Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$249.51 -3.40 (-1.34%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of $17.4 million for Q1 2026, up 97.73% year-over-year from $8.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 243.8% quarter-over-quarter from -$12.1 million in Q4 2025.

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with $17.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 97.73% year-over-year to $17.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $105.9 million (up 2886.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $97.3 million, up 2416.67% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes improved to $17.4 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$12.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $106.6 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$47.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged $6.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.9 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Deferred Taxes plunged 426.09% — and 2025, when it jumped 980.99%.
  • Packaging Corp Of America's Deferred Taxes stood at -$47.5 million in 2022, then surged by 127.16% to $12.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.98% to $13.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 187.68% to -$12.1 million in 2025, then surged by 243.8% to $17.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Deferred Taxes at $17.4 million in Q1 2026, -$12.1 million in Q4 2025, and $106.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.18 Bn 24.51 Bn 1.40 Bn -69.00 Mn
2 Amcor 22.16 Bn 21.04 Bn 1.34 Bn 49.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.12 Bn 21.53 Bn 512.50 Mn 3.70 Mn
4 International Paper 21.39 Bn 20.66 Bn 1.66 Bn -16.00 Mn
5 Ball 16.67 Bn 16.00 Bn 697.00 Mn 25.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 13.95 Bn 13.72 Bn 729.40 Mn 1.90 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 12.81 Bn 12.16 Bn 748.00 Mn -
8 Sonoco Products 5.80 Bn 5.63 Bn 392.38 Mn -5.32 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.37 Bn 5.31 Bn 245.00 Mn 17.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.34 Bn 3.99 Bn 294.88 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 17.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -12.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 106.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 13.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -2.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -8.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -47.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 18.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 27.40 Mn