Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' FCF Margin was 12.57% in Q2 2026, up 7.40 percentage points from 5.16% a year earlier and up 38.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sonoco Products' FCF Margin was 4.76% through Jun 28, 2026, up 2.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.60%, down 3.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -5.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 8.30% in FY2024 (-1.25 pp), 9.55% in FY2023 (+6.48 pp), 3.08% in FY2022 (+2.31 pp) and 0.76% in FY2021 (-9.00 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -25.65% (Q1 2026) and 33.36% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.01 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 34.80 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 23.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SON's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -25.65% (Q1 2026), 18.23% (Q4 2025) and 10.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.74% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.12% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.83% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 21.26% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 11.68% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 16.28% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.57% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -15.73% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 3.43% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 19.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 12.57% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -25.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.23% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.59% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -17.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.12% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.82% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 12.68% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 12.88% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 33.36% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 2.63% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 5.33% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.45% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 4.35% |
API Access
Sonoco Products FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();