Investing

Payments to Acquire Other Productive Assets

Packaging Corp of America Payments to Acquire Other Productive Assets increased by 533.3% to $1.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.8%, from $1.60M to $1.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Other Productive Assets shows an upward trend with a 7.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests investment in infrastructure or technology, while a decrease indicates a focus on maintaining existing asset bases.

Detailed definition

This captures cash outflows for the acquisition of productive assets that fall outside standard property, plant, and equ...

Peer comparison

Varies by company accounting policy; peers may classify these under general capital expenditures or specific technology investments.

Metric ID: mcd_payments_to_acquire_other_productive_assets

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$300.00K$200.00K$0.00$2.40M$200.00K$3.20M$400.00K$1.60M$600.00K$300.00K$100.00K$1.40M$300.00K$200.00K$0.00$1.60M$300.00K$200.00K$300.00K$1.90M
QoQ Change-33.3%-100.0%-91.7%>999%-87.5%+300.0%-62.5%-50.0%-66.7%>999%-78.6%-33.3%-100.0%-81.3%-33.3%+50.0%+533.3%
YoY Change-33.3%>999%-33.3%+200.0%-90.6%-75.0%-12.5%-50.0%-33.3%-100.0%+14.3%+0.0%+0.0%+18.8%
Range$0.00$3.20M
CAGR+47.5%
Avg YoY Growth+93.2%
Median YoY Growth-22.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Packaging Corp of America's payments to acquire other productive assets?
Packaging Corp of America (PKG) reported payments to acquire other productive assets of $1.90M in Q1 2026.
How has Packaging Corp of America's payments to acquire other productive assets changed year-over-year?
Packaging Corp of America's payments to acquire other productive assets increased by 18.8% year-over-year, from $1.60M to $1.90M.
What is the long-term trend for Packaging Corp of America's payments to acquire other productive assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Packaging Corp of America's payments to acquire other productive assets has grown at a 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.80M to $2.40M.
What does payments to acquire other productive assets mean?
Cash spent on acquiring non-standard productive assets needed for operations.