---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-428056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PKG"
cik: "0000075677"
company_name: "PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA"
filed_at: "2026-10-21T22:07:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-22T10:06:24.542784+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PCA Q3 2026 net income $262M; adjusted EPS $3.04 vs $2.73, sales rise to $2.6B

## Summary
- Reported net income was $262 million, or $2.93 per diluted share, versus $2.51 in Q3 2025.
- Adjusted net income excluding special items was $272 million, or $3.04 per share, versus $2.73 a year earlier.
- Net sales were $2.6 billion, up from $2.3 billion in the third quarter of 2025.
- Special items reduced Q3 2026 diluted EPS by $0.11, compared with a $0.22 reduction in Q3 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-428056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PKG
- cik: 0000075677
- company_name: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T22:07:41+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526428056/0001193125-26-428056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526428056/pkg-20261021.htm

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