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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Sonoco (SON)

Sonoco posts Q4 net loss of $43 million; guides 2025 adjusted EPS to $6.00-$6.20

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Sonoco reported a fourth-quarter 2024 GAAP net loss attributable to Sonoco of $43 million, or $(0.44) per diluted share, compared with net income of $81 million a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.00 versus $1.02, and full-year 2024 net sales fell 3% to $5.3 billion. The company guided 2025 adjusted EPS to $6.00 to $6.20, which it says reflects growth from the Eviosys acquisition completed December 4, 2024.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net sales were $1.4 billion, up 2%, while GAAP operating profit fell to $56 million from $103 million
  • Full-year 2024 GAAP diluted EPS was $1.65 versus $4.80; adjusted diluted EPS was $4.89 versus $5.26
  • 2025 guidance: adjusted EPS of $6.00 to $6.20, operating cash flow of $750 million to $850 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion
  • Agreement to sell the TFP business to TOPPAN Holdings, Inc. for approximately $1.8 billion

The filing

CompanySonoco (SON)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 18, 2025, 4:40 PM ET
Accession number0000091767-25-000004

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 18, 2025.

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