Packaging Corp of America: research and development expense
Packaging Corp of America research and development expense: $14.5 million for the year ending 2021-12-31, down 6.5% on the year. 13 values since 2009.
All Packaging Corp of America financial histories
At a glance
Packaging Corp of America reported research and development expense of $14.5 million for the year ending 2021-12-31, down 6.5% from $15.5 million a year earlier. From 2009 to 2021 it grew at a compound 3.7% a year, from $9.40 million to $14.5 million. Across the last five reported years it ranged from $12.8 million (2017-12-31) to $16.0 million (2019-12-31). That was 0.2% of revenue ($7.73 billion) for the same year.
Computed from the values in the table below, in USD; each links to the filing it came from.
What this measure means
Research and development costs recognized as expense. Capitalization policies and acquired projects can make this differ from total cash invested in development.
Exact concept: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense. Each value covers an annual-duration reporting interval, shown with both start and end dates. Different units remain separate; no currency conversion or interpolation is applied.
Coverage of this history
Selected reporting periods run from 2009-01-01 to 2021-12-31. The SEC response was captured on 2026-09-19.
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Selected filing history
| Period start | Period end | Value | Unit | Filed | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 14,500,000 | USD | 2022-02-24 | 10-K · 0000950170-22-001913 SEC |
| 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 15,500,000 | USD | 2022-02-24 | 10-K · 0000950170-22-001913 SEC |
| 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 16,000,000 | USD | 2022-02-24 | 10-K · 0000950170-22-001913 SEC |
| 2018-01-01 | 2018-12-31 | 14,400,000 | USD | 2021-02-24 | 10-K · 0001564590-21-008051 SEC |
| 2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | 12,800,000 | USD | 2020-02-26 | 10-K · 0001564590-20-006774 SEC |
| 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 13,300,000 | USD | 2019-02-28 | 10-K · 0001564590-19-005284 SEC |
| 2015-01-01 | 2015-12-31 | 13,100,000 | USD | 2018-02-28 | 10-K · 0001564590-18-003690 SEC |
| 2014-01-01 | 2014-12-31 | 12,300,000 | USD | 2017-02-28 | 10-K · 0000075677-17-000004 SEC |
| 2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 | 11,500,000 | USD | 2016-02-26 | 10-K · 0000075677-16-000030 SEC |
| 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 | 11,300,000 | USD | 2015-02-27 | 10-K · 0000075677-15-000007 SEC |
| 2011-01-01 | 2011-12-31 | 12,500,000 | USD | 2014-02-28 | 10-K · 0000075677-14-000009 SEC |
| 2010-01-01 | 2010-12-31 | 10,900,000 | USD | 2013-02-28 | 10-K · 0001193125-13-083569 SEC |
| 2009-01-01 | 2009-12-31 | 9,400,000 | USD | 2012-02-21 | 10-K · 0001193125-12-070269 SEC |
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- PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA / CIK 0000075677
- Captured
- SEC response SHA-256
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