PKG - Packaging Corporation of America
Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various containerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $212.16, ATM IV 33.4%, max pain $220.00, net GEX -$3.9M.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market Cap
- $19.44B
- P/E Ratio
- 26.07
- Beta
- 0.83
- 52-Week Range
- 184.76-249.51
- Dividend Yield
- $5.00
- CEO
- Mark W. Kowlzan
- Employees
- 15,400
- IPO Date
- Jan 28, 2000
- Exchange
- NYSE
What PKG Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 64.6% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$3.9M) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.007) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The PKG overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked PKG overview questions
- What is PKG?
- PKG is the ticker symbol for Packaging Corporation of America, a listed security. Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. Listed on NYSE. PKG is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the PKG options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the PKG options snapshot shows spot at $212.16, ATM IV 33.4%, IV rank 64.6%, max pain $220.00, net GEX -$3.9M, expected move 9.58%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are PKG's key statistics?
- Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) carries a market capitalization of $19.44B, trailing P/E ratio of 26.07, beta of 0.83 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 184.76-249.51. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does PKG belong to?
- Packaging Corporation of America operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the Packaging & Containers industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PKG's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the PKG data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).