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Packaging Corporation of America PKG

Consumer Cyclical  —  Packaging & Containers
237.18 (0.93) (0.39%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$21.2B
P/E
30.7×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
Indexes indicate stock being part of an index,
Growth Flags show if company had growth for consecutive years
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) trades at a price to free cash flow of 28.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.8× (March 2020) to 41.3× (January 2025); the current reading is higher than 87% of that period. That is above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 13.4× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

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

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 28.3× 10.86%
Mar 2026 25.6× 5.78%
Dec 2025 24.2× (5.86%)
Sep 2025 25.7× 0.55%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 8.8× High 41.3×
Ten-year median 19.5×
Current reading's percentile 87

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 9.5×
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 12.4×
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 12.5×
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 14.3×
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 15.8×
BALL Ball Corporation compare 18.3×
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 23.2×
PKG Packaging Corporation of America 28.2×
IP International Paper Company compare 32.4×
Packaging & Containers industry median 13.4×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.8×
Market median 14.0×

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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