Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products (SON) posted Operating Margin of 7.58% for Q1 2026, down 74.24% quarter-over-quarter from 29.43% in Q4 2025, and up 16.0% year-on-year from 6.54% in Q1 2025.
Sonoco Products (SON) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonoco Products (SON) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 7.58% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.58%, up 16.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.6% (up 692.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.54%, up 738.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 7.58% for Q1 2026 at Sonoco Products, down from 29.43% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 29.43% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.64% in Q4 2023.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 9.72%, with a median of 9.15% recorded in 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin tumbled 1101 bps in 2024 and jumped 2531 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 5.22% in 2022, then tumbled by 88 bps to 0.64% in 2023, then jumped by 539 bps to 4.11% in 2024, then surged by 615 bps to 29.43% in 2025, then slumped by 74 bps to 7.58% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 7.58% in Q1 2026, 29.43% in Q4 2025, and 9.15% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball | 88.75 Bn | 87.87 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 10.07% |
| 2 | International Paper | 24.05 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 13.13% |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 12.53 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 12.60% |
| 4 | Crown Holdings | 12.47 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 11.20% |
| 5 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.71 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 11.17% |
| 6 | Sonoco Products | 5.57 Bn | 5.37 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 7.58% |
| 7 | Silgan Holdings | 4.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 8.11% |
| 8 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.15 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 306.00 Mn | 0.88% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.81 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 179.00 | 3.99% |
| 10 | Greif | 1.96 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 257.30 Mn | 6.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.43% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.15% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 9.20% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.11% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.64% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 11.80% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 14.04% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 16.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.22% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 9.63% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.32% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 9.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.28% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 8.94% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 9.78% |