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Packaging Corporation of America stock: balance sheet and debt

PKG
$250.58Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 70 out of 100

Packaging Corporation of America has a debt to equity ratio of 0.95 and an interest coverage of 14x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.95
Interest coverage
14x
Current ratio
3.17
Cash & equivalents
$600.8M
Total assets
$10.92B
Equity ratio
42.1%
Goodwill
$1.37B
Plus intangible assets of $602.3M
Net debt
$3.76B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Packaging Corporation of America is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$1.99B$51.91M$37.2M34.8%$603.21M
2007$2.04B$50.92M$37.16M37.4%$449.11M
2008$1.94B$49.83M$37.16M35.3%$531.74M
2009$2.15B$50.64M$38.85M41.8%$420.15M
2010$2.22B$49.83M$38.85M45.4%$484.05M
2011$2.41B$83.26M$58.21M38.5%$673.97M
2012$2.45B$105.44M$67.16M39.5%$612.11M
2013$5.24B$837.33M$526.79M25.9%$2.38B
2014$5.35B$840.3M$546.8M28.4%$2.25B
2015$5.28B$814.8M$544M30.9%$2.14B
2016$5.78B$1.11B$737.9M30.5%$2.43B
2017$6.2B$1.29B$883.2M35.2%$2.43B
2018$6.57B$1.3B$917.3M40.7%$2.14B
2019$7.24B$1.26B$918.7M42.4%$1.97B
2020$7.43B$1.16B$863.5M43.7%$1.66B
2021$7.84B$1.23B$923.5M46.0%$2.03B
2022$8B$1.19B$922.4M45.8%$2.39B
2023$8.68B$1.15B$922.4M46.0%$2.03B
2024$8.83B$1.11B$922.4M49.9%$1.98B
2025$10.92B$1.97B$1.37B42.1%$3.76B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$161.84M$691.77M$765.05M1.11
2007$228.14M$760.86M$677.25M0.89
2008$149.4M$683.95M$681.14M1
2009$260.73M$898.85M$680.88M0.76
2010$196.56M$1.01B$680.6M0.67
2011$156.31M$928.91M$830.28M0.89
2012$207.39M$969.46M$819.5M0.85
2013$190.96M$1.36B$2.57B1.9
2014$124.9M$1.52B$2.38B1.56
2015$184.2M$1.63B$2.32B1.42
2016$239.3M$1.76B$2.67B1.52
2017$216.9M$2.18B$2.65B1.21
2018$361.5M$2.67B$2.5B0.94
2019$767.4M$3.07B$2.73B0.89
2020$1.08B$3.25B$2.74B0.84
2021$704.8M$3.61B$2.73B0.76
2022$405.2M$3.67B$2.79B0.76
2023$1.14B$4B$3.17B0.79
2024$787M$4.4B$2.77B0.63
2025$600.8M$4.6B$4.36B0.95

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 27 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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