Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' Operating Income came in at -$637.96 million for Q3 2026, compared with $194.97 million a year earlier.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, Sonoco Products reported Operating Income of $202.22 million, down 63.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.02 billion, up 211.6% from FY2024.
- Operating Income carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Income was $326.58 million in FY2024 (-44.6%), $589.05 million in FY2023 (+4.6%), $563.36 million in FY2022 (+15.7%) and $486.85 million in FY2021 (+36.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q2 2009.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Income over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 827.6%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 85.8%).
- Business Quant data shows SON's Operating Income at $192.84 million (Q2 2026), $127.09 million (Q1 2026) and $520.24 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 487.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 385.30 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 922.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 454.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -40.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 442.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -637.96 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 191.67 Mn |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 36.40 Mn |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -637.96 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 192.84 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 127.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 520.24 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 194.97 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 175.67 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 126.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.09 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 102.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 95.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 72.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.61 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 162.94 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 187.86 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 229.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.88 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 181.94 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 197.48 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 169.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 104.74 Mn |
API Access
Sonoco Products Operating Income 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-income&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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-income&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();