Sonoco Products (SON) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Sonoco Products (SON) posted Gross Margin of 20.62% for Q1 2026, up 5.01% quarter-over-quarter from 19.63% in Q4 2025, and down 8.0% year-on-year from 22.41% in Q1 2025.

Sonoco Products (SON) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonoco Products (SON) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 20.62% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.62%, down 8.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.92% (down 49.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.94%, down 53.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 20.62% for Q1 2026 at Sonoco Products, up from 19.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 34.97% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 19.42% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 22.0%, with a median of 21.27% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin jumped 1666 bps in 2022 and plunged 1341 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 34.97% in 2022, then plunged by 38 bps to 21.56% in 2023, then retreated by 4 bps to 20.76% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 19.63% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 20.62% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 20.62% in Q1 2026, 19.63% in Q4 2025, and 21.93% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 17.93%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 28.92%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 28.92%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 19.76%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.60%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 20.62%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 17.02%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 14.19%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 11.90%
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 22.68%

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 20.62%
Dec 31, 2025 19.63%
Sep 28, 2025 21.93%
Jun 29, 2025 21.27%
Mar 30, 2025 20.69%
Dec 31, 2024 20.76%
Sep 29, 2024 22.13%
Jun 30, 2024 22.31%
Mar 31, 2024 20.72%
Dec 31, 2023 21.56%
Oct 1, 2023 22.29%
Jul 2, 2023 21.83%
Apr 2, 2023 22.70%
Dec 31, 2022 34.97%
Oct 2, 2022 19.42%
Jul 3, 2022 20.23%
Apr 3, 2022 20.98%
Dec 31, 2021 18.32%
Oct 3, 2021 18.21%
Jul 4, 2021 18.99%