Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Sonoco Products' Return on Equity [ROE] was -7.06% in Q3 2026, down 26.15 percentage points from 19.09% a year earlier and down 24.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sonoco Products (SON) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Sonoco Products came in at 33.91%, up 26.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +22.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 6.95% in FY2024 (-14.18 pp), 21.13% in FY2023 (-2.68 pp), 23.81% in FY2022 (+28.21 pp) and -4.40% in FY2021 (-15.52 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.56 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 32.30 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2026 (a drop of 26.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SON's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 17.49% (Q2 2026), 28.17% (Q1 2026) and 28.87% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.59% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 15.38% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -25.09% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 9.23% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 27.65% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -7.06% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 10.79% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 9.27% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -7.06% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 17.49% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 28.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.87% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 19.09% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 19.44% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.87% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 11.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.95% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 21.18% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 21.43% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 23.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.30% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 22.60% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 22.13% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.46% |
API Access
Sonoco Products Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SON&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();