---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-019922"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PKG"
cik: "0000075677"
company_name: "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA"
filed_at: "2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T01:29:28.484623+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PKG Q3 adj EPS $2.83 beats $2.80 guidance; Q4 guided at $2.22

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $2.80, adjusted EPS $2.83; net income $262M; sales $2.1B vs $2.0B a year ago.
- Packaging shipments fell 6.0% YoY; containerboard inventory up 11K tons vs Q3 2021.
- CEO cites significant cost inflation and packaging demand below expectations despite price hikes.
- Q4 guidance of $2.22 per share, citing lower demand, higher costs, and fewer shipping days.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-019922
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PKG
- cik: 0000075677
- company_name: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
- filed_at: 2022-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000095017022019922/0000950170-22-019922-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000095017022019922/pkg-20221024.htm

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