Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) reported Payables of $753.8 million for Q2 2026, up 24.3% from $606.5 million a year earlier and up 12.5% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America posted Payables of $587.5 million, up 7.5% from FY2024.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $546.6 million in FY2024 (+5.5%), $518.3 million in FY2023 (-1.4%), $525.9 million in FY2022 (-4.2%) and $548.7 million in FY2021 (+13.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Payables has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 10.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 39.1%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 25.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $670.1 million (Q1 2026), $587.5 million (Q4 2025) and $670.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 753.80 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.55 Bn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 3.12 Bn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 891.75 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 955.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 1.71 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 753.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 670.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 587.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 670.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 606.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 596.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 546.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 575.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 589.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 564.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 518.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 521.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 481.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 526.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 525.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 604.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 648.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 643.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 548.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 596.40 Mn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "PKG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();