Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Sonoco Products (SON) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.59% for Q2 2026, up 7.94 percentage points from 4.65% a year earlier and up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sonoco Products' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.94%, up 5.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sonoco Products' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.62% in FY2024 (-4.27 pp), 9.89% in FY2023 (-3.16 pp), 13.04% in FY2022 (-0.30 pp) and 13.34% in FY2021 (+3.64 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.18 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 7.94 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 5.62 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 12.31% (Q1 2026), 11.42% (Q4 2025) and 6.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.58 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.92% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.47 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.64% |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.39 Bn | 16.29 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 7.35% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.34 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 6.35% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.96 Bn | 11.98 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 11.79% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.55 Bn | 8.87 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 16.46% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.80 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 12.59% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 8.35% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.66 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 5.31% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.62 Bn | 2.63 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 8.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 12.59% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 12.31% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.42% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 6.57% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.65% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.85% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 4.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.71% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 9.96% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 11.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.69% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 12.50% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 11.44% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 12.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.02% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.06% |
API Access
Sonoco Products Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();