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

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

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

Sonoco Products (SON) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$430.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$430.0 million, down 42.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $216.5 million (up 260.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $345.8 million, down 21.53% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$430.0 million for Q1 2026 at Sonoco Products, down from $322.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $322.3 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$430.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $62.1 million, with a median of $95.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow jumped 555.99% in 2022 and slumped 476.99% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, 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 climbed by 17.49% to $322.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 233.43% to -$430.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$430.0 million in Q1 2026, $322.3 million in Q4 2025, and $225.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -882.02 Mn
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -253.00 Mn
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -287.00 Mn
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 156.90 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