Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.83% in Q2 2026, up 85.0% year-over-year from 3.69% in Q2 2025, and down 1.73% quarter-over-quarter from 6.95% in Q1 2026.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 6.83% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 85.0% year-over-year to 6.83% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 7.79%, a 55.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.11%, up 188.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 6.83% for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, down from 6.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 12.9% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 1.6% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 8.13% and a median of 8.38% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 594 bps in 2023 and slumped 1036 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 8.74% in 2022, then advanced by 15 bps to 10.02% in 2023, then plunged by 42 bps to 5.78% in 2024, then dropped by 7 bps to 5.4% in 2025, then gained by 27 bps to 6.83% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.83% (Q2 2026), 6.95% (Q1 2026), and 5.4% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper | 51.92 Bn | 51.20 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.12% |
| 2 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.15 Bn | 21.47 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.74% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.16 Bn | 19.57 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.83% |
| 4 | Sonoco Products | 4.81 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.57% |
| 5 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.85 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 3.43% |
| 6 | Ranpak Holdings | 345.53 Mn | 302.33 Mn | 34.50 Mn | -1.14% |
| 7 | Clearwater Paper | 321.07 Mn | 225.67 Mn | -10.40 Mn | 15.85% |
| 8 | Millennium Group International Holdings | 17.10 Mn | 10.24 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Dss | 7.48 Mn | 2.32 Mn | - | -51.86% |
| 10 | It Tech Packaging | 2.20 Mn | -7.57 Mn | 2.02 Mn | 5.86% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.69% |