Sonoco Products Co (SON) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $4.90BP/E –Yield 4.25%
Sonoco Products Co grew revenue 3.6% to $7.37B over the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026. Operating income fell 63.5% to $202.22M, moving the operating margin from 7.8% to 2.7%. Free cash flow was $351.16M, up 17.9% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $4.90B.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 27, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.90B
- P/E ratio
- –
- Price to sales
- 0.67
- Price to book
- 1.75
- Dividend yield
- 4.25%
- Free cash flow yield
- 7.16%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $7.37B
- Net income
- -$227.37M
- EPS, diluted
- -$2.30
- Free cash flow
- $351.16M
- Book value per share
- $28.16
- Diluted shares
- 100M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $49.79
- Open
- $49.58
- Day's range
- $49.13 – $49.79
- Volume
- 972,945
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,516,409
- Index membership
- S&P MidCap 400, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.72
- 52-week range
- $39.27 – $60.67
- RSI (14 days)
- 47.5
- Volatility (1 year)
- 33.2%
- Relative volume
- 0.82×
- WACC
- 6.3%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SON | S&P 500 | Difference | SON per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +3.5% | -2.4% | +5.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -14.2% | -1.2% | −13.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +17.0% | +12.3% | +4.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +25.6% | +12.4% | +13.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +3.1% | +78.8% | −75.7 pts | +1.0% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -3.2% | +75.2% | −78.4 pts | -0.7% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +33.9% | +311.1% | −277.2 pts | +3.0% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Sonoco Products filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Update
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Results
- Update
About Sonoco Products
Paperboard Containers & Boxes
Sonoco Products Company manufactures and designs engineered industrial and consumer packaging solutions. Its operations are organized into two primary reportable segments: Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. The Consumer Packaging segment produces rigid packaging in paper, metal, and plastic, such as steel and aluminum food cans, closures, and rigid paper containers primarily for consumer staples in the food, beverage, personal care, and household sectors. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment manufactures paperboard tubes, cores, cones, protective materials, and uncoated recycled paperboard, supported by paper mills and recycling facilities. The company serves food processors, consumer brand owners, and industrial manufacturers across multiple markets.
Company profile, executives and historySonoco Products stock: common questions
What is Sonoco Products's stock price?
SON closed at $49.60 on Nov 11, 2026, down 0.38% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $39.27 and $60.67.
What is Sonoco Products's market cap?
Sonoco Products was worth $4.90B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is SON's P/E ratio?
Sonoco Products lost money over the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026 (diluted EPS -$2.30), so it has no meaningful P/E ratio.
How much revenue does Sonoco Products make?
Sonoco Products reported revenue of $7.37B for the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier.
Does Sonoco Products pay a dividend?
Yes. Sonoco Products paid $2.11 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 4.25% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 17 years in a row.
When does Sonoco Products report earnings next?
Sonoco Products is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 16, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has SON stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, SON returned +25.6% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many SON shares are sold short?
12M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 11.94% of the float, or 7.1 days of average trading volume.
Who are Sonoco Products's competitors?
Companies most similar to Sonoco Products by business, industry and size include GPK, PKG, SW, AVY, SLGN.
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