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NYSE: SON NYSE Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials Next results ~January 20, 2027

C Fundamentals grade

Sonoco Products Co is a US-listed company in the paper & plastic packaging products & materials industry. Its financial year ends in December.

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Fair value per share

Under review: after-tax interest is 42% of the cash flow left for shareholders; our flat discount rate doesn't yet reflect debt this heavy.

Price vs value

Under review: after-tax interest is 42% of the cash flow left for shareholders; our flat discount rate doesn't yet reflect debt this heavy. We'll show the comparison once resolved.

Sonoco Products Co valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders3 buying, 3 selling3 purchases and 3 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds253 adding, 212 cuttingOf 45 active managers that changed their stake, 26 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Sonoco Products files

10-Q filed October 28: Sonoco Products Co

Revenue for the twelve months to September 2026 was $7.37bn, up 3.6% on a year earlier, slower than the 17.7% growth a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin held at 4.8%. Operating margin narrowed to 2.7% from 7.8%.

Our model value for Sonoco Products is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed October 28, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Earlier notes (2)

10-Q filed July 28: Sonoco Products Co

Sonoco Products reported revenue of $7.37bn for the twelve months to June 2026, up 3.6% on the prior year. That pace marks a sharp slowdown from the 17.7% growth recorded a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin proved steadier, holding at 4.8%. Profitability told a different story: operating margin narrowed to 2.7%, down from 7.8%. The gap between flat cash generation and shrinking operating margin suggests cost pressures or one-off charges weighed more heavily on reported earnings than on underlying cash flow. Whether this is a temporary squeeze or the start of a longer trend is not yet clear from these figures alone, but the deceleration in top-line growth alongside compressed margins warrants attention in coming quarters.

10-Q on SEC EDGAR

Where Sonoco Products Co stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $7.46bn, up 17.7% on a year earlier, slower than 31.2% a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin rose to 4.8% from 2.3% a year earlier. Operating margin widened to 13.9% from 7.3%. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C. It passes 1 of our 7 financial-health checks. At that price, our model says the market is pricing in about 9.3% a year of cash-flow growth for five years, faster than the 5.5% a year revenue growth it has delivered.

10-Q on SEC EDGAR

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~January 20, 2027 (estimated)

Sonoco Products Co's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 3.6% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 4.8%. Where it stands out: stock pay as % of revenue of 0.2% ranks 2 of 11 paper & plastic packaging products & materials companies we cover. Where it lags: change in growth rate of -14.1pp ranks 9 of 11 paper & plastic packaging products & materials companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$70 per share in the base case (~$42–$110 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Revenue growth decelerating: TTM revenue growth slowed to 3.6% (-14.1pp vs the prior quarter), the 3rd consecutive quarterly slowdown.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

Nothing in Sonoco Products Co's latest figures clears our strength thresholds.

Things to watch

  • Growth slowing. The growth rate is 14.1 points lower than a quarter earlier.
  • Margins narrowing. Operating margin is down 5.0 points on a year ago.
  • Heavily shorted. 15.5% of the shares available to trade are sold short (11.4 days of average volume to cover).
  • Estimates being cut. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has fallen 8.1% over 90 days.

Latest results: FY2026 Q3

Filed October 28, 2026
Earnings per share
$1.67 against an average estimate of $1.79: missed by 6.8%
Revenue
$2.04bn, down 4.2% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-1.1% in the first session after the results on October 21, 2026, against -0.7% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
net Sales $7.2bn to $7.4bn (Revised Full-Year 2026); adjusted EPS $5.3 to $5.5 (Revised Full-Year 2026)
Next report
October 21, 2026; average EPS estimate $1.04

Sonoco Products' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day+0.5%
  • 1 week+1.9%
  • 1 month+3.0%
  • This year+18.5%
  • 1 year+29.1%
  • 5 years+3.0%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$7.4B
Operating margin
2.7%
Net margin
-3.1%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$-2.28

Growth

Revenue growth
+3.6%
Change in growth rate
−14.1 pts
Share count change
+0.4%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$351M
FCF margin
4.8%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.2%

Earnings

Last results
October 21, 2026
Next results (est.)
January 20, 2027

News & updates

Updated November 3, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Product
  2. Results
  3. Guidance
  4. Dividend
  5. Agreement
  6. Results
  7. Announcement
  8. Leadership
  9. Announcement
  10. Announcement
  11. Product
  12. Results

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Sonoco Products Co valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: held for review: after-tax interest is 42% of the cash flow left for shareholders; our flat discount rate doesn't yet reflect debt this heavy.

The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.

Valuation models

We value Sonoco Products Co as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.5%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.8 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$77 ~$69–$94 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$48 ~$37–$65 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$59 ~$50–$72 Included
Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. — Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Sonoco Products Co with Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$28.39$37.75$39.23$40.43$48.32$47.97$48.23$52.23$49.77$45.24$42.39$50.21
Market value$2.9bn$3.8bn$4.0bn$4.1bn$4.9bn$4.9bn$4.8bn$5.2bn$4.9bn$4.5bn$4.2bn$5.0bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$953m$796m−$255m$1.3bn$1.5bn$1.1bn$1.4bn$3.0bn$2.9bn$6.6bn$3.9bn$4.1bn
Enterprise value$3.9bn$4.6bn$3.7bn$5.3bn$6.4bn$6.0bn$6.2bn$8.2bn$7.8bn$11.1bn$8.2bn$9.1bn
Multiples
Price / sales 0.6x0.8x0.8x0.7x0.9x0.9x0.8x0.9x0.9x0.8x0.6x0.7x
Price / earnings 11.6x13.4x22.6x13.0x16.8x23.4x—11.1x10.4x27.4x4.2x—
Price / free cash flow 11.2x18.1x24.8x10.3x21.3x9.5x112.6x28.6x9.5x10.2x12.2x14.3x
EV / EBITDA 6.5x6.5x5.9x7.9x9.1x9.7x8.5x9.3x8.4x15.8x5.3x12.5x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

55 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Sonoco Products's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 12 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 9.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 8 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 19.7%, moving by 1.3 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 6 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 8.2%; its worst year was 2.7%.

  • Cash conversion 12 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 4.5% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 0.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.3% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $5.40 −6% $7.3bn −2%
Next $5.83 +8% $7.5bn +2%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved −8.1% in 90 days, across 10 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is −7.2% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 0 analysts raised Sonoco Products Co's forecast and 4 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Sonoco Products Co, last 90 days
$5.00 $5.50 $6.00 $6.50 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $5.82 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $5.82 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $5.81 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $5.73 Current fiscal year, Now: $5.40 $5.40 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $6.34 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $6.34 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $6.33 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $6.17 Next fiscal year, Now: $5.83 $5.83

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $5.82$6.34
60 days ago $5.82$6.34
30 days ago $5.81$6.33
7 days ago $5.73$6.17
Now $5.40$5.83

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Sept 2026 $1.79 $1.67 −6.8%
Jun 2026 $1.48 $1.51 +2.1%
Mar 2026 $1.20 $1.20 +0.3%
Dec 2025 $1.00 $1.05 +5.5%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, October 21, 2026
  • Net Sales Revised Full-Year 2026 $7.2bn to $7.4bn
    “Net Sales: $7.20 billion to $7.40 billion” source
  • Adjusted EPS Revised Full-Year 2026 $5.30 to $5.50 Non-GAAP
    “Adjusted EPS (2) : Targeting diluted earnings per share between $5.30 to $5.50” source
  • Adjusted EBITDA Revised Full-Year 2026 $1.2bn to $1.25bn Non-GAAP
    “Adjusted EBITDA (2) : Targeting $1.20 billion to $1.25 billion” source
  • Cash flow from operating activities Revised Full-Year 2026 $600m to $650m
    “Cash flow from operating activities: Guidance adjusted to $600 million to $650 million, including the effect of payments of prior year taxes on gains from divestitures and restructuring costs” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

Analyst recommendations

10 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy550%
Hold550%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 20265510
  2. Sep 20265611
  3. Aug 20266511
  4. Jul 20266511

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Sonoco Products Co, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
15.5%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
11.4
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+9%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
—
of shares
Held by insiders
1.0%
of shares
Employees
22,000
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +29.1%

$38.89 on October 31, 2025 to $50.21

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $6.3bn $7.5bn +17.7%
Net margin 8.8% 8.4% −4.1%
P/E multiple 6.9x 8.0x +14.9%
Share count 99m 100m −0.5%

Biggest factor: revenue.

Last 3 years +3.2%

$48.64 on November 3, 2023 to $50.21

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $4.9bn $7.5bn +52.3%
Net margin 9.8% 8.4% −14.6%
P/E multiple 10.0x 8.0x −19.9%
Share count 99m 100m −0.9%

Biggest factor: revenue.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
SON+1%+8%−5%−9%−6%+19%
Industry peers (median)+6%−23%+1%+3%−17%−4%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
SON50%42%33%50%50%55%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
SON−19%−22%−20%−21%−18%−20%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since October 29, 2015: 42% from July 5, 2019 to March 23, 2020. Getting back needed a 71% gain, reached on March 8, 2021, 350 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$38.24 – $60.00
From 52-week high
−16.3%
vs 50-day average
−0.5%
vs 200-day average
−3.1%
Volatility (1 year)
33%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.41

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±4.5%
After a week
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±5.1%
After a month
7 up, 4 down
typical move ±3.9%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
October 21, 2026 −1.1% −0.7% −4.1% —
July 22, 2026 +2.9% −1.3% +7.8% +7.6%
April 21, 2026 −16.2% +0.4% −12.1% −14.6%
February 17, 2026 +11.5% +0.7% +10.5% +2.2%
October 22, 2025 +0.6% +0.1% −3.6% −2.1%
July 23, 2025 +2.0% +0.9% −3.8% −1.1%
April 29, 2025 −11.7% +0.7% −4.5% −0.7%
February 18, 2025 −2.9% +0.5% −1.5% +2.5%
October 31, 2024 −2.5% −1.5% −2.6% +0.4%
July 31, 2024 −1.0% +0.2% −7.2% +5.1%
April 30, 2024 −1.0% −1.9% +1.5% +5.6%
February 15, 2024 −0.7% +0.2% +2.5% +0.7%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Sonoco Products Co in five measures

Fundamentals grade C
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Sonoco Products Co
$5B $6B $7B $8B FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $5.4B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $5.4B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $5.3B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $5.3B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $5.3B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $5.7B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $6.3B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $7.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $7.5B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $7.5B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $7.5B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $7.4B $7.4B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q4 $5.4B
FY24 Q1 $5.4B
FY24 Q2 $5.3B
FY24 Q3 $5.3B
FY24 Q4 $5.3B
FY25 Q1 $5.7B
FY25 Q2 $6.3B
FY25 Q3 $7.1B
FY25 Q4 $7.5B
FY26 Q1 $7.5B
FY26 Q2 $7.5B
FY26 Q3 $7.4B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Sonoco Products Co
-20% 0% 20% 40% 60% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -7.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -2.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: 8.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: 20.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -2.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: 6.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: 19.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: 34.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 41.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: 31.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: 17.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: 3.6% 3.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q4 -7.1%
FY24 Q1 -2.0%
FY24 Q2 8.3%
FY24 Q3 20.2%
FY24 Q4 -2.5%
FY25 Q1 6.4%
FY25 Q2 19.5%
FY25 Q3 34.8%
FY25 Q4 41.7%
FY26 Q1 31.2%
FY26 Q2 17.7%
FY26 Q3 3.6%
Operating margin (TTM) Sonoco Products Co
0% 5% 10% 15% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 10.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 8.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 6.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 5.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 6.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 6.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 7.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 7.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 13.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 13.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 13.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 2.7% 2.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 10.8%
FY24 Q1 8.1%
FY24 Q2 6.4%
FY24 Q3 5.3%
FY24 Q4 6.2%
FY25 Q1 6.7%
FY25 Q2 7.3%
FY25 Q3 7.8%
FY25 Q4 13.5%
FY26 Q1 13.6%
FY26 Q2 13.9%
FY26 Q3 2.7%
FCF margin (TTM) Sonoco Products Co
0% 5% 10% 15% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 9.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 10.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 8.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 6.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 8.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 1.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 2.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 4.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 4.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 2.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 4.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 4.8% 4.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 9.6%
FY24 Q1 10.9%
FY24 Q2 8.1%
FY24 Q3 6.1%
FY24 Q4 8.3%
FY25 Q1 1.1%
FY25 Q2 2.3%
FY25 Q3 4.2%
FY25 Q4 4.6%
FY26 Q1 2.9%
FY26 Q2 4.8%
FY26 Q3 4.8%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-K/A, 10-Q, 10-Q/A. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2009 Dec 2009 2010 Dec 2010 2011 Dec 2011 2012 Dec 2012 2013 Dec 2013 2014 Dec 2014 2015 Dec 2015 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Dec 2020 2021 Dec 2021 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025 LTM Sept 2026
Income
Revenue 3,694 4,233 4,611 4,895 4,862 5,133 5,079 4,893 5,188 5,531 5,501 5,349 5,720 5,859 5,441 5,305 7,519 7,371
Gross profit 666 768 757 840 862 908 929 946 959 1,041 1,058 1,046 1,062 1,225 1,203 1,139 1,574 1,490
EBITDA 426 508 502 543 547 577 596 710 630 674 706 619 732 872 930 701 1,537 730
Operating income 253 338 322 343 349 378 383 505 412 438 467 358 487 563 589 327 1,018 202
Net income 151 201 218 195 210 226 250 286 175 314 292 207 −85 466 475 164 1,003 −227
Diluted EPS $1.50 $1.96 $2.13 $1.90 $2.03 $2.19 $2.44 $2.81 $1.74 $3.10 $2.88 $2.05 −$0.86 $4.72 $4.80 $1.65 $10.07 −$2.28
Growth (year on year)
Revenue −10.4% +14.6% +8.9% +6.2% −0.7% +5.6% −1.0% −3.7% +6.0% +6.6% −0.5% −2.8% +6.9% +2.4% −7.1% −2.5% +41.7% +3.6%
EBITDA −1.4% +19.1% −1.1% +8.2% +0.7% +5.4% +3.3% +19.2% −11.2% +7.0% +4.8% −12.3% +18.2% +19.1% +6.6% −24.6% +119.1% −29.8%
Operating income +1.3% +33.8% −4.6% +6.4% +1.9% +8.2% +1.2% +31.9% −18.3% +6.1% +6.7% −23.4% +36.1% +15.7% +4.6% −44.6% +211.6% −63.5%
Net income −8.0% +32.7% +8.2% −10.2% +7.4% +7.7% +10.7% +14.5% −38.8% +78.8% −6.9% −28.9% −141.2% — +1.8% −65.5% +511.8% −136.2%
Diluted EPS −8.0% +30.7% +8.7% −10.8% +6.8% +7.9% +11.4% +15.2% −38.1% +78.2% −7.1% −28.8% −142.0% — +1.7% −65.6% +510.3% −136.1%
Margins
Gross margin 18.0% 18.1% 16.4% 17.2% 17.7% 17.7% 18.3% 19.3% 18.5% 18.8% 19.2% 19.6% 18.6% 20.9% 22.1% 21.5% 20.9% 20.2%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 12.0% 10.9% 11.1% 11.3% 11.2% 11.7% 14.5% 12.1% 12.2% 12.8% 11.6% 12.8% 14.9% 17.1% 13.2% 20.4% 9.9%
Operating margin 6.8% 8.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.2% 7.4% 7.5% 10.3% 7.9% 7.9% 8.5% 6.7% 8.5% 9.6% 10.8% 6.2% 13.5% 2.7%
Net margin 4.1% 4.8% 4.7% 4.0% 4.3% 4.4% 4.9% 5.9% 3.4% 5.7% 5.3% 3.9% −1.5% 8.0% 8.7% 3.1% 13.3% −3.1%
Free-cash-flow margin 7.8% 5.4% 1.6% 3.9% 7.5% 4.7% 5.1% 4.3% 3.1% 7.2% 4.2% 9.6% 0.7% 3.1% 9.6% 8.3% 4.6% 4.8%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 391 375 245 404 538 418 453 399 348 590 426 706 299 509 883 834 690 630
Capital spending 104 146 173 215 172 177 192 187 189 193 196 194 256 329 363 393 344 279
Free cash flow 287 229 72 189 366 241 261 212 159 397 230 511 43 180 520 441 346 351
Stock-based pay 9 16 12 9 11 17 9 19 13 11 14 11 23 31 28 30 18 16
Free cash flow after stock pay 278 213 60 180 354 224 251 193 146 387 216 501 20 149 492 411 328 336
Balance sheet
Cash 185 158 176 373 218 161 182 257 255 120 145 565 171 227 139 431 378 183
Total debt 581 — 1,287 1,373 981 1,253 1,135 1,053 — 1,385 1,681 1,700 1,611 3,222 3,037 7,040 4,327 4,292
Net debt (negative = net cash) 396 −158 1,111 1,000 764 1,092 953 796 −255 1,265 1,536 1,135 1,440 2,995 2,898 6,609 3,949 4,109
Diluted shares 101m 103m 102m 103m 103m 103m 102m 102m 101m 101m 101m 101m 100m 99m 99m 99m 100m 100m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 108 112 115 120 125 129 138 146 153 161 170 173 179 187 197 203 208 212
Buybacks 1 25 49 4 27 88 8 107 6 15 10 8 218 5 11 9 11 8
Total returned 109 136 164 124 152 217 146 253 159 176 180 181 397 192 208 213 219 219

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

1 of 7 checks passed · September 27, 2026
What it owns · $10.1bn
Short-term assets $2.8bnLonger-term assets $7.3bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $10.1bn
Short-term liabilities $2.4bnLonger-term liabilities $4.9bnShareholders' equity $2.8bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $2.8bn of assets due within a year against $2.4bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $2.8bn short-term assets against $4.9bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $183m of cash against $4.3bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 153% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 143% to 153% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $630m of operating cash flow against $4.3bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $202m against $188m of interest.

From Sonoco Products Co's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$7.5M
Dividends (TTM)
$212M
Returned to shareholders
62%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$30.8M
Diluted share count
+0.4%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
4.4%
dividends 4.3% + buybacks 0.1% of market value
Sales & admin spending
10.9%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
55 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in paper & plastic packaging products & materials
Last 12 months unless stated SON GPK AVY PKG AMCR IP Median
Revenue, last 12 months $7.4bn $8.6bn $9.2bn $9.5bn $23.5bn $24.2bn $8.6bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 3.6% 0.0% 5.8% 10.3% 56.6% 25.4% 3.6%
Revenue growth, 3-year average 18.9% −3.7% 2.9% 5.9% 17.0% 6.1% 6.0%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −4.2% −0.7% 10.9% 14.7% 25.9% −2.2% 1.1%
Gross margin 20.2% 15.5% 29.0% 20.1% 20.0% 29.8% 20.0%
Operating margin 2.7% 5.8% — 10.9% 8.1% 11.1% 4.1%
Operating margin, 3-year average 5.3% 9.9% — 12.6% 7.9% 9.9% 5.7%
Net margin −3.1% 2.2% 7.6% 7.3% 4.7% −14.2% 1.6%
Cash from operations / revenue 8.6% 9.2% 13.3% 17.0% 9.2% 10.9% 9.2%
Free-cash-flow margin 4.8% 2.7% 11.5% 7.8% 5.2% 2.0% 4.8%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 5.0% 3.3% 9.0% 7.8% 5.6% 2.2% 4.6%
Stock pay / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
Change in share count 0.4% −1.8% −3.0% >999% −2.9% 25.4% 0.7%

Median of all 11 companies we cover in paper & plastic packaging products & materials. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

11 paper & plastic packaging products & materials companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 3.6% 3.6% 6 of 11
Change in growth rate Growth -14.1pp -1.5pp 9 of 11
Gross margin Profitability 20.2% 20.1% 4 of 10
Operating margin Profitability 2.7% 3.5% 6 of 9
Net margin Profitability -3.1% 1.6% 8 of 11
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 4.8% 4.8% 6 of 11
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.2% 0.4% 2 of 11
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 37.3% 36.0% 8 of 11
Change in share count Balance sheet 0.4% 1.0% 4 of 9
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 55 days 55 days 6 of 9

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $3.6B 48.1% ▲ 1.3%
Europe Middle East and Africa EMEA $3.2B 42.7% ▲ 235.7%
Other Geographical Areas $342M 4.6% ▼ 3.7%
Asia $250M 3.3% ▼ 19.8%
Canada $104M 1.4% ▼ 7.9%

From Sonoco Products Co's 10-K filed February 26, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$5.5B
Institutions reporting
504
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 13.1%
Positions opened / closed
57 / 50

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 253 institutions bought and 212 sold ; the biggest buyer was LSV Asset Management (+2.6M shares) and the biggest seller Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC (−696K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $657M 11.7M 12.0% ▲ 2.4%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. $307M 5.5M 5.6% ▼ 7.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $274M 4.9M 5.0% ▲ 23.6%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $271M 4.8M 4.9% ▲ 0.5%
LSV Asset Management $262M 4.6M 4.8% ▲ 122.8%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $251M 4.5M 4.6% ▲ 0.5%
State Street Corp $249M 4.4M 4.5% ▲ 4.6%
Bank Of America Corp $205M 3.6M 3.7% ▲ 9.8%
Earnest Partners LLC $159M 2.8M 2.9% ▲ 9.4%
Invesco Ltd. $116M 2.1M 2.1% ▲ 64.1%
FMR LLC $113M 2.0M 2.1% ▲ 110.6%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $112M 2.0M 2.0% ▲ 1.2%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Sonoco Products Co's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $989,610 3 trades by 3 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $105,594 3 trades by 3 insiders · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▲ $884,016 net buying
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Coker R. Howard President & CEO August 7, 2026 Buy 4,345 $57.41 $249,446
Florence John M Gnl Council, Secy, VP July 29, 2026 Sell 261 $58.56 $15,284
Harrell James A. Iii Pres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg. April 27, 2026 Buy 6,753 $50.37 $340,164
Joachimczyk Paul CFO April 24, 2026 Buy 8,058 $49.64 $399,999
Haynes Ernest D Iii Pres. Consumer Pkg Americas February 27, 2026 Sell 1,581 $56.39 $89,153
Harrell James A. Iii Pres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg. February 19, 2026 Sell 20 $57.84 $1,157

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Trades by members of Congress

All 5 trades and filings

No trades in Sonoco Products Co disclosed in the last 12 months; 5 earlier trades on record.

  • Zoe Lofgren(D-CA 18):Sale (full), $1,001 - $15,000, traded May 25, 2023, filed June 6, 2023
  • Lois Frankel(D-FL 21):Sale (partial), $1,001 - $15,000, traded March 17, 2021, filed April 23, 2021
  • Lois Frankel(D-FL 21):Sale (partial), $1,001 - $15,000, traded March 16, 2021, filed April 23, 2021

Value ranges as filed; reports can arrive up to 45 days after a trade.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around January 20, 2027 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • October 21, 2026
  • July 22, 2026
  • April 21, 2026
  • February 17, 2026
  • October 22, 2025
  • July 23, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Sonoco Products Co was last updated.

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Sonoco Products Co in brief

What does Sonoco Products Co do?
Sonoco Products Co is a US-listed company in the paper & plastic packaging products & materials industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Sonoco Products Co's stock ticker?
Sonoco Products Co trades under the ticker SON on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Sonoco Products Co's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Sonoco Products Co reported revenue of $7.4B, 3.6% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Sonoco Products Co's free cash flow?
Sonoco Products Co's free-cash-flow margin is 4.8% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 6 of the 11 paper & plastic packaging products & materials companies we cover.
Who are Sonoco Products Co's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Sonoco Products Co buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Sonoco Products Co spent $7.5M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count still rose 0.4% over the year.
What is Sonoco Products Co's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Sonoco Products Co's market capitalisation was about $5B and net debt of $4.1B. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Sonoco Products Co pay a dividend?
Yes: Sonoco Products Co paid $212M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 4.26%.
How much debt does Sonoco Products Co have?
Sonoco Products Co's debt-to-equity ratio is 153.2%, from its latest balance sheet (142.8% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Sonoco Products Co's competitors?
In our Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials peer group, the companies closest to Sonoco Products Co are Graphic Packaging Holding Co, Avery Dennison, Packaging Corporation of America, Amcor and International Paper. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Sonoco Products Co's.
Are insiders buying or selling Sonoco Products Co stock?
Over the last 12 months, Sonoco Products Co's directors and officers reported 3 open-market purchases and 3 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Sonoco Products Co's next earnings date?
Around January 20, 2027, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Sonoco Products Co announces its own schedule.