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
Packaging Corporation of America's free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $762.0M, up 45.8% from $522.8M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $744.1M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $455.6M (fiscal 2015) to $847.0M (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. Packaging Corporation of America ranks 6th of 23 Packaging & Containers companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $762.0M | 45.75% |
| FY2024 | $522.8M | (38.28%) |
| FY2023 | $847.0M | 25.85% |
| FY2022 | $673.0M | 35.44% |
| FY2021 | $496.9M | (19.36%) |
| FY2020 | $616.2M | (24.11%) |
| FY2019 | $812.0M | 28.85% |
| FY2018 | $630.2M | 18.97% |
| FY2017 | $529.7M | (0.64%) |
| FY2016 | $533.1M | 17.01% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $170.8M | 3.39% |
| Mar 2026 | $165.2M | 29.37% |
| Dec 2025 | $127.7M | (54.46%) |
| Sep 2025 | $280.4M | 72.87% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | $1.2B |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | $1.2B |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | $1.0B |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | $1.0B |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | $827.0M |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | $744.1M |
| IP International Paper Company compare | $648.0M |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | $402.6M |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | $320.0M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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