Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$231.65 +4.37 (+1.92%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 1:46 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $170.1 million in Q2 2026, up 30.95% year-over-year from $129.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 3.34% quarter-over-quarter from $164.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $170.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 30.95% year-over-year to $170.1 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $742.4 million, a 18.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $728.6 million, up 39.71% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $170.1 million for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from $164.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $280.1 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $33.3 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $172.3 million and a median of $171.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 85.74% in 2024 and surged 290.09% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $173.0 million in 2022, then grew by 12.25% to $194.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 36.1% to $124.1 million in 2024, then rose by 2.82% to $127.6 million in 2025, then surged by 33.31% to $170.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $170.1 million (Q2 2026), $164.6 million (Q1 2026), and $127.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn -7.00 Mn
2 Smurfit Westrock 22.13 Bn 21.45 Bn 1.40 Bn 300.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.49 Bn 19.89 Bn 512.50 Mn 170.10 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 4.79 Bn 4.62 Bn 392.38 Mn 236.94 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.79 Bn 2.58 Bn 292.00 Mn 75.00 Mn
6 Ranpak Holdings 345.10 Mn 301.90 Mn 34.50 Mn -1.20 Mn
7 Clearwater Paper 316.07 Mn 220.67 Mn -10.40 Mn 59.40 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.10 Mn 10.24 Mn - -
9 Dss 7.53 Mn 2.37 Mn - -1.87 Mn
10 It Tech Packaging 2.20 Mn -7.57 Mn 2.02 Mn 1.50 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 170.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 164.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 127.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 280.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 129.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 191.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 124.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 180.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 183.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 194.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 249.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 233.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 168.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 173.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 251.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 134.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 112.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 151.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 133.90 Mn