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

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

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

Sonoco Products has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 20.62% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 8.0% year-over-year to 20.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.92% (down 49.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.94%, down 53.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.62%, up from 19.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 34.97% in Q4 2022, with the low at 19.42% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 22.0% across 5 years, with a median of 21.27% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 1666 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1341 bps.
  • Sonoco Products' Gross Margin stood at 34.97% in 2022, then sank by 38 bps to 21.56% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 20.76% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 19.63% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 20.62% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 20.62% (Q1 2026), 19.63% (Q4 2025), and 21.93% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.17 Bn 20.52 Bn 1.27 Bn 16.44%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 19.43 Bn 18.89 Bn 452.90 Mn 19.13%
3 Amcor 17.53 Bn 15.95 Bn 1.19 Bn 20.12%
4 International Paper 17.36 Bn 16.06 Bn 1.73 Bn 28.92%
5 Ball 13.98 Bn 13.10 Bn 646.00 Mn 17.93%
6 Avery Dennison 11.76 Bn 11.50 Bn 664.80 Mn 28.92%
7 Crown Holdings 10.32 Bn 10.23 Bn 644.00 Mn 19.76%
8 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.74 Bn 4.67 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.60%
9 Sonoco Products 4.73 Bn 4.53 Bn 345.63 Mn 20.62%
10 Silgan Holdings 3.87 Bn 3.44 Bn 265.78 Mn 17.02%

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%