Sonoco Products (SON) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' Gross Margin was 20.81% in Q2 2026, down 0.46 percentage points from 21.27% a year earlier but up 0.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Gross Margin at Sonoco Products came in at 20.94%, down 0.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +0.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 21.47% in FY2024 (-0.63 pp), 22.10% in FY2023 (+1.19 pp), 20.91% in FY2022 (+1.92 pp) and 19.00% in FY2021 (-0.98 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 18.21% (Q3 2021) and 34.97% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 16.66 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 13.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SON's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 20.62% (Q1 2026), 19.63% (Q4 2025) and 21.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 17.42% |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 27.65% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 20.58% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 20.90% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 17.44% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 20.39% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 20.81% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 17.94% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 13.35% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 13.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 20.81% |
| 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% |
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Sonoco Products Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "SON", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();