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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $15.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.46% YoY from $15.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 146.15% sequentially from -$32.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $15.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 4.46% year-over-year to $15.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.1 million (down 103.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.4 million, down 103.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to $15.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$32.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for PKG reached as high as $63.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$32.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $15.0 million (2026), against an average of $13.7 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory slumped 233.33% — and 2024, when it surged 631.15%.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at -$17.6 million in 2022, then soared by 253.41% to $27.0 million in 2023, then surged by 133.33% to $63.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 151.59% to -$32.5 million in 2025, then soared by 146.15% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $15.0 million, -$32.5 million, and $8.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn -58.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn -
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 53.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 105.69 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 54.02 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 15.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -32.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -32.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 63.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 63.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -9.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -9.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 27.00 Mn