Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported FCF Margin of 13.83% for Q1 2026, down 194.0% year-over-year from 14.71% in Q1 2025, and down 65.75% quarter-over-quarter from 40.37% in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 13.83% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 13.83%, down 194.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.76% (up 105.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.3%, up 311.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 13.83% in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 40.37% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 40.37% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 3.4% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 13.97% and a median of 13.83% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Margin surged 2748 bps in 2023, then tumbled 3119 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 8.74% in 2022, then surged by 98 bps to 17.3% in 2023, then fell by 12 bps to 15.16% in 2024, then jumped by 166 bps to 40.37% in 2025, then tumbled by 66 bps to 13.83% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's FCF Margin at 13.83% in Q1 2026, 40.37% in Q4 2025, and 1.55% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | -5.45% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 13.83% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.57% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -0.71% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | -26.03% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 4.71% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | -4.33% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | -25.65% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 3.08% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | -56.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.28% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.30% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.69% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.15% |