Sonoco Products (SON) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products (SON) reported Retained Earnings of -$22.5 million for Q1 2026, up 93.07% on a YoY basis from -$11.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 100.67% quarter-over-quarter from $3.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Sonoco Products (SON) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sonoco Products has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$22.5 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 93.07% year-over-year to -$22.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$22.5 million (up 93.07% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.4 billion, up 771.86% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$22.5 million, down from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $3.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$512.5 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $928.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$22.5 million in 2026.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Retained Earnings tumbled 119.16% — and 2025, when it jumped 823.77%.
- Sonoco Products' Retained Earnings stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 11.76% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then plunged by 119.16% to -$502.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 771.86% to $3.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 100.67% to -$22.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$22.5 million (Q1 2026), $3.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $9.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | -41.00 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | -366.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -980.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 12.37 Bn |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 5.71 Bn |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | -22.49 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 22.00 Mn |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 3.65 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -22.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.38 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.02 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 3.03 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -324.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -502.73 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -418.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.62 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -420.11 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -373.43 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.35 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -512.53 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | -430.68 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -356.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.07 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -378.91 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | -344.46 Mn |