SON vs SUZ vs EXP Stock Comparison

Sonoco Products, Suzano and Eagle Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.29 -1.5% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.81 +1.4% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
5 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 5, Eagle Materials 4, Sonoco Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONSUZEXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.89B $11.02B $5.40B SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.5x 7.1x 13.4x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 6.2x 14.2x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +0.7% +1.7% SON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.2% 17.3% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.1% 12.9% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 2.2x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.1% -3.4% -25.4% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +0.2%/yr +4.7%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.7% 29.9% 34.5% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 51/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

SONSUZEXP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSONSUZEXP
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 90 #30 of 287 22 #8 of 10
Growth 20 #13 of 16 17 #223 of 267 –
Profitability 43 #9 of 15 76 #59 of 239 100 #1 of 8
Financial Health 29 #11 of 15 30 #204 of 292 25 #7 of 9
Shareholder Returns 62 #6 of 14 71 #60 of 204 57 #4 of 8
Overall 44 57 51
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSONSUZEXPSPY
1 month -1.5%+1.4%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%+7.0%-19.8% +3.5%
6 months -1.9%-3.2%-17.1% +7.0%
Year to date +12.9%-5.7%-15.8% +12.2%
1 year +22.1%-3.4%-25.4% +13.0%
3 years -2.6%-15.1%+17.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.9%-5.3%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -15.2%+0.8%+26.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.2%+0.2%+4.7% +11.0%
10 years -1.4%+149.6%+117.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.1%+9.6%+8.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSONSUZEXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.7%29.9%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%27.9%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.641.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.11-0.73 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-41.1%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-23.1%-27.6% -1.8%
52-week high $60.55$11.46$240.24 $779.14
52-week low $39.27$7.67$163.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSONSUZEXP
P/E now vs peer median -21.6xmedian 19.3x 7.0xmedian 17.8x 13.4xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.7x 5.8xmedian 9.9x 9.8xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 15.7x 12.5xmedian 16.0x 31.4xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.82 -0.19median 0.79 -10.95median 2.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSONSUZEXP
Revenue $7.37B $9.04B $2.32B
Gross profit $1.49B $2.58B $628.19M
Operating income $202.22M $1.91B $539.59M
Net income -$226.60M $1.56B $402.57M
Free cash flow – $888.28M $170.51M
EPS (diluted) $-2.28 $1.25 $12.95
Cash & equivalents $183.10M $3.21B $233.54M
Total debt – $17.89B $6.57B
Shares (diluted) 99.78M 1.24B 31.09M
Enterprise value $4.89B -$7.31B $4.41B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSONSUZEXP
P/E -21.6x 7.0x 13.4x
P/FCF 13.9x 12.5x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 3.5x 8.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 14.6x 1.2x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 5.8x 9.8x
EV/EBIT – 12.6x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.7x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 27.0x 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 7.6x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 -0.19 -10.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONSUZEXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 0.7% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -1.5% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% -23.8% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -17.1% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.5% -20.3% -9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% -30.5% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.1% 11.8% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -29.7% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.2% 14.2% -6.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -36.5% -1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.3% -11.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -13.2% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -70.7% -45.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.6% -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONSUZEXP
Gross margin – 28.6% 27.0%
EBITDA margin – 46.0% 30.3%
Operating margin – 21.1% 23.2%
Pretax margin – 25.9% 21.5%
Net margin – 17.2% 17.3%
FCF margin – 9.8% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 34.8% 27.2%
Return on equity -7.1% 16.6% 26.1%
Return on assets -2.1% 4.8% 10.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.1% 12.9%
Return on capital employed – 6.4% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.8x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONSUZEXP
Debt / assets – 54.2% 45.0%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – 20.1x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 70.9% 62.0%
Equity / assets 27.8% 29.1% 38.0%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 11.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 3.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio – 2.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 1.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONSUZEXP
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.4% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 7.2%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 2.4% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 18.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSONSUZEXP
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 6.2xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.09FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $12.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.9%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% -29.4% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.65BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +11.4% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSONSUZEXP
Held by institutions 97.9% 5.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 507 136 529
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.2% +0.6% +4.2%
Institutions buying 264 77 272
Institutions selling 160 46 167
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.67 1.63

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SONSUZEXP
SON 1.00 0.11 0.41
SUZ 0.11 1.00 0.27
EXP 0.41 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SON, SUZ and EXP?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sonoco Products (SON) $4.89B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.02B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, SON, SUZ and EXP?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sonoco Products (SON) -21.5x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Sonoco Products (SON) 9.7x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.2x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sonoco Products (SON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Sonoco Products (SON) +22.1%, Suzano (SUZ) -3.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Sonoco Products (SON) -3.2%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.2%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sonoco Products (SON) 0.00%, Suzano (SUZ) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%. Sonoco Products (SON) and Suzano (SUZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Sonoco Products (SON) 33.7%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SON, SUZ and EXP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suzano (SUZ) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.