Packaging Corporation of America
PKG Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
Packaging Corporation of America’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.0 billion, up 7.23% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.7%, EPS fell 19.4%, free cash flow grew 5.30% and total debt rose 60.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Free cash flow margin
Packaging Corporation of America's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.80%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.48%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.24% (fiscal 2024) to 11.7% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 5.14% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.70%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.48% | 2.24 |
| FY2024 | 6.24% | (4.62) |
| FY2023 | 10.9% | 2.92 |
| FY2022 | 7.94% | 1.51 |
| FY2021 | 6.43% | (2.82) |
| FY2020 | 9.25% | (2.41) |
| FY2019 | 11.7% | 2.68 |
| FY2018 | 8.98% | 0.76 |
| FY2017 | 8.22% | (1.00) |
| FY2016 | 9.22% | 1.29 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 11.3% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.38% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 8.45% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 7.80% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 5.77% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 5.40% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 5.31% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 3.34% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | 2.68% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 5.14% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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