Sonoco Products (SON) Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' (SON) Payout Ratio came in at 0.34 for Q2 2026, down 9.5% from 0.37 a year earlier but up 62.8% from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sonoco Products' Payout Ratio stood at 0.21, down 83.3% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Sonoco Products' Payout Ratio was 1.24 in FY2024 (+198.6%), 0.42 in FY2023 (+3.6%) and 0.40 in FY2022.
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.21 in Q1 2026 to a high of 1.34 in Q1 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 21.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 198.6%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 84.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.21 (Q1 2026), 0.21 (Q4 2025) and 0.33 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.90 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.64 Bn | 15.07 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 15.00 Bn | 12.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.57 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 748.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.90 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 392.38 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.71 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 294.88 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.34 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.83 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 0.65 |
API Access
Sonoco Products Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();