Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 24.42 as of Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (24.42) = Close Price ($256.04) / Consensus Forward EPS ($10.48)
FORWARD PE RATIO
24.42
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER CYCLICAL
21.24
median of 75 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+14.97%
vs the sector median at left
Packaging Corporation of America
Market Cap
$22.81B
Forward PE Ratio
24.42
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) | $22.81B | 24.42 |
| Amcor plc (AMCR)vs › | $22.13B | 12.02 |
| Lennar Corporation (LEN)vs › | $21.89B | 16.02 |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)vs › | $24.13B | 24.22 |
| Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA)vs › | $24.30B | 22.00 |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)vs › | $24.48B | 20.11 |
| Smurfit Westrock plc (SW)vs › | $25.32B | 21.83 |
| PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM)vs › | $25.65B | 13.12 |
| Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN)vs › | $19.42B | N/A |
| SharkNinja, Inc. (SN)vs › | $26.25B | 29.15 |
Trailing P/E
33.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
24.4
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $10.48 implies +36.1% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $7.70.
At today's $256.04 close, 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 | $10.48 | $10.37 – $10.85 | 7 | 24.4x |
| 2027-12-31 | $13.13 | $12.16 – $16.78 | 7 | 19.5x |
| 2028-12-31 | $14.03 | $12.41 – $17.47 | 4 | 18.2x |
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
