Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Cash & Equivalents came in at $442.8 million for Q2 2026, down 43.8% from $787.9 million a year earlier but up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America's Cash & Equivalents was $529 million, down 22.8% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $685 million in FY2024 (+5.7%), $648 million in FY2023 (+102.5%), $320 million in FY2022 (-48.3%) and $618.7 million in FY2021 (-36.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Equivalents is $320 million (Q4 2022) to $1.7 billion (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 102.5%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 61.9%).
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Cash & Equivalents at $397.1 million (Q1 2026), $529 million (Q4 2025) and $634 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 677.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 442.80 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 491.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 656.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 168.65 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 351.53 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 205.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 189.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 442.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 397.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 529.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 634.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 787.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 751.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 685.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 676.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 613.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 692.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 648.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 573.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 477.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 367.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 320.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 648.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 667.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 628.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 618.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.70 Bn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();