Packaging Corporation of America PKG
Packaging Corporation of America is the 384th largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $22.0 billion. 9 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 8 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 12.5% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Mark W. Kowlzan
- Sector
- Materials
- Sub-industry
- Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, Illinois
- Founded
- 1959
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $22.0B
- 384th largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 2.5
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $1.3M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 1
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Packaging Corporation of America. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
1 person here also holds roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (9) | |
| Mark W. KowlzanChairman & CEO | |
| Cheryl K. BeebeDirectorAlso at The Mosaic Company | |
| Duane C. FarringtonDirector | |
| Karen E. GowlandDirector | |
| Donna A. HarmanDirector | |
| Robert C. LyonsDirector | |
| Samuel M. MencoffDirector | |
| Roger B. PorterDirector | |
| Thomas S. SoulelesDirector | |
| Officers (8) | |
| Kent A. PfledererEVP & CFOLast filed 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Charles J. CarterEVP-Mill OpsLast filed 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Thomas A. HassfurtherPresidentLast filed 11 Aug 2026 | |
| Darla J. OlivierSVPLast filed 31 Mar 2026 | |
| Heidi L. PattonSVPLast filed 26 Feb 2026 | |
| Donald R. ShirleyExec. VPLast filed 24 Aug 2026 | |
| Fabian Celestin StraussSVP FinanceLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Joseph VaughnSVPLast filed 26 Feb 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Packaging Corporation of America
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- The Mosaic Company MOS
- Cheryl K. Beebe: Director here, Director there
Packaging Corporation of America's market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $22.0B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $18.8B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $20.4B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $14.6B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $11.8B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $12.9B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $12.9B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $10.6B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $7.8B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $11.4B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $8.0B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $6.2B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $7.8B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $6.2B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $3.7B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $2.5B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $2.6B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $2.4B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $1.3B |
Download Packaging Corporation of America's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 16,800
As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 16,800 employees, including 4,600 salaried and 12,200 hourly employees.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $15.0 million of stock in 6 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026Sale | Donald R. ShirleyExec. VP | $3.0M |
| 7 Aug 2026Sale | Thomas A. HassfurtherPresident | $1.8M |
| 5 Aug 2026Sale | Thomas A. HassfurtherPresident | $2.3M |
| 3 Aug 2026Sale | Thomas A. HassfurtherPresident | $3.1M |
| 27 May 2026Sale | Mark W. KowlzanChairman & CEO | $2.0M |
| 5 Feb 2026Sale | Thomas A. HassfurtherPresident | $2.8M |
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
5 people disclosed 13 purchases and 10 sales of Packaging Corporation of America stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | April McClain DelaneyHouse, D-MD 路 Sold | $50K to $100K |
| 6 May 2026 | April McClain DelaneyHouse, D-MD 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Apr 2026 | April McClain DelaneyHouse, D-MD 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 24 Apr 2026 | April McClain DelaneyHouse, D-MD 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 20 Mar 2026 | April McClain DelaneyHouse, D-MD 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Mar 2026 | April McClain DelaneyHouse, D-MD 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Julie JohnsonHouse, D-TX 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Julie JohnsonHouse, D-TX 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 23 trades
WARN layoff notices
Notices filed under Packaging Corporation of America's own name. Subsidiaries that file under their own names are not included.
Notices from 26 Oct 2023 to 26 Oct 2026
Packaging Corporation of America filed 6 notices covering 586 workers since October 2023.
| Notice | Place | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Middletown, OH | 91 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Gas City, IN | 72 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Wallula, WA | 200 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Allentown, PA | 60 |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Allentown, PA | 60 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Lake Forest, GA | 103 |