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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

Packaging Corp. of America Q4 profit rises to $2.45 per share; Q1 EPS seen at $2.21

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Packaging Corporation of America reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $221 million, or $2.45 per diluted share, up from $189 million, or $2.10, a year earlier. Full year 2024 net income was $805 million, or $8.93 per share, compared with $765 million, or $8.48, in 2023. The company expects first quarter 2025 earnings of $2.21 per share, below its fourth quarter result.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net sales were $2.1 billion, compared with $1.9 billion in Q4 2023; full year net sales were $8.4 billion, versus $7.8 billion in 2023.
  • Q4 2024 diluted EPS excluding special items was $2.47, versus $2.13 a year earlier; full year EPS excluding special items was $9.04, versus $8.70.
  • Management expects first quarter 2025 earnings of $2.21 per share, citing rail rate increases, higher labor and benefits costs, and scheduled mill outages at Counce, TN and Valdosta, GA.
  • Q4 2024 results were equal to the company's fourth quarter guidance.

The filing

CompanyPackaging Corporation of America (PKG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 28, 2025, 6:02 PM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-010002

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 28, 2025.

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