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Sonoco

NYQ:SON · US8354951027
Containers & PackagingLarge

360

87
Profit price77
Owner Earnings Yield91
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales76
EV / Gross Profit24
Price/Book61
Return on Capital46
Cash Return on Capital93
Return on Equity92
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability43
Cash Conversion6
Accruals93
Owner Earnings Margin93
Sales growth15
Profit Growth71
Long-Term EPS Growth70
Owner Earnings Growth90
Reinvestment58
Price momentum64
Debt load29
Refinancing71
Debt Payback58
Liquidity52
Analyst ratings45
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside35
Market mood94
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Sonoco generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryContainers & Packaging
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees5,474
Websitesonoco.com
ISINUS8354951027
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Green Consumer GoodsDisposal and RecyclingBio-based and Renewable MaterialsBiomass EnergyPackaging ServicesChemicalIndustrialManufacturingPlastics and Rubber ManufacturingRecycling

Description

Sonoco Products Company (Sonoco) operates as a global designer, developer, and manufacturer of a variety of highly engineered and sustainable packaging serving multiple end markets. As of December 31, 2025, the company had approximately 265 location…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Sonoco Products Company is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 4.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -16% yearly growth; analysts expect 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
75
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Jan 2025

All-time low

7

Jan 2023

Average rank

58

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
73
60
47
Price/Earnings
70
95
83
45
Price/Book
61
63
38
37
Dividend Yield
1
98
94
85
Value (overall)
41
96
86
45

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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