Growth Metrics

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.12 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 135.95% to 0.12 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.29 through Dec 2025, down 66.41% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.29 for FY2025, 66.41% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.12 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from 3.14 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.92 in Q2 2023, with the low at 3.14 in Q3 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.0, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio surged 298.2% in 2023, then crashed 1908.59% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.24 in 2021, then plummeted by 219.67% to 0.29 in 2022, then soared by 298.2% to 0.58 in 2023, then plummeted by 156.87% to 0.33 in 2024, then soared by 135.95% to 0.12 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.12, 3.14, and 0.38 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.