Packaging Corp Of America PKG
NYSE PKG
$227.41 -4.58 (-1.97%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Packaging Corp Of America's (PKG) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $45.7 million in Q2 2026, up 26.24% year-over-year from $36.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 134.65% quarter-over-quarter from -$131.9 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $45.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 26.24% year-over-year to $45.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$345.1 million, a 297.99% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$156.0 million, down 521.62% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $45.7 million for Q2 2026 at Packaging Corp Of America, up from -$131.9 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 -$9.8 million and a median of $37.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow surged 616.67% in 2023 and plunged 1350.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at -$328.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 122.76% to $74.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 88.77% to $8.4 million in 2024, then sank by 1350.0% to -$105.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 143.52% to $45.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $45.7 million (Q2 2026), -$131.9 million (Q1 2026), and -$105.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn -581.00 Mn
2 Smurfit Westrock 22.15 Bn 21.47 Bn 1.40 Bn -1.00 Mn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.16 Bn 19.57 Bn 512.50 Mn 45.70 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 4.81 Bn 4.64 Bn 392.38 Mn -50.85 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 292.00 Mn 16.00 Mn
6 Ranpak Holdings 345.53 Mn 302.33 Mn 34.50 Mn -5.20 Mn
7 Clearwater Paper 321.07 Mn 225.67 Mn -10.40 Mn 59.00 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.10 Mn 10.24 Mn - -
9 Dss 7.48 Mn 2.32 Mn - -868,000.00
10 It Tech Packaging 2.20 Mn -7.57 Mn 2.02 Mn 1.51 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 45.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -131.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -105.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -153.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -78.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 44.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 74.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 96.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 109.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 47.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -328.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -18.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 38.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 9.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 730.70 Mn