Sonoco Products (SON) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products (SON) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $183.1 million in Q3 2026, down 25.2% from $244.86 million a year earlier but up 8.6% from the prior quarter.
Sonoco Products (SON) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Sonoco Products reported Cash & Equivalents of $378.4 million, down 12.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $431.01 million in FY2024 (+210.3%), $138.9 million in FY2023 (-38.9%), $227.44 million in FY2022 (+33.0%) and $170.98 million in FY2021 (-69.7%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has ranged from $138.9 million in Q4 2023 to $1.93 billion in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 25.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Equivalents in the last five years was growth of 648.5% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 87.3% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $168.65 million (Q2 2026), $224.48 million (Q1 2026) and $378.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 534.60 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 815.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 832.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 410.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 629.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 183.10 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 324.99 Mn |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 295.40 Mn |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 337.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 183.10 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 168.65 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 224.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 378.40 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 244.86 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 329.80 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 181.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 431.01 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 140.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 172.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 138.90 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 257.94 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 319.22 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 209.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 227.44 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 182.24 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 175.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 151.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 170.98 Mn |
Sonoco Products Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "SON", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();