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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Sonoco Products Company (SON) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Sonoco Products Company (SON) trades at a P/E ratio of 7.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (June 2022) to 35.3× (May 2021); the current reading is higher than 16% of that period. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 17.1× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.3×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.3× | (85.36%) |
| FY2024 | 29.6× | 149.36% |
| FY2023 | 11.9× | (7.11%) |
| FY2022 | 12.8× | — |
| FY2021 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2020 | 28.9× | 34.87% |
| FY2019 | 21.4× | 25.04% |
| FY2018 | 17.1× | (44.65%) |
| FY2017 | 31.0× | 63.74% |
| FY2016 | 18.9× | 14.29% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 9.0× | 68.94% |
| Mar 2026 | 5.3× | 22.36% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.3× | (36.64%) |
| Sep 2025 | 6.8× | (12.38%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| SON Sonoco Products Company | 7.9× |
| GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company compare | 13.0× |
| GEF Greif, Inc. compare | 13.5× |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 13.9× |
| GEF.B Greif Inc. compare | 14.6× |
| SLGN Silgan Holdings Inc. compare | 14.8× |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 16.3× |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 19.2× |
| AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. compare | 78.0× |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 17.1× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 17.3× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)