Packaging Corp Of America PKG
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $3.9 million in Q2 2026, down 2.5% year-over-year from $4.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 74.0% quarter-over-quarter from $15.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $3.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 2.5% year-over-year to $3.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$5.2 million, a 104.52% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$4.4 million, down 103.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $3.9 million for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from $15.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $63.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$32.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $13.2 million and a median of $14.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory sank 233.33% in 2022 and jumped 631.15% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at -$17.6 million in 2022, then surged by 253.41% to $27.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 133.33% to $63.0 million in 2024, then sank by 151.59% to -$32.5 million in 2025, then soared by 112.0% to $3.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $3.9 million (Q2 2026), $15.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$32.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 29.00 Mn
2 Smurfit Westrock 24.03 Bn 23.38 Bn 1.40 Bn 28.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 21.15 Bn 20.55 Bn 512.50 Mn 3.90 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 5.13 Bn 4.98 Bn 392.38 Mn 46.42 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.08 Bn 2.88 Bn 292.00 Mn -
6 Ranpak Holdings 390.16 Mn 346.96 Mn 34.50 Mn -900,000.00
7 Clearwater Paper 337.07 Mn 241.67 Mn -10.40 Mn -7.00 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.21 Mn 10.37 Mn - -
9 Dss 8.34 Mn 12.01 Mn - -1.81 Mn
10 It Tech Packaging 2.18 Mn -7.59 Mn 2.02 Mn -1.22 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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