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Packaging Corp. of America 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jul 24, 2025)

Reports
Earnings & Results·Exhibits & Filings
Filing Date
Filed July 24, 2025
Period End
July 23, 2025
Security
PKG
In the record · 2016–202610-K1110-Q328-K91

PKG filed 11 annual reports (10-K), 32 quarterly reports (10-Q) and 91 current reports (8-K) between 2016 and 2026.

  1. Impairment8-K · Aug ’17Aug ’17
  2. Impairment8-K · Jul ’20Jul ’20
  3. Leadership change8-K · Feb ’22Feb ’22
  4. Leadership change8-K · May ’24May ’24

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed July 24, 2025. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) furnished a press release under Item 2.02 reporting second-quarter 2025 results.

Net income was $241.5 milliona, or $2.67 per diluted share, compared with $198.9 million, or $2.21 per share, in the second quarter of 2024. Excluding special items, diluted EPS was $2.48 versus $2.20 a year earlier. Special items were primarily gains from the sale of real estate tied to previously closed corrugated products facilities, partly offset by costs related to the pending Greif containerboard business acquisition.

Net sales were $2.17 billionb, up from $2.08 billion. Packaging segment operating income was $346.3 million versus $279.8 million, while Paper segment operating income was $25.8 million versus $26.7 million. Management said results were $0.07 above its second-quarter guidance of $2.41 per share.

For the third quarter, management expects earnings of $2.80c per share excluding special items. It expects higher corrugated shipments and containerboard production, lower export containerboard sales, and roughly flat Packaging pricing and mix. Freight costs will rise with the full effect of rail rate increases, and a containerboard inventory build is planned ahead of the fourth-quarter maintenance outage at the DeRidder mill.

Management noted that customers have remained cautious into July amid ongoing economic uncertainty. The guidance excludes any impact from the pending Greif containerboard business acquisition, which is subject to certain conditions including regulatory approval. At June 30, 2025, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities totaled $955.9 milliond, compared with $1,172.8 million a year earlier.

Six-month net income was $445.3 million, or $4.93 per diluted share. Capital spending was $169.7 million in the quarter, down from $245.0 million in the second quarter of 2024.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

  1. Q2 2025 diluted EPS of $2.67 (GAAP) and $2.48 excluding special items, versus $2.21 and $2.20 in Q2 2024; results beat the $2.41 guidance by $0.07.
  2. Net sales of $2.17 billion ($2,171.3 million) versus $2.08 billion ($2,075.3 million) in Q2 2024.
  3. Packaging segment operating income rose to $346.3 million from $279.8 million, driven by higher prices and mix, per management's EPS bridge; Paper segment operating income was $25.8 million versus $26.7 million.
  4. Q3 2025 guidance of $2.80 per diluted share excluding special items, which does not include any impact from the pending Greif containerboard business acquisition.
  5. Corrugated products shipments were up 1.7% per day and flat overall versus Q2 2024; containerboard production was 1,195,000 tons.
  6. Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities were $955.9 million at June 30, 2025, down from $1,172.8 million a year earlier; capital spending was $169.7 million versus $245.0 million.
  7. Q2 special items included $24.6 million of income from gains on sales of corrugated products facilities and $1.6 million of Greif acquisition-related charges.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What drove the quarter's earnings improvement?

    Management attributed the $0.28 per-share increase in EPS excluding special items primarily to higher prices and mix in the Packaging segment ($0.98), lower fiber costs ($0.13), and higher prices and mix in the Paper segment ($0.04). These were partly offset by higher operating costs ($0.30), higher maintenance outage expense ($0.21), and lower Packaging production and export sales volume ($0.13).

  2. What is the company's outlook for the third quarter?

    Management expects third-quarter earnings of $2.80 per share excluding special items. It anticipates higher corrugated shipments and containerboard production, lower export containerboard sales, relatively flat Packaging and Paper pricing, higher freight costs from rail rate increases, and lower maintenance outage expense because there are no scheduled outages in the quarter.

  3. What is the status of the pending Greif containerboard acquisition?

    The filing describes the Greif containerboard business acquisition as pending and subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including regulatory approval. Q2 results included $1.6 million of acquisition-related charges, and the company expects to incur acquisition and integration-related costs in the third quarter. The third-quarter guidance excludes any impact from the transaction.

  4. What customer demand trends did management describe?

    Management said corrugated products customers remained cautious as economic uncertainty persisted, though corrugated products volume was solid and steady through the quarter. Per-day shipments exceeded both the second quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. Paper segment sales volume was down 5% from the second quarter of 2024 and 7% from the first quarter of 2025.

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