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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$131.9 million for Q1 2026, down 297.75% YoY from $66.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 25.62% sequentially from -$105.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Packaging Corp Of America has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$131.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 297.75% year-over-year to -$131.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$354.6 million (down 697.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$156.0 million, down 521.62% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow fell to -$131.9 million in Q1 2026, from -$105.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Cash Flow for PKG reached as high as $109.4 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$328.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $36.2 million (2025), against an average of -$13.0 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Cash Flow soared 616.67% — and 2025, when it sank 1350.0%.
  • 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 tumbled by 88.77% to $8.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 1350.0% to -$105.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 25.62% to -$131.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$131.9 million, -$105.0 million, and -$153.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -478.00 Mn
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 157.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 53.30 Mn
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -180.00 Mn
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -141.83 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.76 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -72.00 Mn
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -380.00 Mn
10 Packaging Corp Of America 214.04 Mn -329.66 Mn 452.90 Mn -131.90 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