Consumer Cyclical
Sonoco Products Company(SON)
Live Price
Offline$51.23
+1.75% today
1Y Change
+16.96%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.95B
- Revenue Growth
- +41.7%
- EPS Growth
- +139.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.2%
Coverage: 247 bars Β· Jun 20, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Sonoco Products Company (SON) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $4.95B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $51.23 and up 17.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +41.7%, EPS growth of +139.8%, a dividend yield of 4.2%. What stands out right now is revenue +41.7%, EPS +139.8%, free cash flow -10.9% with operating margin 8.7% and ROIC 5.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 4.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 4.8 and price/sales 0.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SON price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+41.7% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+8.7% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
4.8 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 21, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +41.7% and EPS at +139.8%, with operating margin around 8.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 4.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -5.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 21, 2026 | β | -16.2% | -12.1% | -18.4% |
2026 Feb 16, 2026 | +4.0% | +1.6% | +0.6% | -5.5% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | +0.5% | -0.1% | -4.3% | -3.9% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
SON Max Drawdown
-19.56%
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Company Overview
Sonoco Products Company
New York Stock Exchange
Sonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells industrial and consumer packaging products in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company operates through two segments: Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. The Consumer Packaging segment round and shaped rigid paper containers; metal and peelable membrane ends and closures; thermoformed plastic trays and containers; printed flexible packaging; and global brand artwork management. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides fiber-based tubes, cones, and cores; fiber-based construction tubes; fiber-based protective packaging and components; wooden, metal, and composite wire and cable, as well as reels and spools; and recycled paperboard, corrugating medium, recovered paper, and material recycling services. Sonoco Products Company offers thermoformed rigid plastic trays and devices; custom-engineered molded foam protective packaging and components; temperature-assured packaging; injection molded and extruded containers, spools, and parts; retail security packaging, including printed backer cards, thermoformed blisters, and heat-sealing equipment; and paper amenities. The company sells its products in various markets, which include paper, textile, film, food, chemical, packaging, construction, and wire and cable. Sonoco Products Company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.
- Leadership
- Robert Howard Coker
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 23.4k
- Street Address
- 1 North Second Street
- Mailing
- Hartsville, SC, 29550
- Region
- Hartsville, SC, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 843 383 7000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 4.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.3
- Price/Sales
- 0.7
- Price/Book
- 1.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +41.7%
- EPS
- +139.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -10.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 20.9%
- Operating Margin
- 8.7%
- Net Margin
- 13.8%
- ROE
- 30.1%
- ROIC
- 5.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.38
- Current Ratio
- 0.96
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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