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

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

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

Sonoco Products has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.12 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 28.53% year-over-year to 0.12; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01 (down 99.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0, down 99.85% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.12, up from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.3 in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.66 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.64 across 5 years, with a median of 0.32 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio slumped 244.7% — and 2024, when it jumped 1000.63%.
  • Sonoco Products' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.97 in 2022, then slumped by 67.24% to 0.32 in 2023, then soared by 134.47% to 0.74 in 2024, then slumped by 165.05% to 0.48 in 2025, then soared by 74.75% to 0.12 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.12 (Q1 2026), 0.48 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -0.56
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 0.34
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -7.14
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -0.03

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