Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing Industry - Market Size, Trends, and Growth - 2025-2030

Industry Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting paperboard into containers without manufacturing paperboard. These establishments use corrugating, cutting, and shaping machinery to form paperboard into containers. Products made by these establishments include boxes, corrugated sheets, pads, pallets, paper dishes, and fiber drums and reels.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Market Size and Industry Forecast

This research report analyzes the market size and trends in the Cardboard Box and Paperboard Container Manufacturing industry. It shows overall market size from 2020 to the present, and predicts industry growth through 2030. Revenues data include both public and private companies.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Corrugated and solid fiber box manufacturing
Corrugated and solid fiber boxes, including pallets
Corrugated shipping containers for food, beverages, carryout
Corrugated shipping containers for paper and allied products
Corrugated shipping containers, metal machinery, etc.
Other corrugated shipping containers for all other end uses
Corrugated paperboard in sheets and rolls, lined and unlined
Other corrugated & solid fiber products, incl. containers, etc.
Corrugated and solid fiber boxes, including pallets, nsk, total
Corrugated and solid fiber boxes, nsk, for nonadmin-records

Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	5%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	2%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	10%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	6%
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	5%
Production Occupations	56%
Printing Workers	6%
Printing Workers	6%
Other Production Occupations	42%
Miscellaneous Production Workers	30%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	22%
Helpers--Production Workers	6%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	13%
Material Moving Workers	11%
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand	7%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $16,606,224 on the cardboard box & paperboard container manufacturing industry. It has awarded 1,264 contracts to 125 companies, with an average value of $132,850 per company.

Top Companies in Cardboard Box & Paperboard Container Manufacturing and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)