Sonoco Products (SON) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Sonoco Products (SON) reported Free Cash Flow of -$430.0 million for Q1 2026, down 42.98% on a YoY basis from -$754.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 233.43% quarter-over-quarter from $322.3 million in Q4 2025.

Sonoco Products (SON) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonoco Products has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$430.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 42.98% year-over-year to -$430.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $216.5 million (up 260.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $345.8 million, down 21.53% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$430.0 million, down from $322.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $322.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$430.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $62.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $95.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow surged 555.99% — and 2025, when it plunged 476.99%.
  • Sonoco Products' Free Cash Flow stood at $95.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 66.15% to $157.8 million in 2023, then soared by 73.79% to $274.3 million in 2024, then rose by 17.49% to $322.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 233.43% to -$430.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$430.0 million (Q1 2026), $322.3 million (Q4 2025), and $225.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -420.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 327.40 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -42.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -882.02 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -430.01 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -430.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 322.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 322.27 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 225.62 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 225.62 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 98.62 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 98.62 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -300.75 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -300.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 274.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 274.30 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 70.51 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 70.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 79.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 79.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 157.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 157.84 Mn