Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Cash & Current Investments was $593.8 million in Q2 2026, down 32.5% from $880.3 million a year earlier but up 9.2% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Current Investments at Packaging Corp Of America came in at $600.8 million, down 23.7% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Current Investments was $787 million in FY2024 (-31.1%), $1.14 billion in FY2023 (+181.7%), $405.2 million in FY2022 (-42.5%) and $704.8 million in FY2021 (-34.8%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has moved between $405.2 million (Q4 2022) and $1.79 billion (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Current Investments has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average decline of 20.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 181.7%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 59.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, PKG's Cash & Current Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $543.7 million (Q1 2026), $600.8 million (Q4 2025) and $728.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.58 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 677.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.47 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 593.80 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.39 Bn | 16.29 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 726.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.34 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.96 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 491.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.55 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 656.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.80 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 168.65 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 351.53 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.66 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 205.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.62 Bn | 2.63 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 593.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 543.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 600.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 728.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 880.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 843.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 787.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 771.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 677.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 579.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 463.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 405.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 726.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 749.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 709.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 704.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.79 Bn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();