{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/pca-sold-more-but-freight-and-financing-took-a-bigger-bite",
  "title": "PCA sold more, but freight and financing took a bigger bite",
  "summary": "Revenue climbed 14.7% in the three months ended June 30, while net income fell 20.5%.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-07T14:04:19.460723+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Packaging Corporation of Americ",
    "ticker": "PKG",
    "cik": "1193125",
    "sector": "Consumer Cyclical",
    "industry": "Packaging & Containers"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-07",
    "accession": "0001193125-26-339405",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312526339405/pkg-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-07",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/75677/000119312525175122/pkg-20250630.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 8989300000,
      "display": "$9.0B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-07"
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    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 7.2286569727911365,
      "display": "+7.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0001193125-26-339405",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-07"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 12.314640739545904,
      "display": "+12.3%",
      "unit": "percent",
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      "source": {
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        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-07"
      }
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "interest_rates",
      "statement": "Greif acquisition financing and lower cash balances increased net interest expense in the latest reported period.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The increase in interest expense, net was primarily due to higher interest expense in 2026 as a result of the Company’s financing for the Greif Acquisition and lower interest income as a result of lower interest rates on lower cash balances.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "PKG",
    "Q"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}