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Bullish signalScored 2026-08-11 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

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Sonoco Products Company

Nom
Sonoco Products Company
Secteur
Consumer Cyclical
Industrie
Packaging & Containers
Bourse
NYSE
Capitalisation
$4.9B
Employés
22,000
PDG
Robert Howard Coker
Site web
https://www.sonoco.com
Marché
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Sonoco Products Company (SON), through its numerous subsidiaries, operates as a worldwide producer and vendor of both industrial and consumer packaging solutions. Its extensive reach covers markets across North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company's operations are organized into two primary divisions: Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. Under the Consumer Packaging segment, Sonoco crafts and delivers a variety of products including rigid paper containers in both round and custom shapes, metal and easy-peel membrane closures, and thermoformed plastic trays and containers. This segment also specializes in printed flexible packaging and offers comprehensive global brand artwork management services. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides a range of fiber-based goods, such as tubes, cones, and cores for various applications, as well as fiber-based tubes specifically designed for construction. It also manufactures fiber-based protective packaging and components. Additionally, this division supplies reels and spools constructed from wood, metal, and composite materials for the wire and cable industries, and offers recycled paperboard, corrugating medium, recovered paper, and related material recycling services. Sonoco's broader product lineup also encompasses thermoformed rigid plastic trays and specialized devices, custom-engineered molded foam solutions for protective packaging, and systems for temperature-assured shipping. Their offerings further include injection-molded and extruded containers, spools, and parts, alongside retail security packaging that features printed backer cards, thermoformed blisters, and heat-sealing machinery. The company additionally supplies paper amenities. These diverse products serve a wide spectrum of industries, including paper, textiles, film, food, chemicals, general packaging, construction, and wire and cable sectors. Sonoco Products Company, founded in 1899, is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Price (1 year)

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ACHAT TOTAL: 4345 titres (~249446 USD) VENTE TOTALE: 261 titres (~15284 USD)

Insiders
Coker R. HowardFlorence John M
Total bought
$249,446

Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $57.41 vs last close —

Total sold
$15,284

Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $58.56 vs last close —

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

Last activity
2026-08-07
Last synced
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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.

Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.

Recent Form 4

Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.

Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-08-07 Coker R. Howard Buy · P 4,345 $57.41 $249,446 Form 4
2026-07-29 Florence John M Sell · S 261 $58.56 $15,284 Form 4

Congressional trades

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Recent trades

DateRepresentativeTypeAmount
2023-05-25Zoe LofgrenSale$1,001 - $15,000
2021-03-17Lois FrankelSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-03-16Lois FrankelSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000

Signal

Bullish signalScored 2026-08-11 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

SON presents a credible operational turnaround story in 2025 with improving margins and deleveraging, supported by a modest but meaningful insider cluster buy post-Q2 earnings beat on productivity.

The first sentence of the analysis written for SON on 2026-08-11 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.

Bullish signal Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.

  • Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
  • Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
  • Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
  • Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
  • Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 1.05 · operating margin 9.5%

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Gross Profit Margin20.9%21.5%22.1%20.9%19.0%
Ebit Margin13.4%4.5%11.5%9.6%-1.7%
Ebitda Margin20.3%11.5%17.7%14.8%2.7%
Operating Profit Margin9.5%6.2%10.8%9.6%8.7%
Pretax Profit Margin10.3%1.4%9.2%8.1%-2.7%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin7.9%1.3%7.0%6.5%-1.5%
Net Profit Margin5.3%3.1%8.7%8.0%-1.5%
Bottom Line Profit Margin5.3%3.1%8.7%8.0%-1.5%
Current Ratio1.0470.7871.7601.3541.087
Quick Ratio0.6030.5351.2420.7260.719
Solvency Ratio0.1220.0530.1710.1560.050
Cash Ratio0.1500.1070.1190.1300.112
Price To Earnings Ratio10.96529.42811.56712.754-61.585
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio0.078-0.4487.866-0.0210.423
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio0.078-0.4487.866-0.0210.423
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio10.96529.60611.64012.862-61.585
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio0.078-0.4516.867-0.0210.422
Price To Book Ratio1.2022.1212.2652.8803.138
Price To Sales Ratio0.5780.9081.0091.0151.031
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio12.56710.93610.56432.999135.191
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio6.2995.7796.22011.68719.306
Debt To Assets Ratio0.4110.5840.4490.5000.364
Debt To Equity Ratio1.2703.2131.3321.7071.004
Debt To Capital Ratio0.5590.7630.5710.6310.501
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.5120.6870.5530.5610.395
Financial Leverage Ratio3.0895.5062.9673.4142.761
Working Capital Turnover Ratio-20.264418.4547.24315.61924.746
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.2730.2060.7580.2920.196
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.0920.1570.1620.0870.053
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.5010.5280.5890.3540.143
Debt Service Coverage Ratio1.7420.2724.8511.1800.453
Interest Coverage Ratio3.0501.8924.3515.5857.608
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio1.2820.40622.6770.9180.726
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.1500.1140.2730.1440.162
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio2.0052.1202.4321.5481.167
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.2491.3971.5750.9870.687
Dividend Payout Ratio0.5251.2410.4160.401-2.090
Enterprise Value Multiple5.60219.1278.89010.63350.206

Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).

How the latest year compares

For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 20.9% ▼-0.5% ▲0.1%
Ebit Margin 13.4% ▲9.0% ▲6.0%
Ebitda Margin 20.3% ▲8.8% ▲6.9%
Operating Profit Margin 9.5% ▲3.3% ▲0.5%
Pretax Profit Margin 10.3% ▲8.9% ▲5.1%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 7.9% ▲6.6% ▲3.6%
Net Profit Margin 5.3% ▲2.2% ▲0.6%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 5.3% ▲2.2% ▲0.6%
Current Ratio 1.046 ▲0.259 ▼-0.160
Quick Ratio 0.603 ▲0.068 ▼-0.162
Solvency Ratio 0.122 ▲0.069 ▲0.011
Cash Ratio 0.150 ▲0.043 ▲0.026
Price To Earnings Ratio 10.965 ▼-18.463 ▲10.339
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 0.079 ▲0.527 ▼-1.501
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio 0.079 ▲0.527 ▼-1.501
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 10.965 ▼-18.641 ▲10.267
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio 0.078 ▲0.529 ▼-1.301
Price To Book Ratio 1.202 ▼-0.919 ▼-1.119
Price To Sales Ratio 0.578 ▼-0.330 ▼-0.331
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 12.567 ▲1.632 ▼-27.884
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 6.300 ▲0.521 ▼-3.559
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.411 ▼-0.172 ▼-0.050
Debt To Equity Ratio 1.270 ▼-1.943 ▼-0.435
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.559 ▼-0.203 ▼-0.045
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.512 ▼-0.175 ▼-0.030
Financial Leverage Ratio 3.089 ▼-2.417 ▼-0.459
Working Capital Turnover Ratio -20.264 ▼-438.718 ▼-109.424
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.273 ▲0.066 ▼-0.072
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.092 ▼-0.065 ▼-0.019
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.501 ▼-0.027 ▲0.078
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.742 ▲1.470 ▲0.042
Interest Coverage Ratio 3.050 ▲1.159 ▼-1.447
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 1.282 ▲0.876 ▼-3.920
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.150 ▲0.036 ▼-0.019
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 2.005 ▼-0.115 ▲0.151
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.249 ▼-0.148 ▲0.070
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.525 ▼-0.716 ▲0.426
Enterprise Value Multiple 5.602 ▼-13.525 ▼-13.290

Key metrics

MetricTrend20252024202320222021
Market cap$4.35B$4.82B$5.49B$5.95B$5.77B
Enterprise value$8.56B$11.69B$8.58B$9.25B$7.44B
EV / Sales1.14x2.20x1.58x1.58x1.33x
EV / Op. cash flow12.40x14.02x9.72x18.16x24.91x
EV / Free cash flow24.75x26.52x16.51x51.29x174.44x
EV / EBITDA5.60x19.13x8.89x10.63x50.21x
Net debt / EBITDA2.76x11.24x3.20x3.79x11.29x
Current ratio1.05x0.79x1.76x1.35x1.09x
Income quality1.17x5.09x1.86x1.09x-3.61x
Graham number$57$29$52$48—
Graham net-net-$59-$86-$38-$36-$21
Tax burden51.2%224.4%95.1%98.4%56.9%
Interest burden76.8%30.9%80.0%84.5%154.8%
Working capital$117.6M-$859.7M$885.1M$617.4M$132.9M
Invested capital$8.42B$7.28B$4.81B$5.14B$3.26B
Return on assets3.6%1.3%6.6%6.6%-1.7%
Operating ROA6.0%3.3%8.3%9.3%9.4%
Return on tangible assets6.6%2.2%9.2%10.1%-2.5%
Return on equity11.0%7.2%19.6%22.6%-4.7%
Return on invested capital5.9%2.9%7.4%7.7%6.8%
Return on capital employed8.2%3.9%9.8%10.6%13.7%
Earnings yield9.1%3.4%8.6%7.8%-1.5%
Free cash flow yield8.0%9.1%9.5%3.0%0.7%
Capex / Op. cash flow49.9%47.2%41.1%64.6%85.7%
Capex / Depreciation66.2%104.9%106.5%106.5%104.4%
Capex / Sales4.6%7.4%6.7%5.6%4.6%
SG&A / Sales11.5%13.6%11.8%10.4%10.0%
R&D / Sales0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Stock comp / Sales0.0%0.6%0.5%0.5%0.4%
Intangibles / Total assets46.5%40.9%28.2%34.3%31.6%
Days sales outstanding50d75d50d60d56d
Days payables outstanding114d99d46d64d58d
Operating cycle118d164d102d146d101d
Cash conversion cycle4d65d56d82d43d

Change by theme

Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.

Change over 1 year

Valuation
Market cap ▼-9.8%EV / Sales ▼-48.3%EV / EBITDA ▼-70.7%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-1.609Earnings yield ▲+0.057Graham number ▲+27.669
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.038Return on assets ▲+0.022Return on invested capital ▲+0.031Return on capital employed ▲+0.044Operating ROA ▲+0.027Income quality ▼-3.918Tax burden ▼-1.732
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-24.944Days payables outstanding ▲+15.282Operating cycle ▼-45.136Cash conversion cycle ▼-60.418Capex / Sales ▼-0.028R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.259Net debt / EBITDA ▼-8.483Working capital ▲+977378000.000Invested capital ▲+1138923000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.057

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▼-24.6%EV / Sales ▼-14.5%EV / EBITDA ▼-88.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-12.505Earnings yield ▲+0.106
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.156Return on assets ▲+0.052Return on invested capital ▼-0.008Return on capital employed ▼-0.055Operating ROA ▼-0.034Income quality ▲+4.779Tax burden ▼-0.058
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-6.006Days payables outstanding ▲+56.189Operating cycle ▲+17.521Cash conversion cycle ▼-38.667Capex / Sales -0.000R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.041Net debt / EBITDA ▼-8.538Working capital ▼-15267000.000Invested capital ▲+5158889000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.150

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