U.S. Packaging Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Packaging Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sun, 25 May 2025	US$163.6b	US$144.3b	US$6.0b	25.5x	27.2x	1.1x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025	US$157.0b	US$149.9b	US$6.3b	20.3x	24.9x	1x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025	US$172.1b	US$155.1b	US$6.2b	22.3x	27.9x	1.1x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025	US$182.0b	US$156.3b	US$6.6b	22.1x	27.7x	1.2x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025	US$169.2b	US$153.4b	US$5.9b	21.3x	28.5x	1.1x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024	US$183.1b	US$153.4b	US$5.9b	23.3x	30.9x	1.2x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024	US$185.3b	US$153.3b	US$6.2b	24.5x	30x	1.2x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024	US$177.2b	US$148.6b	US$7.0b	26.3x	25.3x	1.2x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024	US$177.8b	US$148.6b	US$7.0b	25.3x	25.4x	1.2x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024	US$173.1b	US$148.9b	US$6.7b	23.9x	25.9x	1.2x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024	US$152.5b	US$156.8b	US$6.1b	21.6x	25.2x	1x
Mon, 27 May 2024	US$161.5b	US$156.7b	US$6.1b	23.5x	26.4x	1x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024	US$149.2b	US$159.1b	US$4.4b	18.4x	34x	0.9x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024	US$153.6b	US$159.1b	US$4.4b	18.5x	34.6x	1x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024	US$140.6b	US$154.0b	US$4.1b	19.2x	34.3x	0.9x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024	US$141.3b	US$155.9b	US$5.4b	15.4x	26.1x	0.9x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023	US$137.4b	US$155.9b	US$5.4b	15.4x	25.4x	0.9x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023	US$127.6b	US$156.5b	US$5.4b	14.3x	23.7x	0.8x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023	US$126.8b	US$159.5b	US$7.0b	12.7x	18x	0.8x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023	US$132.4b	US$159.5b	US$7.0b	13.3x	18.8x	0.8x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023	US$137.6b	US$160.5b	US$7.1b	14.5x	19.4x	0.9x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023	US$133.5b	US$168.2b	US$7.9b	12.5x	16.9x	0.8x
Tue, 30 May 2023	US$128.4b	US$168.6b	US$7.9b	12.5x	16.2x	0.8x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023	US$130.9b	US$169.8b	US$10.7b	12.5x	12.2x	0.8x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023	US$132.3b	US$170.0b	US$10.8b	12.5x	12.3x	0.8x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023	US$144.1b	US$170.2b	US$10.5b	14x	13.8x	0.8x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023	US$144.4b	US$170.4b	US$10.0b	14x	14.5x	0.8x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022	US$138.5b	US$170.4b	US$10.0b	12.9x	13.9x	0.8x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022	US$138.4b	US$170.7b	US$10.0b	13x	13.8x	0.8x
Tue, 11 Oct 2022	US$125.1b	US$166.6b	US$8.5b	12.6x	14.7x	0.8x
Thu, 08 Sep 2022	US$142.6b	US$166.6b	US$8.5b	13.7x	16.8x	0.9x
Sat, 06 Aug 2022	US$145.1b	US$166.0b	US$8.6b	13.6x	16.8x	0.9x
Mon, 04 Jul 2022	US$130.7b	US$146.4b	US$6.7b	16.2x	19.7x	0.9x
Wed, 01 Jun 2022	US$140.6b	US$146.1b	US$6.7b	17.6x	21.1x	1x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the American Packaging industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.3x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.95x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have declined 3.5% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Materials industry?


US Market	-2.65%
Materials	-0.95%
Packaging	-3.71%
Metal and Glass Containers	-2.32%
Paper Packaging	-4.27%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Paper Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.8x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 19.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 5.3% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 21.1x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 20% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 5.3% per year.