Sonoco Products Co (SON) stock
SONNYSEPaperboard Containers & BoxesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 7/3017% above fair value
$48.69−0.91 (-1.83%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.81BP/E –Yield 4.33%
Sonoco Products statistics
106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 10, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.78
- 7.66
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.23
- 1.14
- EV / EBIT
- 44.66
- 23.29
- EV / FCF
- 25.72
- 22.52
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.37%
- 0.52%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 98M
- 68M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.26%
- 1.61%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 98.6%
- 96.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 12M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.24%
- -3.09%
- Short % of Float
- 11.9%
- 4.68%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 11.8%
- 4.31%
- Days to Cover
- 7.09
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $60.67
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $39.27
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $50.03
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $49.59
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $52.47
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.43
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.93%
- -2.47%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 1.76%
- 7.66%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -14.9%
- -9.65%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -0.36%
- 8.63%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 13.7%
- -12.3%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 22.3%
- -9.06%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -6.91%
- -8.57%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -20.0%
- -29.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -4.10%
- -41.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.82
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.5
- 54.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 33.2%
- 51.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.72
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -0.12%
- -0.54%
- EBITDA Margin
- 9.90%
- 9.90%
- FCF Margin
- 4.76%
- 4.27%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -7.45%
- -6.62%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -2.08%
- -2.06%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 2.11%
- 1.10%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 2.61%
- 0.08%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.18
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.55
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 1.53
- 1.02
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.88
- 3.35
- Debt / FCF
- 12.22
- 7.85
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 5.63
- 3.18
- Interest Coverage
- 1.07
- -0.08
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 3.62%
- 0.84%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -136.2%
- -36.8%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -136.5%
- -40.3%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 17.9%
- 10.8%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.67%
- -0.76%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.05%
- 5.69%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 28.7%
- 0.23%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 37.5%
- 5.87%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.67
- 0.75
- Revenue Per Employee
- $320.50K
- $422.91K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$9.89K
- -$9.89K
- Employee Count
- 23,000
- 5,500
- WACC
- 6.33%
- 6.88%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$8.75M
- -$8.75M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$4.11B
- -$1.55B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$41.55
- -$17.60
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.80B
- $905.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $28.34
- $11.00
- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.33B
- $76.53M
- Working Capital
- $424.95M
- $276.90M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$279.28M
- -$175.25M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.55
- $1.48
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -4.64%
- -4.64%
- FCF Yield
- 7.16%
- 4.53%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.25%
- 4.08%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.15%
- 0.15%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.41%
- 4.41%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.11
- $1.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 1.93%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 17
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 60.2%
- 68.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $188.49M
- $88.00M
- Income Tax
- $208.42M
- $10.51M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.61
- 1.39
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.22
- -2.64
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | +1.4% | -2.7% | +4.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -16.2% | -1.7% | −14.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +14.9% | +11.9% | +3.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +24.4% | +12.0% | +12.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +1.2% | +78.2% | −76.9 pts | +0.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -5.7% | +73.2% | −79.0 pts | -1.2% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +31.4% | +309.6% | −278.2 pts | +2.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
12M SON shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.2% from the previous report, or 11.94% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 11,658,243 | -2.2% | 1,644,579 | 7.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 11,925,660 | +7.4% | 970,816 | 12.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11,107,823 | +1.7% | 1,123,220 | 9.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,918,031 | +8.1% | 1,296,845 | 8.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,103,853 | -5.8% | 905,828 | 11.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10,728,575 | -7.0% | 851,198 | 12.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11,541,677 | +9.2% | 1,357,305 | 8.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 10,564,624 | +1.5% | 1,112,702 | 9.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,409,663 | +6.9% | 1,413,938 | 7.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,738,775 | +14.3% | 1,259,182 | 7.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,523,240 | +13.5% | 1,207,443 | 7.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 7,511,812 | +24.7% | 1,247,648 | 6.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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