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Sonoco Products Company
SON Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 1.31%, EPS fell 78.8%, free cash flow grew 138.9% and total debt fell 30.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 36.56 | 47.10 | 46.55 | 51.29 | 37.30 | 54.82 | 51.52 | 49.98 | 48.22 | 38.65 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 55.47 | 55.77 | 58.69 | 66.57 | 62.47 | 69.83 | 67.06 | 63.74 | 61.73 | 50.09 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 20,000 | 21,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | 0 | — | 22,000 | 23,000 | 28,000 | 22,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.34 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 4,783 | 5,037 | 5,391 | 5,374 | 5,237 | 5,590 | 5,859 | 5,441 | 5,305 | 7,519 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 19.78 | 19.03 | 19.31 | 19.68 | 19.98 | 19.00 | 20.91 | 22.10 | 21.47 | 20.94 | |||||
| EBT | 441 | 315 | 379 | 381 | 256 | (161) | 460 | 489 | 63 | 765 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 9.23 | 6.25 | 7.02 | 7.09 | 4.88 | (2.88) | 7.85 | 8.99 | 1.20 | 10.18 | |||||
| Net income | 288 | 177 | 315 | 293 | 207 | (83) | 467 | 476 | 164 | 1,003 | |||||
| Depreciation | 205 | 218 | 236 | 239 | 261 | 245 | 309 | 341 | 375 | 519 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 47.31 | 50.25 | 53.62 | 53.35 | 51.89 | 56.12 | 59.79 | 55.36 | 53.79 | 75.85 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.81 | 1.74 | 3.10 | 2.88 | 2.05 | (0.86) | 4.72 | 4.80 | 1.65 | 10.07 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.94 | 3.47 | 5.87 | 4.23 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 5.19 | 8.98 | 8.45 | 6.96 | |||||
| Capex | 0.93 | (1.83) | (1.67) | (1.80) | (1.79) | (2.44) | (3.26) | (2.88) | (3.83) | (3.00) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 4.87 | 1.64 | 4.19 | 2.43 | 5.20 | 0.56 | 1.94 | 6.11 | 4.63 | 3.96 | |||||
| Book value | 15.38 | 17.26 | 17.63 | 18.02 | 18.93 | 18.57 | 21.15 | 24.74 | 23.18 | 36.64 | |||||
| Shares, m | 101 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 18.91 | 30.97 | 17.14 | 21.43 | 28.90 | 0.00 | 12.78 | 11.87 | 29.61 | 4.33 | ||||
| P/S | 1.13 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.58 | |||||
| P/B | 3.47 | 3.12 | 3.01 | 3.42 | 3.13 | 3.12 | 2.85 | 2.30 | 2.11 | 1.19 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 1.77 | 1.03 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 12.50 | 39.09 | 15.21 | 29.71 | 12.70 | 121.72 | 44.26 | 14.10 | 20.54 | 19.70 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 399 | 348 | 590 | 426 | 706 | 299 | 509 | 883 | 834 | 690 | ||||
| Capex | 94 | (184) | (168) | (181) | (181) | (243) | (319) | (283) | (378) | (297) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 492 | 165 | 422 | 245 | 524 | 56 | 190 | 600 | 456 | 393 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 546 | 564 | 436 | 117 | 319 | 133 | 617 | 885 | (860) | 118 | ||||
| Total debt | 1,021 | 1,288 | 1,190 | 1,193 | 1,244 | 1,199 | 2,720 | 2,998 | 4,985 | 3,789 | |||||
| Net debt | 763 | 1,033 | 1,069 | 1,048 | 680 | 1,028 | 2,492 | 2,859 | 4,554 | 3,411 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,555 | 1,730 | 1,772 | 1,816 | 1,911 | 1,850 | 2,073 | 2,432 | 2,286 | 3,632 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 7.22 | 4.14 | 6.86 | 6.01 | 3.99 | (1.65) | 7.69 | 6.67 | 1.66 | 8.47 | ||||
| ROIC | 10.79 | 9.33 | 9.63 | 10.19 | 8.63 | 10.57 | 7.71 | 6.96 | 2.98 | 9.03 | |||||
| ROE | 18.55 | 10.68 | 17.91 | 16.26 | 11.14 | (4.55) | 23.78 | 21.09 | 6.95 | 33.90 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Sonoco Products Company vs peers in Packaging & Containers (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | $13.3B | 19.2× | 16.3× | +10.92% (above 0%: growing) | +10.79% (above 0%: growing) | +94.11% (above 0%: growing) | 29.62% | 12.73% | Compare |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. | $12.4B | 16.3× | 12.9× | +16.48% (above 0%: growing) | +42.68% (above 0%: growing) | +52.62% (above 0%: growing) | 17.23% | 12.65% | Compare |
| SON Sonoco Products Company | $4.9B | 7.9× | 11.9× | −1.31% (below 0%: shrinking) | −78.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | +138.94% (above 0%: growing) | 20.81% | 10.23% | |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. | $4.8B | 13.9× | 14.0× | +0.64% (above 0%: growing) | +20.00% (above 0%: growing) | −11.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 25.95% | 14.62% | Compare |
| GEF Greif, Inc. | $4.3B | 13.5× | 23.5× | +3.53% (above 0%: growing) | +24.55% (above 0%: growing) | −82.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.39% | 9.26% | Compare |
| SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. | $4.0B | 14.8× | 11.0× | +6.76% (above 0%: growing) | −13.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | +12.13% (above 0%: growing) | 17.94% | 9.19% | Compare |
| GEF.B Greif Inc. | $3.7B | 14.6× | — | +3.53% (above 0%: growing) | +86.36% (above 0%: growing) | −82.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.39% | 9.26% | Compare |
| AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. | $2.8B | 78.0× | 60.0× | +17.73% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +52.38% (above 0%: growing) | 13.89% | 6.71% | Compare |
| GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company | $2.6B | 13.0× | 19.0× | −0.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | −77.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | +92.31% (above 0%: growing) | 13.35% | 4.34% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $4.2B | 14.7× | 16.3× | +5.14% | +20.00% | +32.26% | 20.67% | 9.26% |
Sonoco Products Company (SON) key facts
- Strength: Net income was $1.0 billion, or $10.07 per share (basic), a net margin of 13.3%.
- Sonoco Products Company (SON) is a Packaging & Containers company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, SON traded at $49.77, a market capitalization of $4.9 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 7.9× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.7× sales; its P/E is higher than 9% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Sonoco Products Company pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share, a yield of 4.30%, with a payout ratio of 34.0%.
- Return on equity was 33.9% and debt-to-equity 0.97.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.76 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.