Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly 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 reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$260.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 80.93% year-over-year to -$260.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.7 billion (down 688.74% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$2.6 billion, down 826.17% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$260.9 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$285.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $249.3 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$2.0 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$283.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$183.8 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Investing Activities jumped 380.43% — and 2025, when it sank 902.41%.
  • Packaging Corp Of America's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$251.8 million in 2022, then sank by 116.04% to -$544.0 million in 2023, then soared by 62.63% to -$203.3 million in 2024, then sank by 40.43% to -$285.5 million in 2025, then grew 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 25.90 Bn 25.22 Bn 1.40 Bn -448.00 Mn
2 Amcor 22.53 Bn 21.41 Bn 1.34 Bn 72.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.42 Bn 21.83 Bn 512.50 Mn -216.60 Mn
4 International Paper 22.01 Bn 21.29 Bn 1.66 Bn -914.00 Mn
5 Ball 16.88 Bn 16.20 Bn 697.00 Mn -131.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 14.03 Bn 13.80 Bn 729.40 Mn -117.80 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 13.03 Bn 12.38 Bn 748.00 Mn -97.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 5.91 Bn 5.74 Bn 392.38 Mn -56.39 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.36 Bn 5.29 Bn 245.00 Mn -57.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.46 Bn 4.11 Bn 294.88 Mn -61.71 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -216.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -216.60 Mn
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