Sonoco (SON)

NYSE Materials Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials S&P MidCap 400

$50.43

-0.94 (-1.83%)

Close of Nov 06, 2026 · end-of-day data

Source: Sonoco's 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 05, 2026

Revenue, net income & free cash flow

Income statement

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$4.78B	$5.04B	$5.39B	$5.37B	$5.24B	$5.59B	$5.38B	$5.44B	$5.31B	$7.52B
Cost of revenue	$3.84B	$4.08B	$4.35B	$4.32B	$4.19B	$4.53B	$4.63B	$4.24B	$4.17B	$5.94B
Gross profit	$946.28M	$958.65M	$1.04B	$1.06B	$1.05B	$1.06B	$1.23B	$1.20B	$1.14B	$1.57B
Research & development	$22.50M	$21.00M	$23.20M	$23.30M	$22.00M	$24.10M	$23.10M	$23.90M	$23.00M	$21.50M
Selling, general & admin	$503.05M	$507.82M	$563.31M	$530.87M	$528.44M	$558.18M	$609.58M	$644.54M	$723.83M	$862.18M
Operating income	$504.64M	$412.41M	$437.63M	$467.08M	$357.80M	$486.85M	$563.36M	$589.05M	$326.58M	$1.02B
Interest expense	$54.17M	$57.22M	$63.15M	$66.84M	$75.05M	$63.99M	$101.66M	$136.69M	$172.62M	$233.49M
Pre-tax income	$441.28M	$314.55M	$378.53M	$380.77M	$255.59M	-$160.98M	$459.93M	$489.03M	$63.49M	$765.10M
Income tax	$164.63M	$146.59M	$75.01M	$93.27M	$53.03M	-$67.43M	$95.73M	$119.73M	$5.51M	$183.59M
Net income	$286.43M	$175.34M	$313.56M	$291.79M	$207.46M	-$85.48M	$466.44M	$474.96M	$163.95M	$1.00B
EBITDA	$709.83M	$630.03M	$673.87M	$706.22M	$619.09M	$732.04M	$872.18M	$930.04M	$701.44M	$1.54B
EPS (basic)	$2.83	$1.75	$3.12	$2.90	$2.06	$-0.86	$4.76	$4.83	$1.66	$10.12
EPS (diluted)	$2.81	$1.74	$3.10	$2.88	$2.05	$-0.86	$4.72	$4.80	$1.65	$10.07
Diluted shares	101.78M	100.85M	101.02M	101.18M	101.21M	99.61M	98.73M	98.89M	99.29M	99.57M
Gross margin	19.8%	19.0%	19.3%	19.7%	20.0%	19.0%	22.8%	22.1%	21.5%	20.9%
Operating margin	10.6%	8.2%	8.1%	8.7%	6.8%	8.7%	10.5%	10.8%	6.2%	13.5%
Net margin	6.0%	3.5%	5.8%	5.4%	4.0%	-1.5%	8.7%	8.7%	3.1%	13.3%

Balance sheet

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & equivalents	$257.23M	$254.91M	$120.39M	$145.28M	$564.85M	$170.98M	$227.44M	$138.90M	$431.01M	$378.40M
Receivables	$625.41M	$725.25M	$737.42M	$698.15M	$658.81M	$755.61M	$862.71M	$686.28M	$907.53M	$842.81M
Inventory	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$1.02B	$1.12B
Total current assets	$1.35B	$1.56B	$1.52B	$1.52B	$1.83B	$1.66B	$2.36B	$2.05B	$3.18B	$2.65B
Goodwill	$1.09B	$1.24B	$1.31B	$1.43B	$1.39B	$1.32B	$1.68B	$1.30B	$2.53B	$2.51B
Total assets	$3.92B	$4.56B	$4.58B	$5.13B	$5.28B	$5.07B	$7.05B	$7.19B	$12.51B	$11.16B
Total current liabilities	$802.62M	$999.97M	$1.08B	$1.40B	$1.51B	$1.53B	$1.74B	$1.17B	$4.04B	$2.53B
Short-term debt	$32.05M	$159.33M	$195.44M	$488.23M	$455.78M	$411.56M	$502.44M	$38.93M	$2.05B	$537.95M
Long-term debt	$1.05B	$1.45B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.24B	$1.20B	$2.72B	$3.00B	$4.99B	$3.79B
Total debt	$1.08B	$1.61B	$1.39B	$1.68B	$1.70B	$1.61B	$3.22B	$3.04B	$7.04B	$4.33B
Total liabilities	$2.39B	$2.85B	$2.82B	$3.32B	$3.38B	$3.24B	$4.99B	$4.76B	$10.22B	$7.53B
Shareholders' equity	$1.53B	$1.71B	$1.76B	$1.80B	$1.90B	$1.84B	$2.07B	$2.42B	$2.27B	$3.61B

Cash flow

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating cash flow	$398.68M	$348.25M	$589.90M	$425.85M	$705.62M	$298.67M	$509.05M	$882.92M	$833.85M	$689.78M
Capital expenditures	$186.74M	$188.91M	$192.57M	$195.93M	$194.13M	$256.02M	$328.77M	$363.08M	$393.24M	$344.02M
Free cash flow	$211.94M	$159.34M	$397.32M	$229.92M	$511.49M	$42.65M	$180.28M	$519.84M	$440.61M	$345.76M
Investing cash flow	-$3.14M	-$564.58M	-$444.13M	-$479.10M	-$126.33M	-$165.90M	-$1.74B	-$619.34M	-$4.11B	$2.20B
Financing cash flow	-$315.70M	$203.24M	-$273.65M	$77.20M	-$162.87M	-$513.54M	$1.29B	-$351.99M	$3.67B	-$2.99B
Dividends paid	$146.36M	$153.14M	$161.43M	$170.25M	$172.63M	$178.62M	$187.09M	$197.42M	$203.49M	$208.11M
Share buybacks	$106.74M	$6.33M	$14.56M	$9.61M	$8.48M	$218.09M	$4.55M	$10.62M	$9.25M	$10.93M
Stock-based compensation	$19.29M	$13.49M	$10.73M	$14.33M	$10.61M	$22.61M	$31.31M	$27.78M	$29.66M	$18.04M
Depreciation & amortization	$205.18M	$217.62M	$236.25M	$239.14M	$261.29M	$245.18M	$308.82M	$340.99M	$374.86M	$519.36M

Income statement

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Revenue	$295.93M	$1.31B	$1.28B	$1.35B	$1.36B	$1.71B	$1.91B	$2.13B	$1.77B	$1.68B	$1.89B	$2.04B
Cost of revenue	$189.37M	$1.04B	$993.56M	$1.05B	$1.08B	$1.36B	$1.50B	$1.66B	$1.42B	$1.33B	$1.49B	$1.64B
Gross profit	$287.98M	$271.17M	$285.24M	$299.85M	$282.97M	$353.69M	$406.28M	$467.35M	$347.10M	$345.63M	$392.38M	$405.32M
Selling, general & admin	$103.12M	$167.58M	$175.95M	$159.82M	$220.48M	$209.06M	$218.78M	$220.97M	$213.38M	$201.54M	$200.25M	$186.84M
Operating income	$8.61M	$72.57M	$95.81M	$102.11M	$56.09M	$126.86M	$175.67M	$194.97M	$520.24M	$127.09M	$192.84M	-$637.96M
Interest expense	$35.32M	$31.22M	$29.64M	$61.64M	$53.14M	$56.03M	$64.37M	$61.24M	$51.85M	$44.49M	$45.48M	$46.66M
Pre-tax income	-$23.25M	$42.25M	$71.89M	$44.10M	-$94.76M	$68.54M	$105.88M	$127.76M	$462.92M	$76.44M	$142.31M	-$690.42M
Income tax	-$7.27M	$7.87M	$16.76M	$15.52M	-$34.64M	$21.15M	$39.50M	$7.72M	$115.22M	$9.51M	$39.55M	$44.14M
Net income	$81.24M	$65.18M	$90.81M	$50.92M	-$42.96M	$54.43M	$493.42M	$122.92M	$332.24M	$67.60M	$104.89M	-$732.10M
EBITDA	$100.21M	$163.13M	$185.30M	$192.75M	$160.25M	$248.35M	$305.14M	$326.62M	$656.98M	$252.12M	$323.93M	-$503.10M
EPS (basic)	$0.82	$0.66	$0.92	$0.52	$-0.44	$0.55	$4.97	$1.24	$3.35	$0.68	$1.05	$-7.36
EPS (diluted)	$0.82	$0.66	$0.92	$0.51	$-0.44	$0.55	$4.96	$1.23	$3.33	$0.68	$1.05	$-7.36
Diluted shares	99.16M	99.16M	99.24M	99.27M	98.70M	99.34M	99.54M	99.65M	52.00K	99.70M	99.78M	99.50M
Gross margin	97.3%	20.7%	22.3%	22.1%	20.8%	20.7%	21.3%	21.9%	19.6%	20.6%	20.8%	19.9%
Operating margin	2.9%	5.5%	7.5%	7.5%	4.1%	7.4%	9.2%	9.1%	29.4%	7.6%	10.2%	-31.2%
Net margin	27.5%	5.0%	7.1%	3.8%	-3.2%	3.2%	25.8%	5.8%	18.8%	4.0%	5.6%	-35.9%

Balance sheet

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Cash & equivalents	$138.90M	$172.21M	$140.23M	$1.93B	$431.01M	$181.83M	$329.80M	$244.85M	$378.40M	$224.48M	$168.65M	$183.10M
Receivables	$686.28M	$939.72M	$960.26M	$1.04B	$907.53M	$994.29M	$1.06B	$1.09B	$842.81M	$893.04M	$1.01B	$1.12B
Inventory	—	—	—	—	$1.02B	—	—	—	$1.12B	—	—	—
Total current assets	$2.05B	$2.06B	$2.11B	$3.97B	$3.18B	$3.17B	$3.04B	$3.16B	$2.65B	$2.74B	$2.79B	$2.81B
Goodwill	$1.30B	$1.80B	$1.77B	$1.78B	$2.53B	$2.59B	$2.68B	$2.47B	$2.51B	$2.48B	$2.46B	$1.65B
Total assets	$7.19B	$7.20B	$7.15B	$9.04B	$12.51B	$12.68B	$11.97B	$11.72B	$11.16B	$11.07B	$10.97B	$10.13B
Total current liabilities	$1.17B	$1.58B	$1.63B	$1.68B	$4.04B	$3.99B	$2.42B	$3.42B	$2.53B	$2.85B	$2.80B	$2.38B
Short-term debt	$38.93M	$453.71M	$485.48M	$481.71M	$2.05B	$2.15B	$436.88M	$1.37B	$537.95M	$1.20B	$968.75M	$510.04M
Long-term debt	$3.00B	$2.63B	$2.54B	$4.32B	$4.99B	$4.98B	$4.99B	$3.79B	$3.79B	$3.49B	$3.48B	$3.78B
Total debt	$3.04B	$3.08B	$3.03B	$4.80B	$7.04B	$7.13B	$5.42B	$5.16B	$4.33B	$4.69B	$4.45B	$4.29B
Total liabilities	$4.76B	$4.78B	$4.72B	$6.56B	$10.22B	$10.22B	$8.72B	$8.40B	$7.53B	$7.48B	$7.38B	$7.32B
Shareholders' equity	$2.42B	$2.42B	$2.43B	$2.48B	$2.27B	$2.45B	$3.24B	$3.30B	$3.61B	$3.57B	$3.58B	$2.80B

Cash flow

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026	Sep 2026
Operating cash flow	$266.04M	$166.24M	$109.25M	$162.15M	$396.21M	-$208.09M	$193.44M	$291.55M	$412.89M	-$367.93M	$300.62M	$284.86M
Capital expenditures	$108.20M	$86.46M	$93.24M	$91.64M	$121.90M	$92.66M	$94.83M	$65.93M	$90.61M	$62.08M	$63.68M	$62.91M
Free cash flow	$157.84M	$79.78M	$16.02M	$70.51M	$274.30M	-$300.75M	$98.61M	$225.62M	$322.27M	-$430.01M	$236.94M	$221.95M
Investing cash flow	-$159.61M	-$81.73M	-$14.88M	-$81.45M	-$3.93B	-$88.58M	$1.73B	-$61.00M	$611.78M	-$76.11M	-$56.39M	-$50.95M
Financing cash flow	-$222.92M	-$62.67M	-$115.32M	$1.71B	$2.14B	$29.59M	-$1.81B	-$313.48M	-$896.70M	$302.21M	-$295.08M	-$215.33M
Dividends paid	$49.94M	$50.14M	$51.17M	$51.09M	$51.09M	$51.28M	$52.27M	$52.21M	$52.34M	$52.40M	$53.39M	$53.39M
Share buybacks	$12.00K	$9.14M	$23.00K	$10.00K	$74.00K	$10.57M	$3.00K	$4.00K	$350.00K	$6.95M	$57.00K	$181.00K
Stock-based compensation	$6.66M	$8.32M	$6.66M	$7.68M	$7.00M	$5.83M	$4.14M	$6.78M	$1.30M	$6.17M	$5.73M	$2.45M
Depreciation & amortization	$91.60M	$90.56M	$89.49M	$90.65M	$104.17M	$121.49M	$129.47M	$131.66M	$136.73M	$125.03M	$131.10M	$134.86M

Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.