Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $376.0 million in Q2 2026, up 25.5% year-over-year from $299.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 14.18% quarter-over-quarter from $329.3 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with $376.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 25.5% year-over-year to $376.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 25.78% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.6 billion, up 30.75% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was $376.0 million for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from $329.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at $472.2 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $260.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $348.0 million and a median of $332.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations soared 69.78% in 2022 and fell 22.67% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $420.1 million in 2022, then fell by 20.19% to $335.3 million in 2023, then fell by 2.95% to $325.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 37.25% to $446.6 million in 2025, then fell by 15.81% to $376.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $376.0 million (Q2 2026), $329.3 million (Q1 2026), and $446.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 526.00 Mn
2 Smurfit Westrock 24.03 Bn 23.38 Bn 1.40 Bn 765.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 21.15 Bn 20.55 Bn 512.50 Mn 376.00 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 5.13 Bn 4.98 Bn 392.38 Mn 300.62 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.08 Bn 2.88 Bn 292.00 Mn 158.00 Mn
6 Ranpak Holdings 390.16 Mn 346.96 Mn 34.50 Mn 2.70 Mn
7 Clearwater Paper 337.07 Mn 241.67 Mn -10.40 Mn 69.00 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.21 Mn 10.37 Mn - -
9 Dss 8.34 Mn 12.01 Mn - -1.85 Mn
10 It Tech Packaging 2.18 Mn -7.59 Mn 2.02 Mn 1.50 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 376.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 329.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 446.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 472.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 299.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 339.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 325.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 327.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 278.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 260.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 335.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 339.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 359.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 280.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 420.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 430.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 319.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 325.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 390.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 283.60 Mn