04:15 PM EDT, 04/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Packaging Corp of America ( PKG ) reported Q1 EPS excluding special items late Monday of $1.72 per diluted share, down from $2.20 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.68.

Net sales for the quarter ended March 31 were $1.980 billion, up from $1.976 billion a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.91 billion.