Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) scores 5.6 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Packaging Corporation of America earns 5.6 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Ranked with the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 60th percentile, in the better half of its peers. The median across the group is 5.0, and the top quarter begins at 6.1, so Packaging Corporation of America is above the typical company here.
Profitability scores 5.1 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 176 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.1, so Packaging Corporation of America is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 49th percentile. An average profitability reading usually means the company earns a fair return without obvious pricing power, so the other pillars decide more of the story.
On solvency, Packaging Corporation of America scores 6.8, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.9 across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it above them, at the 61st percentile. An average solvency reading suggests debt is present but manageable, the normal state for a company that borrows to fund its operations.
On growth, Packaging Corporation of America scores 3.8, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.0 across 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it in line with them, at the 46th percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
On efficiency, Packaging Corporation of America scores 5.4, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it below them, at the 38th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Packaging Corporation of America’s predictability score is 6.8 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.0 among 178 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 82nd percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
The profile is uneven. Solvency leads at 6.8 while growth trails at 3.8, a gap of 3.0 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. A solvency lead means the balance sheet is the company’s strongest asset, a cushion that buys time when trading gets harder. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is efficiency. If it rose to the median of Consumer Discretionary companies, 6.2, Packaging Corporation of America’s overall score would go from 5.6 to about 5.7. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Consumer Discretionary companies closest to Packaging Corporation of America in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Packaging Corporation of America scores 5.6 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Packaging Corporation of America ranks at the 60th percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Packaging Corporation of America’s 5.6.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for PKG are in the app.
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