Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$260.9 million for Q1 2026, down 80.93% year-over-year from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 8.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$285.5 million in Q4 2025.

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$260.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$260.9 million, down 80.93% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$2.7 billion (down 688.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$2.6 billion, down 826.17% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities improved to -$260.9 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$285.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $249.3 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$2.0 billion in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$283.6 million and a median of -$183.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities jumped 380.43% in 2024, then sank 902.41% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$251.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 116.04% to -$544.0 million in 2023, then surged by 62.63% to -$203.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 40.43% to -$285.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 8.62% to -$260.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Cash from Investing Activities at -$260.9 million in Q1 2026, -$285.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$2.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -627.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn -260.90 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 565.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -155.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -306.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn -32.60 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -97.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -76.11 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn -44.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -79.98 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -260.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -260.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -285.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -285.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -142.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -142.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -144.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -144.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -203.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -203.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 249.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 249.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -242.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -242.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -81.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -544.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -544.00 Mn