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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Net Cash Flow of -$131.9 million for Q1 2026, down 297.75% year-over-year from $66.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$105.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$131.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$131.9 million, down 297.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$354.6 million (down 697.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$156.0 million, down 521.62% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow eased to -$131.9 million in Q1 2026 per PKG's latest filing, from -$105.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $109.4 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$328.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$13.0 million and a median of $36.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Net Cash Flow soared 616.67% in 2023, then tumbled 1350.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$328.7 million in 2022, then surged by 122.76% to $74.8 million in 2023, then sank by 88.77% to $8.4 million in 2024, then plunged by 1350.0% to -$105.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 25.62% to -$131.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PKG's Net Cash Flow at -$131.9 million in Q1 2026, -$105.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$153.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -214.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn -131.90 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 157.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 559.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -478.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 53.30 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -180.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -141.83 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.76 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -131.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -131.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -105.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -153.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -153.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -78.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -78.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 74.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 74.80 Mn