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

Sonoco Products (SON) reported Net Cash Flow of -$141.8 million for Q1 2026, up 46.9% on a YoY basis from -$96.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 210.83% quarter-over-quarter from $128.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Sonoco Products has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$141.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 46.9% year-over-year to -$141.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $24.2 million (down 77.59% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$101.1 million, down 125.48% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$141.8 million, down from $128.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $1.8 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged $7.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$20.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Cash Flow surged 3345.17% — and 2025, when it plunged 1323.37%.
  • Sonoco Products' Net Cash Flow stood at $39.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 396.35% to -$116.5 million in 2023, then slumped by 1095.32% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then soared by 109.19% to $128.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 210.83% to -$141.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$141.8 million (Q1 2026), $128.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$82.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -214.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn -131.90 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 157.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 559.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -478.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 53.30 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -180.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -141.83 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -645.76 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 -141.83 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -141.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 127.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 127.97 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -82.93 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -82.93 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 120.96 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 120.96 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -267.09 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -267.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.39 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 1.79 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 1.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -20.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -20.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -116.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -116.48 Mn