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

Sonoco Products has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 12.31% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 789.0% year-over-year to 12.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.31% (up 789.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.94%, up 532.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 12.31%, up from 11.42% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 32.47% in Q2 2022, with the low at 4.35% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.79% across 5 years, with a median of 9.96% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 2318 bps — and 2023, when it sank 2101 bps.
• Sonoco Products' Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.69% in 2022, then retreated by 9 bps to 9.71% in 2023, then sank by 50 bps to 4.85% in 2024, then soared by 136 bps to 11.42% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 12.31% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.31% (Q1 2026), 11.42% (Q4 2025), and 6.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.