. 30 2026 
2.31
2.35
Beat
Mar. 31 2026 
2.13
2.40
Beat
Dec. 31 2025 
2.41
2.32
Missed