---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-21-000520"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PKG"
cik: "0000075677"
company_name: "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA"
filed_at: "2021-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T02:46:21.041750+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Packaging Corp of America Q2 EPS $2.17; net sales $1.9B; guides Q3 $2.37

## Summary
- Net income $207M ($2.17/sh) vs $0.59 in Q2 2020; adjusted EPS $2.17 vs $1.38.
- Net sales $1.9B vs $1.5B; Packaging segment income $314.2M (ex-special items) vs $223.6M.
- Corrugated shipments per day up 9.6% YoY; containerboard production 1,192,000 tons.
- Q3 2021 EPS guidance of $2.37 per share on continued strong demand.
- CEO highlights cost inflation, logistics challenges, and price increase momentum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-21-000520
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PKG
- cik: 0000075677
- company_name: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
- filed_at: 2021-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000095017021000520/0000950170-21-000520-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000095017021000520/pkg-20210726.htm

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