Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $327.4 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 2.99% year-over-year to $327.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.5 billion (up 15.03% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 30.76% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow eased to $327.4 million in Q1 2026, from $954.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for PKG reached as high as $954.1 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$76.1 million in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $322.9 million (2022), against an average of $297.4 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 178.62% — and 2025, when it surged 798.8%.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $173.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 93.76% to $335.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.92% to $325.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 193.21% to $954.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 65.68% to $327.4 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $327.4 million, $954.1 million, and -$35.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.