---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-171009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PKG"
cik: "0000075677"
company_name: "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA"
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:43:24.956124+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Packaging Corp of America Q1 2026 adj EPS $2.40, revenue $2.4B up 14% YoY

## Summary
- Q1 net income $171M ($1.91/diluted); adj net income $215M ($2.40/diluted) vs $2.31 adj last year.
- Net sales $2.4B, up from $2.1B in Q1 2025, a 14% increase.
- Reported EPS declined $0.35 YoY due to $0.49 in special items vs $0.05 in prior year.
- Special items included higher costs; adjusted EPS rose $0.09 YoY reflecting operational strength.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-171009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PKG
- cik: 0000075677
- company_name: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526171009/0001193125-26-171009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526171009/pkg-20260422.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-171009.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $2.4 billion, net income $171 million, EPS $1.91 per share.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $2.4 billion
  - Net income: $171 million
  - EPS: $1.91 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) today reported first quarter 2026 net income of $171 million, or $1.91 per share, and net income of $215 million, or $2.40 per share, excluding special items. First quarter net sales were $2.4 billion in 2026 and $2.1 billion in 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526171009/0001193125-26-171009-index.htm

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