PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Stock
$228.54−1.17 (−0.51%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $856M | $807M | $769M | $736M | $608M | $404M | $346M | $350M | $306M | $269M |
| Capital expenditures | $882M | $829M | $670M | $470M | $824M | $605M | $421M | $400M | $551M | $343M | $274M | $315M | $420M | $234M | $129M | $280M | $320M | $114M | $133M |
| Free cash flow | $742M | $729M | $522M | $845M | $671M | $489M | $612M | $808M | $629M | $513M | $533M | $454M | $316M | $374M | $276M | $65M | $30M | $192M | $136M |
| Stock-based compensation | $49M | $45M | $49M | $40M | $36M | $36M | $30M | $30M | $24M | $21M | $20M | $18M | $16M | $15M | $12M | $9.7M | $7.0M | $7.3M | $8.7M |
| Buybacks | — | $153M | $0 | $42M | $523M | $193M | $0 | $0 | — | — | $100M | $155M | $0 | $7.8M | $45M | $125M | $39M | — | $66M |
| Dividends paid | $448M | $450M | $449M | $449M | $420M | $380M | $300M | $299M | $268M | $238M | $216M | $201M | $157M | $109M | $118M | $76M | $62M | $77M | $125M |
| Dividends per share | $5.25 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | $4.75 | $4.00 | $3.37 | $3.16 | $3.00 | $2.52 | $2.36 | $2.20 | $1.60 | $1.51 | $1.00 | $0.80 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $1.20 |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.8% | 8.1% | 6.2% | 10.8% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 11.6% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 8.9% | 5.8% |