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Sonoco Products SON Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.9B-1.3%
Gross profit$392.4M-3.4%
Operating income$192.8M+9.8%
Net income$104.9M-78.7%
EPS (diluted)$1.05-78.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$168.6M-48.9%
Total debt$5.8B-7.5%
Total equity$3.6B+10.7%
Total assets$11.0B-8.3%

Cash flow

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CapEx$63.7M-32.8%
Free cash flow-$430.0M-43.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.78B+26.1%
Enterprise value$11.4B+8.3%
P/E9.2×+1.0×
P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.8%+3.8pp
Operating margin13.9%
Net margin8.4%-0.4pp
FCF margin2.9%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.4%-1.2pp
Debt / equity1.6×-0.3×
Current ratio-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sonoco Products in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Sonoco Products’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026.

Filed
Apr 28, 2026, 8:28 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0000091767-26-000022
Line itemThree Months Ended / March 29, 2026Three Months Ended / March 30, 2025
Prepaid expenses(48,090)(901)
Income taxes payable and other income tax items(122,160)16,703
Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities(153,374)(100,233)
Net cash used by operating activities(367,928)(208,094)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(62,079)(92,657)
Proceeds from the sale of business, net1(17,076)3,513
Proceeds from the sale of assets, net1,719474

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Sonoco Products's operating cash flow?
Sonoco Products (SON) reported operating cash flow of -$367.93M in Q1 2026.
How has Sonoco Products's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Sonoco Products's operating cash flow decreased by 76.8% year-over-year, from -$208.09M to -$367.93M.
What is the long-term trend for Sonoco Products's operating cash flow?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Sonoco Products's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $509.05M to $689.78M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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