Sonoco Products (SON) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)

Sonoco Products (SON) reported Change in Account Payables of -$81.8 million for Q1 2026, up 39.34% on a YoY basis from -$58.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 97.29% quarter-over-quarter from -$41.5 million in Q4 2025.

Sonoco Products (SON) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonoco Products has reported Change in Account Payables for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$81.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Account Payables rose 39.34% year-over-year to -$81.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$34.5 million (up 6.8% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$87.5 million, down 170.82% from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables for Q1 2026 stood at -$81.8 million, down from -$41.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Account Payables was $143.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$134.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Change in Account Payables has averaged -$9.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$23.1 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Account Payables slumped 1037.48% — and 2025, when it surged 343.54%.
  • Sonoco Products' Change in Account Payables stood at -$86.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 73.29% to -$23.1 million in 2023, then surged by 316.66% to $50.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 182.77% to -$41.5 million in 2025, then slumped by 97.29% to -$81.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Account Payables figures came in at -$81.8 million (Q1 2026), -$41.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$54.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Account Payables (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -44.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 36.50 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 158.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn -
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -81.83 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 34.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -313.94 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -81.83 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -81.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -41.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -41.48 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -54.13 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -54.13 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 142.96 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 142.96 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -134.91 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -134.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.11 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 15.58 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 15.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -23.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -23.13 Mn