Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Sonoco Products (SON) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 12.31% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.31%, up 789.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.31% (up 789.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.94%, up 532.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 12.31% for Q1 2026 at Sonoco Products, up from 11.42% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 32.47% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 4.35% in Q3 2024.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 10.79%, with a median of 9.96% recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 2318 bps in 2022 and tumbled 2101 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.69% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 9.71% in 2023, then plunged by 50 bps to 4.85% in 2024, then soared by 136 bps to 11.42% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 12.31% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 12.31% in Q1 2026, 11.42% in Q4 2025, and 6.57% in Q3 2025.