PKG vs REYN
Packaging Corp. of America and Reynolds Consumer Products Inc., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | PKG | REYN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.0B | $3.7B |
| Net income | $774.1M | $301.0M |
| Gross margin | 21.0% | 24.6% |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 17.2% | 13.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $8.58 | $1.43 |
| Dividend / share | $5.00 | $0.92 |
| Payout ratio | 58.1% | 63.8% |
| Free cash flow | $728.6M | $316.0M |
| Equity | $4.6B | $2.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.75× | 0.64× |
| Current ratio | 3.17× | 1.93× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.2% | 2.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 10.9% | −3.7% |
PKG bills 2.4× the revenue of REYN, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (8.6% against 8.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | PKG | REYN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $9.0B | $3.7B |
| FY2024 | $8.4B | $3.7B |
| FY2023 | $7.8B | $3.8B |
| FY2022 | $8.5B | $3.8B |
| FY2021 | $7.7B | $3.6B |
| FY2020 | $6.7B | $3.3B |
| FY2019 | $7.0B | $3.0B |
| FY2018 | $7.0B | $3.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | PKG | REYN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $774.1M | $301.0M |
| FY2024 | $805.1M | $352.0M |
| FY2023 | $765.2M | $298.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.0B | $258.0M |
| FY2021 | $841.1M | $324.0M |
| FY2020 | $461.0M | $363.0M |
| FY2019 | $696.4M | $225.0M |
| FY2018 | $738.0M | $176.0M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,268,300,000 | PKG |
| FY2024 | +$4,688,300,000 | PKG |
| FY2023 | +$4,046,400,000 | PKG |
| FY2022 | +$4,661,000,000 | PKG |
| FY2021 | +$4,174,300,000 | PKG |
| FY2020 | +$3,395,200,000 | PKG |
| FY2019 | +$3,932,300,000 | PKG |
| FY2018 | +$3,872,600,000 | PKG |
PKG has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 8 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.5 pp | PKG |
| FY2024 | +0.1 pp | PKG |
| FY2023 | +1.9 pp | PKG |
| FY2022 | +5.4 pp | PKG |
| FY2021 | +1.8 pp | PKG |
| FY2020 | −4.2 pp | REYN |
| FY2019 | +2.6 pp | PKG |
| FY2018 | +4.9 pp | PKG |
The higher net margin has changed hands between PKG and REYN over this period.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
REYN's net margin has been more volatile than PKG's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 1.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.5.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between PKG and REYN over these 8 fiscal years — PKG led in 7 and REYN in 1.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PKG's return on equity has been more volatile than REYN's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 4.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
PKG led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.