Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Sonoco Products (SON) posted FCF Margin of 25.65% for Q1 2026, down 240.71% quarter-over-quarter from 18.23% in Q4 2025, and down 805.0% year-on-year from 3.64% in Q1 2025.

Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonoco Products (SON) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 25.65% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 25.65%, down 805.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.89% (up 184.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.6%, down 371.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 25.65% for Q1 2026 at Sonoco Products, down from 18.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 33.36% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 25.65% in Q1 2026.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 5.85%, with a median of 5.33% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin jumped 3480 bps in 2022 and plunged 2369 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 33.36% in 2022, then tumbled by 65 bps to 11.82% in 2023, then soared by 70 bps to 20.12% in 2024, then slipped by 9 bps to 18.23% in 2025, then sank by 241 bps to 25.65% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 25.65% in Q1 2026, 18.23% in Q4 2025, and 10.59% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -26.03%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 1.57%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 4.71%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -4.33%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 3.08%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -25.65%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -56.49%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -11.73%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -19,082,446.81%
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 13.83%

Historic Data

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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%
Jul 4, 2021 -7.03%