Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
S&P 500 · Materials · data since 2000-01-28 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+8.76%
7d
+9.15%
30d
+6.95%
YTD
+24.90%
1y
+26.58%
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.9 | 4.3 | -8.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 9.6 | 6.8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.5 | 0.2 | -6.5 | -6.3 | 4.1 | -1.8 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 0.6 | -10.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 5.5 | -8.8 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 8.7 | -9.0 |
| 2023 | 11.6 | -4.2 | 2.5 | -2.6 | -8.3 | 7.6 | 16.0 | -2.8 | 3.9 | -0.3 | 9.8 | -2.3 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | -2.3 | 6.8 | 3.2 | -2.4 | -11.8 | 2.3 | -2.6 | -17.1 | 7.0 | 13.0 | -5.0 |
| 2021 | -2.5 | -1.8 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 0.7 | -8.3 | 4.5 | 7.2 | -8.8 | -0.1 | -4.9 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | -14.5 | -5.4 | -3.3 | 11.3 | 4.9 | -0.8 | -3.7 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 | -10.2 | 7.9 | 5.9 | -0.4 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | -5.1 | -5.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | -4.2 | 1.0 | -2.6 | 0.5 | -16.3 | 6.5 | -13.9 |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 9.7 | -1.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | -19.4 | -4.6 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 5.2 | -1.1 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | -2.8 | 9.2 | -5.0 | -11.5 | -0.0 | -8.9 | 13.3 | -5.2 | -9.6 | 13.8 | -0.7 | -6.5 |
| 2014 | 2.1 | 12.8 | -2.9 | -5.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | -7.5 | 2.8 | -5.6 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 5.6 |
| 2013 | -0.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 9.9 | -1.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | -1.6 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -8.1 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 14.3 | -2.8 | 3.3 | 6.3 |
| 2011 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -1.3 | 2.0 | -3.1 | -4.7 | -5.0 | -7.4 | 11.9 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| 2010 | -4.2 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -10.5 | 0.2 | 9.0 | -7.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | 5.5 | -25.4 | 24.7 | 21.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 21.4 | 3.5 | 0.9 | -10.4 | 9.0 | 16.3 |
| 2008 | -14.0 | -6.0 | -0.7 | -1.6 | 18.5 | -16.4 | 18.6 | 0.9 | -8.9 | -27.4 | -11.3 | -7.8 |
| 2007 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 12.7 | 9.5 | -11.2 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -1.8 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | -5.3 | 9.9 | 0.1 | -7.8 | -2.5 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -6.3 | 4.5 | 14.3 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | -1.0 | 8.9 | -3.6 | -2.6 | 6.9 | 2.4 | -2.3 | -2.0 | 7.5 | -10.4 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | -8.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -4.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 6.6 | -3.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 11.7 |
| 2002 | -1.2 | 6.9 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -1.2 | -4.5 | -0.9 | -7.0 | -0.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| 2001 | -12.6 | 2.8 | -9.0 | 7.0 | 13.2 | -2.9 | 27.2 | -6.9 | -15.9 | 14.6 | -1.1 | 3.7 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | -9.8 | -3.5 | 13.1 | -3.2 | -12.0 | 12.3 | 2.8 | -5.3 | 32.8 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 6.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | 0.0% | +1.3% | +1.7% | +1.8% | +1.1% | -0.7% | +6.1% | +0.9% | -0.6% | +2.3% | +2.8% | +1.3% |
| Win rate | 52%/27 | 63%/27 | 56%/27 | 56%/27 | 63%/27 | 48%/27 | 77%/26 | 54%/26 | 58%/26 | 62%/26 | 65%/26 | 69%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-66.9%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.8%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
60%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+32.77%
2000-10
Worst month
-27.39%
2008-10
Longest streaks
8▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corporation of America rides the commodity cycle like a pro surfer — with price receipts on this site going back to 2000. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $4,147 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2000 at +32.77%; its worst, October 2008 at -27.39%.
- It has closed July in the green 20 out of 26 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.