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SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Mar 29, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 28, 2026
$49.80+0.01 (+0.02%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.97B
- P/E (TTM)
- 4.9
- Dividend yield
- 4.24%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
20.9%+1.4 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
13.5%+6.8 pts over 5 years
Net margin
13.3%+9.5 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +41.7% | +8.7% | +7.0% | +4.0% | |
| Gross profit | +38.2% | +8.7% | +8.5% | +5.4% | |
| Operating income | +211.6% | +21.8% | +23.3% | +10.3% | |
| Net income | +511.8% | +29.1% | +37.0% | +14.9% | |
| EPS, diluted | +510.3% | +28.7% | +37.5% | +15.2% | |
| Free cash flow | -21.5% | +24.2% | -7.5% | +2.9% | |
| Dividend per share | +1.9% | +3.2% | +4.2% | +4.4% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 18.8% | 11.2% | 34.1% | |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 4.0% | 8.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68 | 1.21 | 1.05 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.69 | 0.90 | 1.20 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.12× | 1.83× | 2.57× | |
| Interest coverage | 9.3× | 4.8× | 4.4× | |
| Capex to revenue | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 102M | 101M | 100M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Sonoco Products generated $3.21B from operations and spent $2.91B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 58% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$3.21B
Used
$2.91B
Capital expenditure$1.69B58%Dividends$974.73M33%Share buybacks$253.43M9%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin13.3%
×Asset turnover0.64×
×Equity multiplier4.02×
=Return on equity, FY202534.1%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.3% | 0.64× | 4.02× | 34.1% |
| FY2024 | 3.1% | 0.54× | 4.20× | 7.0% |
| FY2023 | 8.7% | 0.76× | 3.17× | 21.2% |
| FY2022 | 8.0% | 0.97× | 3.11× | 23.9% |
| FY2021 | -1.5% | 1.11× | 2.77× | -4.6% |
| FY2020 | 3.9% | 1.03× | 2.81× | 11.2% |
| FY2019 | 5.3% | 1.13× | 2.73× | 16.4% |
| FY2018 | 5.7% | 1.21× | 2.64× | 18.1% |
| FY2017 | 3.4% | 1.22× | 2.62× | 10.8% |
| FY2016 | 5.9% | 1.23× | 2.61× | 18.8% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$1.00B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$689.78M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year2.3% → 8.0%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$689.78M vs $1.00B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell39.9% → 33.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.79 → 1.05
- No dilutionShare count did not rise99M → 100M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year21.47% → 20.94%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.74 → 0.60