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Sonoco Products Co cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Sonoco Products Co's operations generated $690m of cash; it spent $344m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $346m. It returned $208m in dividends and $10.9m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

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

Sonoco Products Co: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations391375245404538418453399348590426706299509883834690630
Depreciation and amortisation174170180200198199213205218236239261245309341375519528
Stock-based pay916129111791913111411233128301816
Capital spending104146173215172177192187189193196194256329363393344279
Free cash flow2872297218936624126121215939723051143180520441346351
Free cash flow after stock pay2782136018035422425119314638721650120149492411328336
Dividends paid108112115120125129138146153161170173179187197203208212
Share buybacks125494278881076151082185119118
Shares issued7232110165100—————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Sonoco Products Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Sonoco Products Co.