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SONOCO PRODUCTS CO SON

NYSE · stock · Paperboard Containers & Boxes · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

SONOCO PRODUCTS CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.4B
P / E5.4×
P / S0.7×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF15.8×
Dividend yield3.82%
Net margin13.3%
Return on equity27.6%
FCF margin4.6%
Net debt$3.4B
Net debt / EBITDA2.2×
Enterprise value USD$8.9B
EV / EBITDA5.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV11.5%
Return on capital11.8%
Graham number +56.5%$90.91

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($90.91); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.90% 3.40% 5.70% 5.30% 3.90% -1.50% 8.00% 8.70% 3.10% 13.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
19.30% 18.50% 18.80% 19.20% 19.60% 18.60% 20.90% 22.10% 21.50% 20.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.30% 7.90% 7.90% 8.50% 6.70% 8.50% 9.60% 10.80% 6.20% 13.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
18.40% 10.10% 17.70% 16.10% 10.90% -4.60% 22.50% 19.50% 7.20% 27.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
101.8M 100.9M 101.0M 101.2M 101.2M 99.6M 98.7M 98.9M 99.3M 99.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$795.5M $1.19B $1.26B $1.05B $679.6M $1.03B $2.49B $2.86B $4.55B $3.41B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.30% 3.80% 6.80% 5.70% 3.90% -1.70% 6.60% 6.60% 1.30% 9.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.30% 3.10% 7.20% 4.20% 9.60% 0.70% 3.10% 9.60% 8.30% 4.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.68× 0.84× 0.78× 0.66× 0.65× 0.65× 1.31× 1.23× 2.18× 1.04× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.81 $1.74 $3.10 $2.88 $2.05 -$0.86 $4.72 $4.80 $1.65 $10.07 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SONOCO PRODUCTS CO trades at about 5.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.8×–31.2×, median 19.6×).

4.8× 31.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.8×–31.2×); dot = today's 5.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin20.9%21.5%22.1%20.9%18.6%19.6%19.2%18.8%18.5%19.3%
Operating margin13.5%6.2%10.8%9.6%8.5%6.7%8.5%7.9%7.9%10.3%
Net margin13.3%3.1%8.7%8.0%-1.5%3.9%5.3%5.7%3.4%5.9%
FCF margin4.6%8.3%9.6%3.1%0.7%9.6%4.2%7.2%3.1%4.3%
Return on assets9.0%1.3%6.6%6.6%-1.7%3.9%5.7%6.8%3.8%7.3%
Return on equity27.6%7.2%19.5%22.5%-4.6%10.9%16.1%17.7%10.1%18.4%
Debt / equity1.04×2.18×1.23×1.31×0.65×0.65×0.66×0.78×0.84×0.68×
Current ratio1.050.791.761.351.091.211.081.401.561.68

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.