Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

15.Stockholders’ Equity

Dividends

During the year ended December 31, 2024, we paid $448.8 million of dividends to shareholders. On December 10, 2024, PCA’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.25 per share of common stock, which was paid on January 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of December 20, 2024. The dividend payment was $112.3 million.

Share Repurchase Program

On January 26, 2022, PCA announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $1 billion of the Company’s outstanding common stock. At the time of the announcement, there was no remaining authority under previously announced programs. Repurchases may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable securities regulations. The timing and amount of repurchases will be determined by the Company in its discretion based on factors such as PCA’s stock price and market and business conditions.

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock under this authority during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. At December 31, 2024, $436.0 million of the authorized amount remained available for repurchase of the Company’s common stock.

During 2023, we paid $41.5 million, including fees, to repurchase 0.3 million shares of common stock, and during 2022, we paid $522.6 million, including fees, to repurchase 4.0 million shares of common stock. All shares repurchased have been retired.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in AOCI, net of taxes, by component follows (dollars in millions). Amounts in parentheses indicate losses.

	Unrealized Loss On Foreign Exchange Contracts			Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Marketable Debt Securities			Unfunded Employee Benefit Obligations			Total
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	(0.2	)	$	(1.9	)	$	(100.3	)	$	(102.4	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		—			1.8			23.2			25.0
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		0.1			—			6.4			6.5
Net current-period other comprehensive income		0.1			1.8			29.6			31.5
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	(0.1	)	$	(0.1	)	$	(70.7	)	$	(70.9	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		—			0.3			23.1			23.4
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		—			—			4.1			4.1
Net current-period other comprehensive income		—			0.3			27.2			27.5
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	(0.1	)	$	0.2		$	(43.5	)	$	(43.4	)

The following table presents information about reclassifications out of AOCI (dollars in millions). Amounts in parentheses indicate expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

	Amounts Reclassified from AOCI Year Ended December 31,
Details about AOCI Components	2024			2023
Unfunded employee benefit obligations (a)
Amortization of prior service costs	$	(5.1	)	$	(4.8	)
Amortization of actuarial gains / (losses)		(0.4	)		(3.7	)
		(5.5	)		(8.5	)	Total before tax
		1.4			2.1		Tax benefit
	$	(4.1	)	$	(6.4	)	Net of tax

(a)These AOCI components are included in the computation of net pension and postretirement benefit costs. See Note 12, Employee Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits, for additional information.