Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Sonoco Products (SON) reported Operating Expenses of $201.5 million for Q1 2026, down 3.6% on a YoY basis from $209.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.55% quarter-over-quarter from $213.4 million in Q4 2025.
Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonoco Products has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $201.5 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 3.6% year-over-year to $201.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $854.7 million (up 11.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $862.2 million, up 19.11% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $201.5 million, down from $213.4 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $221.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $75.7 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $178.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $182.7 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses plunged 50.7% — and 2024, when it jumped 113.81%.
- Sonoco Products' Operating Expenses stood at $75.7 million in 2022, then soared by 36.22% to $103.1 million in 2023, then soared by 113.81% to $220.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 3.22% to $213.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 5.55% to $201.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $201.5 million (Q1 2026), $213.4 million (Q4 2025), and $221.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.17 Bn | 20.52 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 961.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 19.43 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 180.30 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 17.53 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 532.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 17.36 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 943.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 13.98 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 11.76 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 375.10 Mn |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.32 Bn | 10.23 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 239.00 Mn |
| 8 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.74 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 109.00 Mn |
| 9 | Sonoco Products | 4.73 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 201.54 Mn |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 3.87 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 140.22 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 201.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 213.38 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 220.97 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 218.78 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 209.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 220.48 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 159.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 175.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 167.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 103.12 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 182.67 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 170.77 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 187.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.70 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 164.55 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 178.96 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 190.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 153.56 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 130.58 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 128.81 Mn |