Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.70% for Q2 2026, up 1.19 percentage points from 4.51% a year earlier but down 3.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sonoco Products' Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.48%, up 6.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +4.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.66% in FY2024 (-5.02 pp), 6.68% in FY2023 (-1.02 pp), 7.70% in FY2022 (+9.30 pp) and -1.60% in FY2021 (-5.58 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is -3.26% (Q3 2021) to 9.14% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 9.82 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 7.85 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SON's Return on Assets [ROA] at 9.14% (Q1 2026), 8.77% (Q4 2025) and 5.30% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.09% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -9.42% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.35% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 2.96% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.76% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 6.39% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 5.70% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 2.82% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 1.65% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.59 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 0.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 5.70% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 9.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.30% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.51% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 3.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.58% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 6.84% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 7.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.66% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 6.27% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.12% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.65% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -3.26% |
API Access
Sonoco Products Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();