Packaging Corp of America first-quarter profit rises to $204 million, $2.26 a share
Packaging Corp of America reported first-quarter 2025 net income of $204 million, or $2.26 per share, up from $147 million, or $1.63 per share, a year earlier. Excluding special items, EPS was $2.31, beating the company's $2.21 guidance, and the company expects second-quarter earnings of $2.41 per share excluding special items.
Key points
- Net sales were $2.1 billion for the quarter, compared with $2.0 billion in the first quarter of 2024.
- Diluted EPS excluding special items was $2.31, versus $1.72 a year earlier and $0.10 above the company's first-quarter guidance of $2.21.
- Packaging segment operating income excluding special items was $284.0 million, up from $207.7 million.
- The company expects second-quarter earnings of $2.41 per share excluding special items, and cited higher costs from an accelerated outage and rail rate increases.
The filing
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