Sonoco Products (SON) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.96 for Q2 2026, down 79.2% from 9.44 a year earlier but up 52.3% from the prior quarter.
Sonoco Products (SON) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Sonoco Products reported Dividend Coverage Ratio of 2.98, up 10.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.82, up 498.2% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 0.81 in FY2024 (-66.5%), 2.41 in FY2023 (-3.5%), 2.49 in FY2022 and -0.48 in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio is -0.84 (Q4 2024) to 9.44 (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 71.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 431.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 79.2%).
- Business Quant data shows SON's Dividend Coverage Ratio at 1.29 (Q1 2026), 6.35 (Q4 2025) and 2.35 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | - |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 1.73 |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.29 |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.17 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 6.45 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 1.96 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 3.41 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.58 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.96 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.29 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.35 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.35 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 9.44 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.06 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.84 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.77 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.30 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.63 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 2.63 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.29 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.11 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.03 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 2.56 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.76 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.64 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.48 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.51 |
Sonoco Products Dividend Coverage Ratio 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();