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.
- Revenue
- +12.5%
- EPS
- +16.7%
- Free cash flow
- +5.30%
- Total debt
- +60.1%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) trades at a price to free cash flow of 29.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.8× (March 2020) to 41.3× (January 2025); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 13.4× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.9×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 24.2× | (37.01%) |
| FY2024 | 38.4× | 122.55% |
| FY2023 | 17.2× | (2.60%) |
| FY2022 | 17.7× | (31.35%) |
| FY2021 | 25.8× | 22.43% |
| FY2020 | 21.1× | 62.79% |
| FY2019 | 12.9× | 4.25% |
| FY2018 | 12.4× | (43.13%) |
| FY2017 | 21.8× | 46.36% |
| FY2016 | 14.9× | 11.52% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 27.5× | (3.01%) |
| Jun 2026 | 28.3× | 10.86% |
| Mar 2026 | 25.6× | 5.78% |
| Dec 2025 | 24.2× | (5.86%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.5× |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 12.6× |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 14.2× |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 18.5× |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 24.3× |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 26.4× |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 29.3× |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America | 29.7× |
| IP International Paper Company compare | 63.0× |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 13.4× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 12.9× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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