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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Change in Cash of -$131.9 million for Q1 2026, down 297.75% year-over-year from $66.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$105.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$131.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at -$131.9 million, down 297.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$354.6 million (down 697.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$156.0 million, down 521.62% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash eased to -$131.9 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$105.0 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 -$13.0 million and a median of $36.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Change in Cash soared 616.67% in 2023, then tumbled 1350.0% in 2025.
  • 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 sank by 88.77% to $8.4 million in 2024, then plunged by 1350.0% to -$105.0 million in 2025, then fell by 25.62% to -$131.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Change in Cash at -$131.9 million in Q1 2026, -$105.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$153.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -218.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn -131.90 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 146.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 530.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -472.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 52.30 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -184.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -153.92 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.23 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