Latest period
$4.37B
YoY change
+57.5%
5Y CAGR
+9.8%
Peak year (2025)
$4.36B
Latest annual
$4.36B
Total Debt history chart for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: $4.36B
Total Debt growth chart for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: +57.5%
Total Debt history table for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | $4.36B | +57.5% | +$1.59B | ||
| 2024 | $2.77B | -12.7% | −$401.70M | ||
| 2023 | $3.17B | +13.6% | +$380.10M | ||
| 2022 | $2.79B | +2.2% | +$60.80M | ||
| 2021 | $2.73B | -0.2% | −$5.60M | ||
| 2020 | $2.74B | +0.1% | +$3.40M | ||
| 2019 | $2.73B | +9.3% | +$231.80M | ||
| 2018 | $2.50B | -5.6% | −$148.00M | ||
| 2017 | $2.65B | -0.6% | −$16.70M | ||
| 2016 | $2.67B | +15.0% | +$347.70M | ||
| 2015 | $2.32B | -2.5% | −$59.60M | ||
| 2014 | $2.38B | -7.5% | −$193.45M | ||
| 2013 | $2.57B | +213.9% | +$1.75B | ||
| 2012 | $819.50M | -1.3% | −$10.78M | ||
| 2011 | $830.28M | +22.0% | +$149.68M | ||
| 2010 | $680.60M | -0.0% | −$277.00K | ||
| 2009 | $680.88M | -0.0% | −$257.00K | ||
| 2008 | $681.13M | +0.6% | +$3.89M | ||
| 2007 | $677.25M | -11.5% | −$87.80M | ||
| 2006 | $765.05M | +10.0% | +$69.84M | ||
| 2005 | $695.20M | +0.0% | +$311.00K | ||
| 2004 | $694.89M | -0.4% | −$3.07M | ||
| 2003 | $697.96M | -6.0% | −$44.25M | ||
| 2002 | $742.21M | -6.7% | −$53.00M | ||
| 2001 | $795.22M | -8.5% | −$74.20M | ||
| 2000 | $869.41M | -34.6% | −$460.59M | ||
| 1999 | $1.33B | +7500.0% | +$1.31B | ||
| 1998 | $17.50M | — | — |
- 2025$4.36B+57.5%
- 2024$2.77B-12.7%
- 2023$3.17B+13.6%
- 2022$2.79B+2.2%
- 2021$2.73B-0.2%
- 2020$2.74B+0.1%
- 2019$2.73B+9.3%
- 2018$2.50B-5.6%
- 2017$2.65B-0.6%
- 2016$2.67B+15.0%
- 2015$2.32B-2.5%
- 2014$2.38B-7.5%
- 2013$2.57B+213.9%
- 2012$819.50M-1.3%
- 2011$830.28M+22.0%
- 2010$680.60M-0.0%
- 2009$680.88M-0.0%
- 2008$681.13M+0.6%
- 2007$677.25M-11.5%
- 2006$765.05M+10.0%
- 2005$695.20M+0.0%
- 2004$694.89M-0.4%
- 2003$697.96M-6.0%
- 2002$742.21M-6.7%
- 2001$795.22M-8.5%
- 2000$869.41M-34.6%
- 1999$1.33B+7500.0%
- 1998$17.50M—
Total Debt values are taken from Packaging Corporation of America's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Total Debt at Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
According to Packaging Corporation of America's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $4.37B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) most recent annual total debt stands at $4.36B (2025) – surged 57.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Packaging Corporation of America total debt compounded at +9.8% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
$4.36B stands as the all-time-high annual total debt, posted in 2025, against a low of $17.50M during 1998.
Packaging Corporation of America Total Debt by Year
Packaging Corporation of America Total Debt 2025: $4.36B
2025's total debt for Packaging Corporation of America came in at $4.36B, surged 57.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Packaging Corporation of America Total Debt 2024: $2.77B
Packaging Corporation of America posted total debt of $2.77B in 2024, declined 12.7% below 2023.
Packaging Corporation of America Total Debt 2023: $3.17B
In 2023, Packaging Corporation of America reported total debt of $3.17B, grew 13.6% from 2022.
Packaging Corporation of America Total Debt 2022: $2.79B
Packaging Corporation of America total debt in 2022 was $2.79B, edged up 2.2% from 2021.
Packaging Corporation of America Total Debt 2021: $2.73B
Packaging Corporation of America total debt in 2021 was $2.73B.
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