Lake Forest, Illinois-based Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) is a leading North American producer of corrugated packaging and containerboard, supplying the boxes, displays and protective packaging used to ship and merchandise everything from food and beverages to industrial and consumer products. Valued at a market cap of $20.8 billion, PCA operates 10 mills and 91 corrugated-products facilities, giving it an integrated footprint from producing containerboard to converting it into finished packaging.
PKG is expected to announce its FY2026 Q3 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, Oct. 21. As the earnings date approaches, analysts expect this packaging company to report a profit of $2.94 per share, up 7.7% from $2.73 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has topped Wall Street’s bottom-line estimates in two of the last four quarters, while missing on two other occasions.