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$PKG Q3 EPS ex-items $3.04, $0.13 above its own $2.91 guidance.
🏢 Packaging Corp of America, No. 3 North American containerboard maker, with 10 mills and 90 box plants
📈 Q3 sales rose 12.5% to $2.60B and EPS ex-items rose from $2.73 a year ago; market value ~$21.29B at $239, 16:00 ET Oct 21, 2026
⚠️ Acquired Greif mills drove most of the EPS gain; legacy box shipments fell 0.5%
⚠️ Q4 guide $2.81 ex-items, below Q3, on outages at three mills and rising freight and fiber costs
📅 Next: Earnings call October 22, 2026 at 9:00am Eastern Time
Source: SEC 8-K + Ex. 99.1 earnings release, Oct 21, 2026
