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SONOCO PRODUCTS CO SON
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.82% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $7.5B at a 13.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.23 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Truist Securities | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-04-23 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-15 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-10 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-01 | Deutsche Bank | Buy (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.011 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.303 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.091 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.482 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON | SONOCO PRODUCTS CO | 6/9 | 2.17 | 5.4 | +41.7% |
| GPK | GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO | 5/9 | 1.7 | 7.3 | -2.2% |
| PKG | PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | 3/9 | 4.02 | 27.8 | +7.2% |
| SW | Smurfit Westrock plc | 7/9 | 1.66 | 35.1 | +47.7% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
About SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
Sonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various engineered and sustainable packaging products in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. The Consumer Packaging segment offers round and shaped rigid paper, steel, and plastic containers, as well as metal and peelable membrane ends, closures, and components. Its Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides paperboard tubes, cones, and cores; paper-based protective packaging; and uncoated recycled paperboards. The company also offers packaging materials, such as plastic, paper, foam, and various other specialty materials. It sells its products in various markets, including the paper, textile, film, food, packaging, construction, and wire and cable markets. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.
FAQ
Is SON financially healthy?
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does SON pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. SONOCO PRODUCTS CO pays a dividend yielding about 3.82% with a 20.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is SON?
In FY2025, SONOCO PRODUCTS CO had a net margin of 13.3% and a return on equity of 27.6%.
Is SON overvalued or undervalued?
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO trades at about 5.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.8×–31.2×, median 19.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SON?
The average Wall-Street price target for SONOCO PRODUCTS CO is $60.89, about 4.8% above the recent price, from 9 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is SON a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on SONOCO PRODUCTS CO: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 5.4×, a dividend yield of 3.82%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.