Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 22.75 as of 2026-09-23T13:31:01.001Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T23:34:12.668Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-23T13:31:01.001Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-23T13:30:05.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: c28f10365529ebdcba0983d5e277847e5305bf75ed14f0f1c24251000ab706ae
Forward PE Ratio (22.75) = Dated Quote Price ($239.01) / Consensus Forward EPS ($10.50)
FORWARD PE RATIO
22.75
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER CYCLICAL
17.63
median of 78 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+29.08%
vs the sector median at left
Packaging Corporation of America
Market Cap
$21.30B
Forward PE Ratio
22.75
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) | $21.30B | 22.75 |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)vs › | $21.05B | 18.24 |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. (CASY)vs › | $21.68B | 27.44 |
| Lennar Corporation (LEN)vs › | $20.30B | 14.93 |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)vs › | $20.12B | 14.02 |
| Tapestry, Inc. (TPR)vs › | $22.64B | 14.04 |
| Amcor plc (AMCR)vs › | $19.92B | 9.76 |
| PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM)vs › | $23.15B | 11.81 |
| SharkNinja, Inc. (SN)vs › | $23.98B | 25.80 |
| Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN)vs › | $18.39B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
31.0
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
22.8
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $10.50 implies +36.4% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $7.70.
At the dated quote price of $239.01, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $10.50 | $10.39 – $10.88 | 6 | 22.8x |
| 2027-12-31 | $13.58 | $12.37 – $17.07 | 7 | 17.6x |
| 2028-12-31 | $14.20 | $12.68 – $17.37 | 4 | 16.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
