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Industry-level sentiment and macro signals, built from public earnings calls. Part of the Consumer Cyclical sector.
Showing calendar 2026 Q1Free· the newest quarter (2026 Q2) is Pro.
Industry Sentiment Index · Calendar 2026 Q1
As of 2026 Q1, the Tellvest aggregate earnings-call sentiment for the Packaging & Containers industry is 5.2/10 across 5 companies.
2024 Q4–2026 Q1. Each earlier point averages the available scores of this quarter’s 5-company panel in that quarter; companies without a score in an earlier quarter don’t contribute, so the number behind each point can vary.
Earnings-call analysis · calendar 2026 Q1
What management and analysts said on calls mapped to this calendar quarter.
Sentiment across Packaging & Containers dropped sharply this quarter, with the average score falling from 7.2 to 5.2. Smurfit WestRock, International Paper, Amcor, and Ball all moved lower, while Packaging Corporation of America was the lone company that did not decline. Cost pressure spread from 2 companies to 4, and pricing pressure appeared at 1 company after registering at none in the prior quarter. Two forces defined the period: January winter storms that disrupted mills across North America, and the Middle East conflict, which drove resin, energy, diesel, and freight inflation through nearly every cost line in the group.
Market context
Public price data. It covers the trailing year to the latest close, not calendar 2026 Q1.
Method
A composite score derived from averaging overall earnings sentiment across all analyzed companies in this industry for the selected calendar quarter. Score is 0–10 (10 = most positive).
| Signal | Companies | Direction breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Demand | 4 | 211 |
| Inflation | 3 | 12 |
| Trade & Tariffs | 3 | 12 |
% change over the trailing year, log scale. 1Y and YTD are each name’s own price return. Equal-weight: average of every full-history member, weighted equally, not rebalanced.