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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$131.9 million for Q1 2026, down 297.75% YoY from $66.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.62% sequentially from -$105.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Change in Cash across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$131.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 297.75% year-over-year to -$131.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$354.6 million (down 697.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$156.0 million, down 521.62% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash fell to -$131.9 million in Q1 2026, from -$105.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Cash for PKG reached as high as $109.4 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$328.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $36.2 million (2025), against an average of -$13.0 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Cash soared 616.67% — and 2025, when it sank 1350.0%.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at -$328.7 million in 2022, then surged by 122.76% to $74.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 88.77% to $8.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 1350.0% to -$105.0 million in 2025, then fell by 25.62% to -$131.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$131.9 million, -$105.0 million, and -$153.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -472.00 Mn
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 146.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 52.30 Mn
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -184.00 Mn
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -153.92 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.23 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -72.00 Mn
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -380.00 Mn
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn -131.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 -11.20 Mn