Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's Change in Inventory came in at $3.9 million for Q2 2026, down 2.5% from $4 million a year earlier and down 74.0% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Packaging Corp Of America reported Change in Inventory of -$5.2 million; for FY2025, it came in at -$4.4 million.
- Going back by year, Change in Inventory was $111.8 million in FY2024 (+212.3%), $35.8 million in FY2023 (-52.4%), $75.2 million in FY2022 (-28.7%) and $105.5 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Change in Inventory is -$32.5 million (Q4 2025) to $63 million (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Change in Inventory increased in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 6.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Inventory over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 231.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 84.6%).
- Business Quant data shows PKG's Change in Inventory at $15 million (Q1 2026), -$32.5 million (Q4 2025) and $8.4 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 28.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 29.00 Mn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 3.90 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 46.42 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 105.83 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 63.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 52.90 Mn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Change in Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();