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Sonoco Products SON Return on invested capital

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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 ratio+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Sonoco Products’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Sonoco Products (SON) reported return on invested capital of 7.4% in Q1 2026.
How has Sonoco Products's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Sonoco Products's return on invested capital increased by 66.3% year-over-year, from 4.4% to 7.4%.
What is the long-term trend for Sonoco Products's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Sonoco Products's return on invested capital has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.1% to 7.8%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.