Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.23 in Q2 2026, down 57.5% from 0.53 a year earlier.
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Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sonoco Products' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.59 through Jun 28, 2026, down 58.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.60, up 30.3% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.46 in FY2024 (+21.6%), 0.38 in FY2023 (-63.4%), 1.04 in FY2022 (-75.2%) and 4.19 in FY2021.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has moved between 0.16 (Q4 2025) and 3.27 (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 18.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 179.2%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 83.4%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF 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 | 0.65 |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 0.11 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 0.06 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 0.23 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn | - |
| 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 | 0.18 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.19 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.96 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.72 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.31 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 0.26 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 0.28 |
API Access
Sonoco Products FCF Payout Ratio API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();