Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Short-term Investments (2019 - 2026)
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) recorded Short-term Investments of $151 million in Q2 2026, up 63.4% from $92.4 million a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) Short-term Investments (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Packaging Corp Of America reported Short-term Investments of $71.8 million, down 29.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $102 million in FY2024 (-79.3%), $493.5 million in FY2023 (+479.2%), $85.2 million in FY2022 (-1.0%) and $86.1 million in FY2021 (-18.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 19.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 479.2% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 81.4% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $146.6 million (Q1 2026), $71.8 million (Q4 2025) and $94.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 151.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 146.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 71.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 94.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 92.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 91.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 102.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 95.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 490.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 492.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 493.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 104.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 101.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 95.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 85.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 77.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 82.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 81.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 86.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 88.30 Mn |
API Access
Packaging Corp Of America Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=PKG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();