Sonoco Products (SON) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Sonoco Products (SON) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.12 for Q1 2026, up 74.75% quarter-over-quarter from 0.48 in Q4 2025, and up 28.53% year-on-year from 0.09 in Q1 2025.

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

Sonoco Products (SON) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.12 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.12, up 28.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01 (down 99.89% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0, down 99.85% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.12 for Q1 2026 at Sonoco Products, up from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.3 in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.66 in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.64, with a median of 0.32 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 244.7% in 2022 and soared 1000.63% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.97 in 2022, then sank by 67.24% to 0.32 in 2023, then soared by 134.47% to 0.74 in 2024, then sank by 165.05% to 0.48 in 2025, then soared by 74.75% to 0.12 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.12 in Q1 2026, 0.48 in Q4 2025, and 0.23 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -0.03
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -0.13
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 0.21
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.12
Dec 31, 2025 -0.48
Sep 28, 2025 0.23
Jun 29, 2025 0.53
Mar 30, 2025 -0.17
Dec 31, 2024 0.74
Sep 29, 2024 0.73
Jun 30, 2024 3.21
Dec 31, 2023 0.32
Oct 1, 2023 0.29
Jul 2, 2023 0.29
Apr 2, 2023 3.30
Oct 2, 2022 0.97
Jul 3, 2022 0.47
Apr 3, 2022 -0.66
Dec 31, 2021 6.41
Oct 3, 2021 0.72
Jul 4, 2021 -0.47
Apr 4, 2021 0.46
Dec 31, 2020 -0.93