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

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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