PKG

Packaging Corporation of America
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Materials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$229.31
+0.3% on the session
1-year return
+9.1%
+13.1% over six months
Volatility
28.1%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-17.2%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Packaging Corporation of America is a paper & plastic packaging products & materials name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +9.1%, against -0.7% over three months and -1.6% over one. It sits just 2.4% above its 200-day average, technically in an uptrend, but without much room. Annualized volatility of 28.1% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -17.2%, and it has traded a median $127M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.34 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#8 of 25
Stronger than 71% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#185 of 496

How PKG scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 4 others in Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.3%
1 week-2.2%
1 month-1.6%
3 months-0.7%
6 months+13.1%
1 year+9.1%
12-1 momentum+10.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)28.1%
Max drawdown (1y)-17.2%
Distance vs 200-day average+2.4%
Return per unit of risk0.32
Median daily dollar volume$127M
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