Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 13.83% for Q1 2026, down 194.0% YoY from 14.71% in Q1 2025, and down 65.75% sequentially from 40.37% in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 13.83% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 194.0% year-over-year to 13.83%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.76% (up 105.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.3%, up 311.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 13.83% in Q1 2026, from 40.37% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for PKG reached as high as 40.37% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 3.4% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 13.83% (2026), against an average of 13.97%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 2748 bps — and 2025, when it sank 3119 bps.
- 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 sank by 66 bps to 13.83% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 13.83%, 40.37%, and 1.55% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | -26.03% |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.57% |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 4.71% |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | -4.33% |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 3.08% |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | -25.65% |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | -56.49% |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | -11.73% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | -19,082,446.81% |
| 10 | Packaging Corp Of America | 214.04 Mn | -329.66 Mn | 452.90 Mn | 13.83% |
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% |