Packaging Corp of America (PKG) stock
PKGNYSEPaperboard Containers & BoxesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 13/3049% above fair value
$250.58−2.43 (-0.96%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $22.33BP/E 30.9Yield 2.00%
Packaging Corp of America operating cash flow
Operating cash flow is the cash the business generates from its day-to-day operations.
Packaging Corp of America's operating cash flow for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was $1.62B, up 13.0% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $1.56B, up 30.8% from the year before. Over ten years it grew 7.3% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $1.56B in fiscal 2025.
Annual operating cash flow
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $1.56B | +30.8% |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $1.19B | -9.4% |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $1.32B | -12.0% |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $1.50B | +36.6% |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $1.09B | +5.9% |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $1.03B | -14.5% |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $1.21B | +2.3% |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $1.18B | +37.8% |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $856.10M | +6.1% |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $806.90M | +5.0% |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $768.60M | +4.4% |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $736.10M | +21.0% |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $608.20M | +50.5% |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $404.20M | +17.0% |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $345.51M | -1.3% |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $349.92M | +14.3% |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $306.13M | +13.7% |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | $269.32M | – |
Quarterly operating cash flow
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $471.60M | -0.1% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $376.00M | +25.5% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $329.30M | -2.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $446.60M | +37.2% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $472.20M | +44.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $299.60M | +7.7% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $339.10M | +30.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $325.40M | -3.0% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $327.10M | -3.7% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | $278.30M | -22.7% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | $260.40M | -7.1% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $335.30M | -20.2% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | $339.50M | -21.2% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $359.90M | +12.8% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $280.40M | -13.8% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $420.10M | +7.5% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $430.60M | +51.8% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $319.00M | +39.8% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $325.30M | +69.8% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $390.70M | +44.1% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $283.60M | -4.9% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $228.20M | +0.6% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | $191.60M | -19.1% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $271.10M | -17.6% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $298.20M | -12.2% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | $226.80M | -25.0% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | $236.70M | +0.3% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $329.20M | -4.7% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $339.80M | +12.9% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | $302.40M | -8.6% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | $236.00M | +16.5% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $345.60M | +26.7% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | $301.00M | +52.3% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | $331.00M | +49.4% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | $202.50M | +23.4% |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $272.80M | +27.8% |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | $197.70M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $221.50M | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $164.10M | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $213.40M | – |
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