Sonoco Products SON
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Sonoco Products' (SON) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $202.2 million in Q2 2026, down 11.53% on a YoY basis from $228.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 6.69% quarter-over-quarter from $216.7 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sonoco Products (SON) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $202.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 11.53% year-over-year to $202.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $896.1 million (up 5.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $928.4 million, up 17.64% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $202.2 million in Q2 2026 per SON's latest filing, from $216.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $269.4 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $84.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $193.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $201.5 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses sank 46.67% in 2022, then jumped 135.32% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $84.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 15.72% to $98.0 million in 2023, then surged by 135.32% to $230.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 9.91% to $207.9 million in 2025, then declined by 2.74% to $202.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $202.2 million, $216.7 million, and $207.9 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 991.00 Mn
2 Smurfit Westrock 22.15 Bn 21.47 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.09 Bn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.16 Bn 19.57 Bn 512.50 Mn 179.30 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 4.81 Bn 4.64 Bn 392.38 Mn 202.18 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 292.00 Mn 186.00 Mn
6 Ranpak Holdings 345.53 Mn 302.33 Mn 34.50 Mn 36.20 Mn
7 Clearwater Paper 321.07 Mn 225.67 Mn -10.40 Mn 398.70 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.10 Mn 10.24 Mn - -
9 Dss 7.48 Mn 2.32 Mn - 7.39 Mn
10 It Tech Packaging 2.20 Mn -7.57 Mn 2.02 Mn 3.02 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 202.18 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 216.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 207.87 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 269.35 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 228.53 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 222.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 230.73 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 165.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 193.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 198.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 98.05 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 200.78 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 176.83 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 216.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 84.73 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 185.20 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 189.53 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 202.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 158.88 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 134.07 Mn