How many employees does Packaging Corporation of America have?

Packaging Corporation of America reported 16,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 9.1% from a year earlier.

What is Packaging Corporation of America's revenue per employee?

Packaging Corporation of America brought in $8.99B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $535K per employee. That ranks 3 of 4 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $536K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Packaging Corporation of America employees and revenue per employee

PKG · Packaging & Containers · $20.4B market cap

Packaging Corporation of America had 16,800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 9.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $8.99B, up 7.2% from a year earlier, or $535K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

16,800

+9.1% YoY

Revenue

$8.99B

+7.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$535K

Peer median $536K

Rank in industry

3 of 4

Packaging & Containers

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2017

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PKG employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	16,800	$8.99B	$535K	+9.1%	+7.2%
Dec 2024	15,400	$8.38B	$544K	+3.4%	+7.4%
Dec 2023	14,900	$7.80B	$524K	-1.3%	-8.0%
Dec 2022	15,100	$8.48B	$561K	-0.7%	+9.7%
Dec 2021	15,200	$7.73B	$509K	+0.0%	+16.1%
Dec 2020	15,200	$6.66B	$438K	-1.9%	-4.4%
Dec 2019	15,500	$6.96B	$449K	+3.3%	-0.7%
Dec 2018	15,000	$7.01B	$468K	+2.7%	+8.8%
Dec 2017	14,600	$6.44B	$441K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Packaging Corporation of America against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaging & Containers.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
BALL Ball Corporation	16,000	$13.2B	$823K	Leaner
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.	23,000	$12.4B	$538K	Leaner
PKG Packaging Corporation of America	16,800	$8.99B	$535K	Hiring ahead
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation	35,000	$8.86B	$253K	Leaner

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Questions about Packaging Corporation of America

How many employees does Packaging Corporation of America have?: Packaging Corporation of America reported 16,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 9.1% from a year earlier.
What is Packaging Corporation of America's revenue per employee?: Packaging Corporation of America brought in $8.99B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $535K per employee. That ranks 3 of 4 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $536K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Packaging Corporation of America's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell PKG.