Growth Metrics

Sonoco Products (SON) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Sonoco Products filings provide 18 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being -$430.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 42.98% to -$430.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $216.5 million, a 260.35% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $345.8 million, down 21.53% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit -$430.0 million in Q1 2026 for Sonoco Products, down from $322.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $322.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$430.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $95.0 million (2022), compared with a mean of $62.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 555.99% in 2022 and later tumbled 476.99% in 2025.
  • Sonoco Products' Free Cash Flow stood at $95.0 million in 2022, then soared by 66.15% to $157.8 million in 2023, then surged by 73.79% to $274.3 million in 2024, then increased by 17.49% to $322.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 233.43% to -$430.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were -$430.0 million (Q1 2026), $322.3 million (Q4 2025), and $225.6 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.