PKG

Packaging Corporation of America
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$252.91
+1.0% on the session
1-year return
+33.5%
+7.1% over six months
Volatility
28.4%
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 +33.5%, against +25.3% over three months and +10.8% over one. It trades 15.6% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 28.4% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -17.2%, and it has traded a median $129M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.31 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#3 of 25
Stronger than 92% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#59 of 500

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+1.0%
1 week-1.3%
1 month+10.8%
3 months+25.3%
6 months+7.1%
1 year+33.5%
12-1 momentum+20.5%
Volatility (1y, annualized)28.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-17.2%
Distance vs 200-day average+15.6%
Return per unit of risk1.18
Median daily dollar volume$129M
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