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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |