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SONOCO PRODUCTS CO

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000091767
$47.92 -0.99% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $47.92 −21.09% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue4.78Operating income0.50Net income0.29EPS, diluted2.81Fiscal year 2017Revenue5.04 +5.3%Operating income0.41Net income0.18 −38.8%EPS, diluted1.74 −38.1%Fiscal year 2018Revenue5.39 +7.0%Operating income0.44Net income0.31 +78.8%EPS, diluted3.10 +78.2%Fiscal year 2019Revenue5.37 −0.3%Operating income0.47Net income0.29 −6.9%EPS, diluted2.88 −7.1%Fiscal year 2020Revenue5.24 −2.5%Operating income0.36Net income0.21 −28.9%EPS, diluted2.05 −28.8%Fiscal year 2021Revenue5.59 +6.7%Operating income0.49Net income−0.09 −141.2%EPS, diluted−0.86 −142.0%Fiscal year 2022Revenue5.38 −3.7%Operating income0.56Net income0.47EPS, diluted4.72Fiscal year 2023Revenue5.44 +1.1%Operating income0.59Net income0.47 +1.8%EPS, diluted4.80 +1.7%Fiscal year 2024Revenue5.31 −2.5%Operating income0.33Net income0.16 −65.5%EPS, diluted1.65 −65.6%Fiscal year 2025Revenue7.52 +41.7%Operating income1.02Net income1.00 +511.8%EPS, diluted10.07 +510.3%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 4.78 5.04 5.39 5.37 5.24 5.59 5.38 5.44 5.31 7.52
Growth +5.3% +7.0% −0.3% −2.5% +6.7% −3.7% +1.1% −2.5% +41.7%
Operating income 0.50 0.41 0.44 0.47 0.36 0.49 0.56 0.59 0.33 1.02
Net income 0.29 0.18 0.31 0.29 0.21 −0.09 0.47 0.47 0.16 1.00
Growth −38.8% +78.8% −6.9% −28.9% −141.2% +1.8% −65.5% +511.8%
EPS, diluted 2.81 1.74 3.10 2.88 2.05 −0.86 4.72 4.80 1.65 10.07
Growth −38.1% +78.2% −7.1% −28.8% −142.0% +1.7% −65.6% +510.3%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin19.8%Operating margin10.6%Net margin6.0%Free cash flow margin4.4%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin19.0%Operating margin8.2%Net margin3.5%Free cash flow margin3.2%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin19.3%Operating margin8.1%Net margin5.8%Free cash flow margin7.4%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin19.7%Operating margin8.7%Net margin5.4%Free cash flow margin4.3%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin20.0%Operating margin6.8%Net margin4.0%Free cash flow margin9.8%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin19.0%Operating margin8.7%Net margin−1.5%Free cash flow margin0.8%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin22.8%Operating margin10.5%Net margin8.7%Free cash flow margin3.3%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin22.1%Operating margin10.8%Net margin8.7%Free cash flow margin9.6%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin21.5%Operating margin6.2%Net margin3.1%Free cash flow margin8.3%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin20.9%Operating margin13.5%Net margin13.3%Free cash flow margin4.6%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
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%
Free cash flow margin 4.4% 3.2% 7.4% 4.3% 9.8% 0.8% 3.3% 9.6% 8.3% 4.6%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow0.40Capital expenditure−0.19Free cash flow0.21Buybacks−0.11Dividends paid−0.15Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow0.35Capital expenditure−0.19Free cash flow0.16 −24.8%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.15Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow0.59Capital expenditure−0.19Free cash flow0.40 +149.4%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.16Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow0.43Capital expenditure−0.20Free cash flow0.23 −42.1%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.17Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow0.71Capital expenditure−0.19Free cash flow0.51 +122.5%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.17Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow0.30Capital expenditure−0.26Free cash flow0.04 −91.7%Buybacks−0.22Dividends paid−0.18Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow0.51Capital expenditure−0.33Free cash flow0.18 +322.7%Buybacks−0.00Dividends paid−0.19Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow0.88Capital expenditure−0.36Free cash flow0.52 +188.4%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.20Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow0.83Capital expenditure−0.39Free cash flow0.44 −15.2%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.20Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow0.69Capital expenditure−0.34Free cash flow0.35 −21.5%Buybacks−0.01Dividends paid−0.21
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 0.40 0.35 0.59 0.43 0.71 0.30 0.51 0.88 0.83 0.69
Capital expenditure −0.19 −0.19 −0.19 −0.20 −0.19 −0.26 −0.33 −0.36 −0.39 −0.34
Free cash flow 0.21 0.16 0.40 0.23 0.51 0.04 0.18 0.52 0.44 0.35
Growth −24.8% +149.4% −42.1% +122.5% −91.7% +322.7% +188.4% −15.2% −21.5%
Buybacks −0.11 −0.01 −0.01 −0.01 −0.01 −0.22 −0.00 −0.01 −0.01 −0.01
Dividends paid −0.15 −0.15 −0.16 −0.17 −0.17 −0.18 −0.19 −0.20 −0.20 −0.21

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.26Total debt1.08Net cash (debt)−0.83Shareholders’ equity1.53Debt to equity0.71Fiscal year 2017Cash0.25Total debt1.61Net cash (debt)−1.35Shareholders’ equity1.71Debt to equity0.94Fiscal year 2018Cash0.12Total debt1.39Net cash (debt)−1.26Shareholders’ equity1.76Debt to equity0.79Fiscal year 2019Cash0.15Total debt1.19Net cash (debt)−1.05Shareholders’ equity1.80Debt to equity0.66Fiscal year 2020Cash0.56Total debt1.24Net cash (debt)−0.68Shareholders’ equity1.90Debt to equity0.66Fiscal year 2021Cash0.17Total debt1.20Net cash (debt)−1.03Shareholders’ equity1.84Debt to equity0.65Fiscal year 2022Cash0.23Total debt2.72Net cash (debt)−2.49Shareholders’ equity2.07Debt to equity1.32Fiscal year 2023Cash0.14Total debt3.00Net cash (debt)−2.86Shareholders’ equity2.42Debt to equity1.24Fiscal year 2024Cash0.43Total debt4.99Net cash (debt)−4.55Shareholders’ equity2.27Debt to equity2.19Fiscal year 2025Cash0.38Total debt3.79Net cash (debt)−3.41Shareholders’ equity3.61Debt to equity1.05
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.26 0.25 0.12 0.15 0.56 0.17 0.23 0.14 0.43 0.38
Total debt 1.08 1.61 1.39 1.19 1.24 1.20 2.72 3.00 4.99 3.79
Net cash (debt) −0.83 −1.35 −1.26 −1.05 −0.68 −1.03 −2.49 −2.86 −4.55 −3.41
Shareholders’ equity 1.53 1.71 1.76 1.80 1.90 1.84 2.07 2.42 2.27 3.61
Debt to equity 0.71 0.94 0.79 0.66 0.66 0.65 1.32 1.24 2.19 1.05

In billions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
19.8% 19.0% 19.3% 19.7% 20.0% 19.0% 22.8% 22.1% 21.5% 20.9%
10.6% 8.2% 8.1% 8.7% 6.8% 8.7% 10.5% 10.8% 6.2% 13.5%
9.2% 6.2% 7.0% 7.1% 4.9% −2.9% 8.5% 9.0% 1.2% 10.2%
6.0% 3.5% 5.8% 5.4% 4.0% −1.5% 8.7% 8.7% 3.1% 13.3%
4.4% 3.2% 7.4% 4.3% 9.8% 0.8% 3.3% 9.6% 8.3% 4.6%
Spending
0.5% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
10.5% 10.1% 10.4% 9.9% 10.1% 10.0% 11.3% 11.8% 13.6% 11.5%
3.9% 3.8% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 4.6% 6.1% 6.7% 7.4% 4.6%
37.3% 46.6% 19.8% 24.5% 20.7% n/a 20.8% 24.5% 8.7% 24.0%
Returns
18.7% 10.3% 17.8% 16.2% 10.9% −4.7% 22.6% 19.6% 7.2% 27.8%
7.3% 3.8% 6.8% 5.7% 3.9% −1.7% 6.6% 6.6% 1.3% 9.0%
Balance and payout
0.71 0.94 0.79 0.66 0.66 0.65 1.32 1.24 2.19 1.05
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 66.2% 81.7% 67.5%
51.1% 87.3% 51.5% 58.3% 83.2% n/a 40.1% 41.6% 124.1% 20.7%
119.4% 100.1% 44.3% 78.2% 35.4% 930.1% 106.3% 40.0% 48.3% 63.3%