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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $954.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 378.65% to $954.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.6 billion through Dec 2025, up 198.2% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.6 billion for FY2025, 198.2% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $954.1 million at Packaging Corp Of America, up from -$35.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $954.1 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$398.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $234.3 million, with a median of $238.8 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow plummeted 276.31% in 2024, then surged 812.62% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $390.7 million in 2021, then crashed by 201.95% to -$398.3 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 148.76% to $194.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 276.31% to -$342.4 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 378.65% to $954.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $954.1 million, -$35.8 million, and $299.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.