Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Sonoco Products (SON) posted Operating Expenses of $202.18 million for Q2 2026, down 11.5% from $228.53 million a year earlier and down 6.7% from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Operating Expenses at Sonoco Products was $896.08 million, up 5.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $928.4 million, up 17.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sonoco Products' Operating Expenses was $789.2 million in FY2024 (+14.0%), $692.45 million in FY2023 (+4.6%), $661.96 million in FY2022 (+15.6%) and $572.39 million in FY2021 (-15.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 23.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 135.3%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 46.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $216.67 million (Q1 2026), $207.87 million (Q4 2025) and $269.35 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.31 Bn | 20.35 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 953.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.31 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 182.70 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 21.07 Bn | 16.48 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 571.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.57 Bn | 14.65 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.52 Bn | 14.68 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 749.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.17 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 248.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.03 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 214.40 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.41 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 137.91 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 190.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.85 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 197.00 Mn | 70.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 214.40 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Sonoco Products Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();