Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 17 years, most recently at -$507.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 176.0% to -$507.5 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.4 million through Dec 2025, down 99.64% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.4 million for FY2025, 99.64% down from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$507.5 million for Q4 2025 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from $508.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $818.4 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$507.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $1.6 million (2023), against an average of $103.6 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Capital Expenditures was 61333.33% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 195950.0% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $200000.0 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 409100.0% to $818.4 million in 2022, then plummeted by 82.76% to $141.1 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 373.28% to $667.8 million in 2024, then plummeted by 176.0% to -$507.5 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PKG's Capital Expenditures are -$507.5 million (Q4 2025), $508.0 million (Q3 2025), and $300000.0 (Q2 2025).