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Sonoco

SON NYSE Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials Financials FY2016–FY2025

Sonoco's revenue rose 41.7% to $7.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 13.5%, up from 6.2% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $346 million, down 21.5%. It paid out $219 million in dividends and buybacks, 63% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.3%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$50.12

0.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$7.5B
41.7% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
13.5%
7.4 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$1.0B
512.0%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$346M
21.5%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
9.4%
5.2 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$5.0B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
4.9x
On $10.20 EPS (TTM)

What Sonoco does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Sonoco Products Company
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

Sonoco had $7.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 41.7% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 15.2% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $346M in fiscal 2025, 4.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Sonoco returned $219M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 63% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.3%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Sonoco yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$3.9B and divides by 99.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 4.9x · peers 18.4x · sector 20.6x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Sonoco can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $171M$227M$139M$431M$378M
Debt incl. finance leases $1.6B$3.2B$3.0B$7.0B$4.3B
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x3.4x3.1x9.4x2.6x
Debt / equity 0.9x1.6x1.3x3.1x1.2x
Interest coverage 7.6x5.5x4.3x1.9x4.4x
Current ratio 1.1x1.4x1.8x0.8x1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x1.4x1.8x0.5x0.6x
Total assets $5.1B$7.1B$7.2B$12.5B$11.2B
Total liabilities $3.2B$5.0B$4.8B$10.2B$7.5B
Shareholders' equity $1.8B$2.1B$2.4B$2.3B$3.6B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.4B$3.0B$2.9B$6.6B$3.9B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$1.9M

4 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.1M

3 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 7, 2026 Coker R. HowardPresident & CEO Bought 4,345 $57.41 $0.2M Form 4
Jul 29, 2026 John M FlorenceGnl Council, Secy, VP Sold 261 $58.56 $0.0M Form 4
Apr 27, 2026 James A. Harrell IIIPres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg. Bought 6,753 $50.37 $0.3M Form 4
Apr 24, 2026 Paul JoachimczykCFO Bought 8,058 $49.64 $0.4M Form 4
Feb 27, 2026 Ernest D Haynes IIIPres. Consumer Pkg Americas Sold 1,581 $56.39 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 19, 2026 James A. Harrell IIIPres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg. Sold 20 $57.84 $0.0M Form 4
Oct 29, 2025 Paul JoachimczykCFO Bought 20,500 $39.50 $0.8M Form 4
Oct 28, 2025 John R HaleyDirector Bought 2,506 $39.87 $0.1M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✕
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 6 / 93 / 95 / 9
Accruals ratio −5.7%−6.8%2.7%
Altman Z'' 3.080.632.17

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $4.9B $5.2B $5.5B $5.5B $5.3B $5.7B $5.9B $5.4B $5.3B $7.5B
Gross profit $946M $959M $1.0B $1.1B $1.0B $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $1.1B $1.6B
Research and development $22.5M $21.0M $23.2M $23.3M $22.0M $24.1M $23.1M $23.9M $23.0M $21.5M
Operating income $505M $412M $438M $467M $358M $487M $563M $589M $327M $1.0B
Interest expense $54.2M $57.2M $63.1M $66.8M $75.0M $64.0M $102M $137M $173M $234M
Pretax income $441M $315M $379M $381M $256M −$161M $460M $489M $63.5M $765M
Income tax $165M $147M $75.0M $93.3M $53.0M −$67.4M $95.7M $120M $5.5M $184M
Net income $286M $175M $314M $292M $208M −$85.5M $466M $475M $164M $1.0B
Diluted EPS $2.81 $1.74 $3.10 $2.88 $2.05 −$0.86 $4.72 $4.80 $1.65 $10.07
Diluted shares 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B 0.10B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $399M $348M $590M $426M $706M $299M $509M $883M $834M $690M
Capital expenditure $187M $189M $193M $196M $194M $256M $329M $363M $393M $344M
Free cash flow $212M $159M $397M $230M $511M $42.7M $180M $520M $441M $346M
Depreciation and amortization $205M $218M $236M $239M $261M $245M $309M $341M $375M $519M
Stock-based compensation $19.3M $13.5M $10.7M $14.3M $10.6M $22.6M $31.3M $27.8M $29.7M $18.0M
Acquisitions $88.6M $384M $277M $298M $49.3M $22.2M $1.4B $373M $3.8B $0.0M
Share buybacks $107M $6.3M $14.6M $9.6M $8.5M $218M $4.5M $10.6M $9.2M $10.9M
Dividends paid $146M $153M $161M $170M $173M $179M $187M $197M $204M $208M
Dividends and buybacks $253M $159M $176M $180M $181M $397M $192M $208M $213M $219M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $257M $255M $120M $145M $565M $171M $227M $139M $431M $378M
Total debt $1.1B $1.4B $1.4B $1.7B $1.7B $1.6B $3.2B $3.0B $7.0B $4.3B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $33.1M $37.9M $60.3M $103M $72.6M $67.6M $53.5M
Current assets $1.3B $1.6B $1.5B $1.5B $1.8B $1.7B $2.4B $2.1B $3.2B $2.6B
Current liabilities $803M $1.0B $1.1B $1.4B $1.5B $1.5B $1.7B $1.2B $4.0B $2.5B
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $1.0B $1.1B
Property and equipment, net $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B $1.2B $1.3B $1.7B $1.7B $2.7B $2.8B
Total assets $3.9B $4.6B $4.6B $5.1B $5.3B $5.1B $7.1B $7.2B $12.5B $11.2B
Total liabilities $2.4B $2.8B $2.8B $3.3B $3.4B $3.2B $5.0B $4.8B $10.2B $7.5B
Shareholders' equity $1.5B $1.7B $1.8B $1.8B $1.9B $1.8B $2.1B $2.4B $2.3B $3.6B
Margins
Gross margin 19.3% 18.5% 18.8% 19.2% 19.6% 18.6% 20.9% 22.1% 21.5% 20.9%
Operating margin 10.3% 8.0% 7.9% 8.5% 6.7% 8.5% 9.6% 10.8% 6.2% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 12.1% 12.2% 12.8% 11.6% 12.8% 14.9% 17.1% 13.2% 20.4%
Net margin 5.9% 3.4% 5.7% 5.3% 3.9% −1.5% 8.0% 8.7% 3.1% 13.3%
FCF margin 4.3% 3.1% 7.2% 4.2% 9.6% 0.8% 3.1% 9.6% 8.3% 4.6%
Returns
Return on capital 13.1% 8.4% 11.8% 11.0% 8.9% 12.1% 10.7% 8.6% 4.2% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 16.3% 12.4% 12.4% 12.9% 9.6% 13.3% 12.7% 10.4% 4.5% 11.9%
Return on equity 18.8% 10.8% 18.1% 16.4% 11.2% −4.6% 23.9% 21.2% 7.0% 34.1%
Return on assets 7.2% 4.1% 6.9% 6.0% 4.0% −1.7% 7.7% 6.7% 1.7% 8.5%
Growth
Revenue growth −3.7% 6.0% 6.6% −0.5% −2.8% 6.9% 2.4% −7.1% −2.5% 41.7%
Net income growth 14.5% −38.8% 78.8% −6.9% −28.9% −141.2% — 1.8% −65.5% 511.8%
EPS growth 15.2% −38.1% 78.2% −7.1% −28.8% −142.0% — 1.7% −65.6% 510.3%
FCF growth −18.7% −24.8% 149.4% −42.1% 122.5% −91.7% 322.7% 188.4% −15.2% −21.5%
Share count change −0.6% −0.9% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% −1.6% −0.9% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.9x 1.9x 2.2x 1.8x 2.0x 3.4x 3.1x 9.4x 2.6x
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 1.6x 1.3x 3.1x 1.2x
Interest coverage 9.3x 7.2x 6.9x 7.0x 4.8x 7.6x 5.5x 4.3x 1.9x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x 1.8x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x 1.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.8% 3.6% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 4.5% 5.6% 6.7% 7.4% 4.6%
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.2%
Payouts / FCF 119.4% 100.1% 44.3% 78.2% 35.4% 930.1% 106.3% 40.0% 48.3% 63.4%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 9.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 8.0 6.0 3.0 5.0
Altman Z'' 4.1 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.1 0.6 2.2
Accruals ratio −2.8% −4.1% −6.1% −2.8% −9.6% −7.4% −0.7% −5.7% −6.8% 2.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000091767). Data updated October 14, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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