Sonoco Products Company
NYSE•SON
CEO: Mr. Robert Howard Coker
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Packaging & Containers
Listing Date: 1980-03-17
Sonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various engineered and sustainable packaging products in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company operates Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging segments. The Consumer Packaging segment offers round and shaped rigid paper, steel, and plastic containers; metal and peelable membrane ends, closures, and components; thermoformed plastic trays and enclosures; and high-barrier flexible packaging products. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides paperboard tubes, cones, and cores; paper-based protective packaging products; and uncoated recycled paperboard products. It also offers various packaging materials, including plastic, paper, foam, and other specialty materials. Sonoco Products Company sells its products in various markets, which include paper, textile, film, food, packaging, construction, and wire and cable. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.
Contact Information
Market Cap
$4.79B
P/E (TTM)
7.7
18.1
Dividend Yield
4.3%
52W High
$50.09
52W Low
$38.65
52W Range
Rank35Top 29.9%
4.6
F-Score
Modified Piotroski Analysis
Based on 10-year fundamentals
Average • 4.6 / 9 points
Scoring Range (0-9)
8-9: Excellent Value
6-7: Strong Fundamentals
4-5: Average Quality
0-3: Weak Performance
Data Period: 2016-2025
Financial Dashboard
Q3 2025 Data
Revenue
$2.13B+27.16%
4-Quarter Trend
EPS
$1.23+136.54%
4-Quarter Trend
FCF
$225.62M+219.98%
4-Quarter Trend
2025 Q3 Earnings Highlights
Key Highlights
Strong Q3 Sales Growth Net sales $2.13B USD, up 57.3% for the quarter; 9M sales reached $5.75B USD, increasing 45.9%.
Operating Profit Surges Q3 Operating profit $195.0M USD, a 90.9% increase; 9M operating profit grew 83.9% to $497.5M USD.
Net Income Attributable Sonoco Q3 Net income attributable to Sonoco $122.9M USD, up from $50.9M USD; 9M income $670.8M USD versus $206.9M USD.
Eviosys Integration Benefits Eviosys acquisition drove $758.2M USD sales increase in Metal Packaging EMEA during the quarter period.
Risk Factors
Elevated Restructuring Charges Restructuring charges totaled $48.4M USD for the quarter and $71.7M USD year-to-date due to optimization efforts.
Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Ongoing uncertainty regarding tariffs and trade relations may adversely affect costs of products sold and margins.
Goodwill Impairment Risk Metal Packaging EMEA and APAC goodwill balances risk impairment if operations underperform expectations near term.
Outlook
ThermoSafe Divestiture Pending Definitive agreement signed to sell ThermoSafe business; expected completion by end of 2025 streamlining operations further.
Core Business Focus Strategy focuses on core Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging units following recent major acquisitions and divestitures.
Capital Investment Planned Plans announced to invest $30M USD in US rigid paper can facilities to improve supply chain reliability and capacity.
Peer Comparison
Revenue (TTM)
GPK$8.61B
$6.82B
$6.43B
Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)
58.2%
TNL55.2%
37.3%
Key Metrics
Symbol | Market Cap | P/E (TTM) | ROE (TTM) | Debt to Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE | $6.15B | 16.0 | 43.2% | 60.3% |
| SKY | $5.12B | 23.5 | 14.2% | 5.8% |
| REYN | $5.06B | 16.6 | 14.2% | 35.8% |
Long-Term Trends
Last 4 Quarters
Revenue
Net Income
Operating Cash Flow
4Q Revenue CAGR
79.5%
Strong Growth
4Q Net Income CAGR
N/M
Profitability Shift
Cash Flow Stability
75%
Volatile Cash Flow
Research & Insights
Next earnings:Feb 16, 2026
EPS:$1.01
|Revenue:$1.76B
Reports
All Years
Form 10-Q - Q3 2025
Period End: Sep 28, 2025|Filed: Oct 29, 2025|Revenue: $2.13B+27.2%|EPS: $1.23+136.5%MissForm 10-Q - Q2 2025
Period End: Jun 29, 2025|Filed: Jul 28, 2025|Revenue: $1.91B+17.7%|EPS: $4.96+439.1%BeatForm 10-Q - Q1 2025
Period End: Mar 30, 2025|Filed: May 2, 2025|Revenue: $1.71B+30.6%|EPS: $0.55-16.7%MissForm 10-K - FY 2024
Period End: Dec 31, 2024|Filed: Feb 28, 2025|Revenue: $5.31B-2.5%|EPS: $1.66-65.6%MissForm 10-Q - Q3 2024
Period End: Sep 29, 2024|Filed: Nov 1, 2024|Revenue: $1.68B-2.0%|EPS: $0.52-60.9%MissForm 10-Q - Q2 2024
Period End: Jun 30, 2024|Filed: Aug 1, 2024|Revenue: $1.62B-4.8%|EPS: $0.92-21.4%MissForm 10-Q - Q1 2024
Period End: Mar 31, 2024|Filed: May 1, 2024|Revenue: $1.31B-24.3%|EPS: $0.66-56.3%MissForm 10-K - FY 2023
Period End: Dec 31, 2023|Filed: Feb 28, 2024|Revenue: $5.44B-7.1%|EPS: $4.83+1.5%Miss