---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-116386"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PKG"
cik: "0000075677"
company_name: "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA"
filed_at: "2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T11:17:11.494764+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 Q3 net income $238M, EPS $2.64 vs $2.03 prior year

## Summary
- Net income $238M, diluted EPS $2.64, up from $2.03 YoY; excluding special items EPS $2.65.
- Net sales $2.2B, up from $1.9B in Q3 2023, a 15.8% increase.
- Special items minimal at $0.01 per share expense, compared to $0.02 in prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-116386
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PKG
- cik: 0000075677
- company_name: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
- filed_at: 2024-10-23T23:59:59+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/75677/000095017024116386/0000950170-24-116386-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000095017024116386/pkg-20241022.htm

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