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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Free Cash Flow of $327.4 million for Q1 2026, down 2.99% year-over-year from $337.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 65.68% quarter-over-quarter from $954.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $327.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $327.4 million, down 2.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 15.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.6 billion, up 30.76% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to $327.4 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from $954.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $954.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$76.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $297.4 million and a median of $322.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow tumbled 178.62% in 2022, then surged 798.8% in 2025.
  • 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 slumped by 65.68% to $327.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Free Cash Flow at $327.4 million in Q1 2026, $954.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$35.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -420.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 327.40 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -42.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -882.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 327.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 327.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 954.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 954.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -35.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -35.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 299.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 299.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 337.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 337.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 325.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 325.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 646.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 646.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 183.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 183.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 335.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 335.20 Mn