Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.34 for Q1 2026, up 2.72% year-over-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and up 189.86% quarter-over-quarter from 0.12 in Q4 2025.
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.34 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.34, up 2.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.29 (down 13.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.29, down 23.39% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.34 in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.37 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 3.14 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.25 and a median of 0.34 in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1309.2% in 2024, then plunged 1908.59% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.67 in 2022, then slumped by 50.13% to 0.33 in 2023, then rose by 3.29% to 0.35 in 2024, then tumbled by 65.83% to 0.12 in 2025, then jumped by 189.86% to 0.34 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PKG's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.34 in Q1 2026, 0.12 in Q4 2025, and 3.14 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | -0.56 |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 0.34 |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 2.61 |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -7.14 |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | -0.06 |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 0.67 |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | -0.40 |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | -0.12 |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 1.78 |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | -0.03 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |