Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$227.41 -4.58 (-1.97%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Change in Cash came in at $45.7 million in Q2 2026, up 26.24% year-over-year from $36.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 134.65% quarter-over-quarter from -$131.9 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with $45.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash rose 26.24% year-over-year to $45.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$345.1 million, a 297.99% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$156.0 million, down 521.62% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $45.7 million for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from -$131.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $109.4 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$328.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$9.8 million and a median of $37.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Cash surged 616.67% in 2023 and plunged 1350.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at -$328.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 122.76% to $74.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 88.77% to $8.4 million in 2024, then sank by 1350.0% to -$105.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 143.52% to $45.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $45.7 million (Q2 2026), -$131.9 million (Q1 2026), and -$105.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn -581.00 Mn
2 Smurfit Westrock 24.03 Bn 23.38 Bn 1.40 Bn 3.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 21.15 Bn 20.55 Bn 512.50 Mn 45.70 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 5.13 Bn 4.98 Bn 392.38 Mn -55.83 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.08 Bn 2.88 Bn 292.00 Mn 16.00 Mn
6 Ranpak Holdings 390.16 Mn 346.96 Mn 34.50 Mn -5.30 Mn
7 Clearwater Paper 337.07 Mn 241.67 Mn -10.40 Mn 58.80 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.21 Mn 10.37 Mn - -
9 Dss 8.34 Mn 12.01 Mn - -868,000.00
10 It Tech Packaging 2.18 Mn -7.59 Mn 2.02 Mn 1.61 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 45.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -131.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -105.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -153.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -78.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 74.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 96.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 109.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 47.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -328.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -18.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 38.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 9.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 730.70 Mn