What is Sonoco Products's retained earnings?

Sonoco Products (SON) reported retained earnings of $3.39B in Q1 2026.

How has Sonoco Products's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Sonoco Products's retained earnings increased by 31.1% year-over-year, from $2.59B to $3.39B.

What is the long-term trend for Sonoco Products's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Sonoco Products's retained earnings has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.34B to $3.38B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Sonoco Products SON Retained Earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.7B-1.9%

Gross profit$345.6M-2.3%

Operating income$127.1M+0.2%

Net income$67.6M+24.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.68+23.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$224.5M+17.1%

Total debt$6.3B-35.2%

Total equity$3.6B+45.8%

Total assets$11.1B-12.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$367.9M-76.8%

CapEx$62.1M-33.0%

Free cash flow-$430.0M-43.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.01B+14.5%

Enterprise value$11.05B-19.5%

P/E4.9×-23.6×

P/S0.7×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.9%-0.5pp

Operating margin13.6%+6.9pp

Net margin13.6%+10.9pp

FCF margin2.9%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity33.8%+27.5pp

Debt / equity1.8×-2.2×

Current ratio1×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sonoco Products in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Sonoco Products’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Sonoco Products's retained earnings?: Sonoco Products (SON) reported retained earnings of $3.39B in Q1 2026.
How has Sonoco Products's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Sonoco Products's retained earnings increased by 31.1% year-over-year, from $2.59B to $3.39B.
What is the long-term trend for Sonoco Products's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Sonoco Products's retained earnings has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.34B to $3.38B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.