Stock Research: PCA

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PCA

NYSE:PKG US6951561090
75
  • Value
    83
  • Growth
    85
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    79
  • Sentiment
    49
  • 360° View
    360° View
    75
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Company Description

Packaging Corporation of America produces containerboard and uncoated freesheet paper. The company operates in the packaging and paper industries, manufacturing corrugated packaging and various paper products. Packaging Corporation of America operates in North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $17,967 million, profits of $1,783 million, revenue of $8,383 million, and 15,400 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 75 (better than 75% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock PCA are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for PCA. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 85, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 85% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 83 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 83% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 19 which means that the share price of PCA is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 81% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 49, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 51% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 30-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 9 10 23
Growth
85 59 71 9
Safety
Safety
83 76 63 63
Sentiment
49 49 72 27
360° View
360° View
75 82 65 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
38 57 26 22
Opinions Change
5 5 69 39
Pro Holdings
n/a 62 84 37
Market Pulse
68 66 52 56
Sentiment
49 49 72 27
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 9 10 23
Growth
85 59 71 9
Safety Safety
83 76 63 63
Combined
79 74 41 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
39 23 17 35
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
25 19 9 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
20 20 20 28
Dividend Yield
57 69 73 87
Value
19 9 10 23
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
98 47 35 39
Profit Growth
63 67 51 58
Capital Growth
33 17 51 8
Stock Returns
55 79 89 23
Growth
85 59 71 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
62 59 60 54
Refinancing
37 22 21 33
Liquidity
92 84 78 64
Safety Safety
83 76 63 63

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