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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Change in Inventory of $15.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.46% year-over-year from $15.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 146.15% quarter-over-quarter from -$32.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $15.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $15.0 million, down 4.46% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.1 million (down 103.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$4.4 million, down 103.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory rose to $15.0 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$32.5 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 $13.7 million and a median of $15.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Inventory plunged 233.33% in 2022, then surged 631.15% in 2024.
  • 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 plunged by 151.59% to -$32.5 million in 2025, then soared by 146.15% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Change in Inventory at $15.0 million in Q1 2026, -$32.5 million in Q4 2025, and $8.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -101.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 15.00 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn -58.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn -
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 105.69 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 53.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn 54.02 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