Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.34 for Q1 2026, up 2.72% YoY from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and up 189.86% sequentially from 0.12 in Q4 2025.

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.34 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 2.72% year-over-year to 0.34; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.29 (down 13.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.29, down 23.39% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.34 in Q1 2026, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for PKG reached as high as 3.37 in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 3.14 in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.34 (2026), against an average of 0.25.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1309.2% — and 2025, when it slumped 1908.59%.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.67 in 2022, then plunged by 50.13% to 0.33 in 2023, then rose by 3.29% to 0.35 in 2024, then sank by 65.83% to 0.12 in 2025, then jumped by 189.86% to 0.34 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.34, 0.12, and 3.14 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -0.03
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -0.13
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 0.21
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn 0.34

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.34
Dec 31, 2025 0.12
Sep 30, 2025 -3.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.38
Mar 31, 2025 0.33
Dec 31, 2024 0.35
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 3.37
Mar 31, 2024 0.61
Dec 31, 2023 0.33
Jun 30, 2023 0.24
Mar 31, 2023 0.67
Dec 31, 2022 0.67
Sep 30, 2022 0.47
Jun 30, 2022 -1.23
Mar 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.13
Sep 30, 2021 0.71
Jun 30, 2021 0.98
Mar 31, 2021 0.89