R&D expense · 2011–2021
Packaging Corp of America R&D expense
$14.5M−6.5% · FY2021
Packaging Corp of America (PKG) reported $14.5M in R&D expense for fiscal 2021, −6.5% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20212021-12-31 | $14.5M | −6.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $15.5M | −3.1% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $16.0M | +11.1% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $14.4M | +12.5% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $12.8M | −3.8% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $13.3M | +1.5% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $13.1M | +6.5% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $12.3M | +7.0% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $11.5M | +1.8% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $11.3M | −9.6% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $12.5M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2021 compound annual growth +1.5%
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