Packaging Corp of America (PKG)
Cash conversion cycle
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | 66.91 | 62.10 | 62.35 | 62.21 | 60.08 | 59.67 | 59.39 | 60.59 | 58.81 | 58.37 | 57.72 | 55.70 | 56.81 | 55.51 | 56.72 | 56.24 | 56.31 | 54.27 | 54.63 | 54.45 |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 58.36 | 50.94 | 49.73 | 50.25 | 54.30 | 52.73 | 48.87 | 48.54 | 48.64 | 46.53 | 45.26 | 45.96 | 47.81 | 52.56 | 51.66 | 50.92 | 53.17 | 50.49 | 49.08 | 45.91 |
| Number of days of payables | days | 29.03 | 26.62 | 26.29 | 23.80 | 26.02 | 27.50 | 26.61 | 24.06 | 24.21 | 21.52 | 23.61 | 23.39 | 27.71 | 30.73 | 32.94 | 28.19 | 31.93 | 26.59 | 27.50 | 26.74 |
| Cash conversion cycle | days | 96.23 | 86.42 | 85.79 | 88.66 | 88.35 | 84.90 | 81.66 | 85.06 | 83.24 | 83.38 | 79.36 | 78.27 | 76.90 | 77.34 | 75.43 | 78.97 | 77.54 | 78.17 | 76.21 | 73.62 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Cash conversion cycle = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
= 66.91 + 58.36 – 29.03
= 96.23
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash conversion cycle
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
96.23
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51.47
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65.91