Sonoco Products Company (SON)Consumer Cyclical | Packaging & Containers | Hartsville, United States | NYSE
56.47 USD
-0.24
(-0.423%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 56.47 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is defensive; the options market is screaming 'fall,' with put buyers establishing a wall at the $55 level while call interest remains dormant. This aligns with the company's deteriorating fundamentals: despite a low P/E, the stock has suffered three consecutive years of negative annual returns, signaling a structural decline that the market has already priced in. While the dividend yield of 3.7% is attractive and the payout ratio is sustainable, it cannot mask the fact that the business is shrinking (revenue down 1.3%, earnings down 78.8%). The recent price surge to new highs appears to be a temporary relief rally off the lows rather than a reversal of the multi-year downtrend. Investors should view this as a value trap where the cheap price reflects real operational decay, making it a poor candidate for aggressive capital appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.096436 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.096643 |
| AutoETS | 0.097304 |
| AutoTheta | 0.137077 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 2.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.153 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.22 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-09 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-09 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 132.433 |
| Revenue per Share | 75.14 |
| Market Cap | 5,583,114,752 |
| Trailing P/E | 8.73 |
| Forward P/E | 8.90 |
| Beta | 0.35 |
| Profit Margins | 8.41% |
| Website | https://www.sonoco.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 1,100 contracts at the $55 strike) compared to negligible call volume. Implied volatility is significantly higher for puts (41%) than calls (33%), indicating a market pricing in a high probability of a drop rather than a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.93% | 4.24% | 4.18% | 3.83% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | 0.540000 | 0.933126 |
| 2026-05-08 | 0.540000 | 1.047323 |
| 2026-02-25 | 0.530000 | 0.949140 |
| 2025-11-10 | 0.530000 | 1.307351 |
| 2025-08-08 | 0.530000 | 1.166630 |
| 2025-05-09 | 0.530000 | 1.195579 |
| 2025-02-26 | 0.520000 | 1.109215 |
| 2024-11-08 | 0.520000 | 1.026451 |
| 2024-08-09 | 0.520000 | 1.061441 |
| 2024-05-09 | 0.520000 | 0.883602 |
| 2024-02-27 | 0.510000 | 0.905058 |
| 2023-11-09 | 0.510000 | 0.948661 |
| 2023-08-09 | 0.510000 | 0.900583 |
| 2023-05-09 | 0.510000 | 0.867347 |
| 2023-02-21 | 0.490000 | 0.850399 |
| 2022-11-09 | 0.490000 | 0.863588 |
| 2022-08-09 | 0.490000 | 0.787655 |
| 2022-05-09 | 0.490000 | 0.823391 |
| 2022-02-22 | 0.450000 | 0.768837 |
| 2021-11-09 | 0.450000 | 0.740619 |
| 2021-08-09 | 0.450000 | 0.712025 |
| 2021-05-07 | 0.450000 | 0.658183 |
| 2021-02-23 | 0.450000 | 0.742452 |
| 2020-11-09 | 0.430000 | 0.784385 |
| 2020-08-07 | 0.430000 | 0.809488 |
| 2020-05-07 | 0.430000 | 0.911403 |
| 2020-02-25 | 0.430000 | 0.826446 |
| 2019-11-07 | 0.430000 | 0.745363 |
| 2019-08-08 | 0.430000 | 0.726474 |
| 2019-05-09 | 0.430000 | 0.686134 |
| 2019-02-26 | 0.410000 | 0.700975 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.410000 | 0.723615 |
| 2018-08-09 | 0.410000 | 0.737543 |
| 2018-05-10 | 0.410000 | 0.787553 |
| 2018-02-27 | 0.390000 | 0.802799 |
| 2017-11-09 | 0.390000 | 0.765907 |
| 2017-08-09 | 0.390000 | 0.802139 |
| 2017-05-10 | 0.390000 | 0.756254 |
| 2017-02-17 | 0.370000 | 0.699962 |
| 2016-11-08 | 0.370000 | 0.728346 |
| 2016-08-10 | 0.370000 | 0.717471 |
| 2016-05-11 | 0.370000 | 0.790767 |
| 2016-02-22 | 0.350000 | 0.825861 |
| 2015-11-10 | 0.350000 | 0.837521 |
| 2015-08-12 | 0.350000 | 0.847663 |
| 2015-05-13 | 0.350000 | 0.771945 |
| 2015-02-23 | 0.320000 | 0.680128 |
| 2014-11-12 | 0.320000 | 0.778968 |
| 2014-08-13 | 0.320000 | 0.811359 |
| 2014-05-14 | 0.320000 | 0.757755 |
| 2014-02-24 | 0.310000 | 0.752062 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.310000 | 0.777527 |
| 2013-08-14 | 0.310000 | 0.794872 |
| 2013-05-15 | 0.310000 | 0.871521 |
| 2013-02-25 | 0.300000 | 0.962773 |
| 2012-11-14 | 0.300000 | 1.015572 |
| 2012-08-15 | 0.300000 | 0.982318 |
| 2012-05-16 | 0.300000 | 0.965562 |
| 2012-02-15 | 0.290000 | 0.897555 |
| 2011-11-16 | 0.290000 | 0.935182 |
| 2011-08-17 | 0.290000 | 0.977089 |
| 2011-05-11 | 0.290000 | 0.820600 |
| 2011-02-16 | 0.280000 | 0.770713 |
| 2010-11-17 | 0.280000 | 0.874453 |
| 2010-08-18 | 0.280000 | 0.868486 |
| 2010-05-12 | 0.280000 | 0.841093 |
| 2010-02-17 | 0.270000 | 0.935875 |
| 2009-11-18 | 0.270000 | 0.950704 |
| 2009-08-19 | 0.270000 | 1.058824 |
| 2009-05-13 | 0.270000 | 1.231190 |
| 2009-02-18 | 0.270000 | 1.449275 |
| 2008-11-19 | 0.270000 | 1.225045 |
| 2008-08-13 | 0.270000 | 0.802139 |
| 2008-05-14 | 0.270000 | 0.823171 |
| 2008-02-20 | 0.260000 | 0.910683 |
| 2007-11-14 | 0.260000 | 0.850785 |
| 2007-08-15 | 0.260000 | 0.780546 |
| 2007-05-16 | 0.260000 | 0.600878 |
| 2007-02-21 | 0.240000 | 0.631247 |
| 2006-11-15 | 0.240000 | 0.657534 |
| 2006-08-16 | 0.240000 | 0.723545 |
| 2006-05-17 | 0.240000 | 0.806723 |
| 2006-02-15 | 0.230000 | 0.706388 |
| 2005-11-16 | 0.230000 | 0.821722 |
| 2005-08-17 | 0.230000 | 0.839110 |
| 2005-05-18 | 0.230000 | 0.855655 |
| 2005-02-16 | 0.220000 | 0.772201 |
| 2004-11-17 | 0.220000 | 0.785714 |
| 2004-08-18 | 0.220000 | 0.853706 |
| 2004-05-19 | 0.220000 | 0.911350 |
| 2004-02-18 | 0.210000 | 0.856095 |
| 2003-11-19 | 0.210000 | 1.004785 |
| 2003-08-13 | 0.210000 | 0.936664 |
| 2003-05-14 | 0.210000 | 0.967742 |
| 2003-02-19 | 0.210000 | 1.019913 |
| 2002-11-13 | 0.210000 | 0.917031 |
| 2002-08-14 | 0.210000 | 0.884211 |
| 2002-05-15 | 0.210000 | 0.716968 |
| 2002-02-20 | 0.200000 | 0.766871 |
| 2001-11-14 | 0.200000 | 0.808081 |
| 2001-08-15 | 0.200000 | 0.781861 |
| 2001-05-16 | 0.200000 | 0.817327 |
| 2001-02-21 | 0.200000 | 0.879121 |
| 2000-11-15 | 0.200000 | 1.103448 |
| 2000-08-16 | 0.200000 | 1.032258 |
| 2000-05-17 | 0.200000 | 0.909091 |
| 2000-02-16 | 0.190000 | 0.962025 |
| 1999-11-17 | 0.190000 | 0.763819 |
| 1999-08-18 | 0.190000 | 0.720379 |
| 1999-05-19 | 0.190000 | 0.690909 |
| 1999-02-17 | 0.180000 | 0.750000 |
| 1998-11-18 | 0.180000 | 0.602510 |
| 1998-08-19 | 0.180000 | 0.616702 |
| 1998-05-13 | 0.198000 | 0.546207 |
| 1998-02-18 | 0.163636 | 0.469054 |
| 1997-11-19 | 0.163636 | 0.551723 |
| 1997-08-13 | 0.163636 | 0.548570 |
| 1997-05-14 | 0.163636 | 0.631578 |
| 1997-02-19 | 0.150000 | 0.597285 |
| 1996-11-13 | 0.150000 | 0.608295 |
| 1996-08-14 | 0.150000 | 0.536585 |
| 1996-05-15 | 0.150000 | 0.581498 |
| 1996-02-21 | 0.136364 | 0.538118 |
| 1995-11-15 | 0.136364 | 0.612247 |
| 1995-08-16 | 0.136364 | 0.568722 |
| 1995-05-15 | 0.143636 | 0.683242 |
| 1994-11-14 | 0.121212 | 0.615384 |
| 1994-08-15 | 0.121212 | 0.651162 |
| 1994-05-16 | 0.121212 | 0.699999 |
| 1994-02-14 | 0.116883 | 0.542713 |
| 1993-11-15 | 0.116883 | 0.658536 |
| 1993-08-16 | 0.116883 | 0.613636 |
| 1993-05-17 | 0.116883 | 0.593406 |
| 1993-02-12 | 0.108225 | 0.530503 |
| 1992-11-16 | 0.108225 | 0.546448 |
| 1992-08-17 | 0.108225 | 0.540540 |
| 1992-05-11 | 0.108225 | 0.609755 |
| 1992-02-14 | 0.099567 | 0.585987 |
| 1991-11-08 | 0.099567 | 0.666666 |
| 1991-08-12 | 0.099567 | 0.686566 |
| 1991-05-13 | 0.099567 | 0.634482 |
| 1991-02-15 | 0.099567 | 0.625850 |
| 1990-11-09 | 0.099567 | 0.793103 |
| 1990-08-13 | 0.099567 | 0.821428 |
| 1990-05-14 | 0.099567 | 0.702289 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.20894885 |
| Address1 | 1 North Second Street |
| All Time High | 69.83 |
| All Time Low | 1.37987 |
| Ask | 61.22 |
| Ask Size | 700 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 851,210 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,149,642 |
| Average Volume | 1,149,642 |
| Average Volume10Days | 851,210 |
| Beta | 0.353 |
| Bid | 55.56 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 36.22 |
| City | Hartsville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 56.47 |
| Current Ratio | 0.995 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 57.47 |
| Day Low | 56.355 |
| Debt To Equity | 132.433 |
| Dividend Date | 1,788,998,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.16 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.83 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,808,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,808,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.788 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.787 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,750,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,249,678,976 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16749 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.16 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.367 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,197,915,648 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.8198 |
| Eps Forward | 6.34409 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 6.47 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,786,320,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 843 383 7008 |
| Fifty Day Average | 56.3614 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.10860062 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0019268616 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.894886 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 60.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.199997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06922692 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 38.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.46106076 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 38.65 - 60.67 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.68 |
| Float Shares | 97,741,895 |
| Forward Eps | 6.34409 |
| Forward P E | 8.901198 |
| Free Cashflow | 527,077,760 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 22,000 |
| Fullday Change | -0.239998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.423202 |
| Fullday Price | 56.47 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.20794001 |
| Gross Profits | 1,551,465,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0104600005 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.01412 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 98,868,689 |
| Industry | Packaging & Containers |
| Industry Disp | Packaging & Containers |
| Industry Key | packaging-containers |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=82014&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,786,320,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.54 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 895,017,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 11:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Sonoco Products Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various engineered and sustainable packaging products in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. The Consumer Packaging segment offers round and shaped rigid paper, steel, and plastic containers, as well as metal and peelable membrane ends, closures, and components. Its Industrial Paper Packaging segment provides paperboard tubes, cones, and cores; paper-based protective packaging; and uncoated recycled paperboards. The company also offers packaging materials, such as plastic, paper, foam, and various other specialty materials. It sells its products in various markets, including the paper, textile, film, food, packaging, construction, and wire and cable markets. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina. |
| Long Name | Sonoco Products Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,583,114,752 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_304124 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,604,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 645,025,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,607,201,420 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 57.1 |
| Operating Cashflow | 637,126,976 |
| Operating Margins | 0.10012999 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.32919997 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.21 |
| Phone | 843 383 7000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 56.47 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 56.71 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.703083 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5590833 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7483054 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08412 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.487 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.90909 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.239998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.423202 |
| Regular Market Day High | 57.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 56.355 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 56.355 - 57.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 57.1 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 56.71 |
| Regular Market Price | 56.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 722,084 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03951 |
| Return On Equity | 0.18855 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.013 |
| Revenue Per Share | 75.14 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 98,868,689 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.108500004 |
| Shares Short | 10,728,575 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 10,564,624 |
| Short Name | Sonoco Products Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1392 |
| Short Ratio | 9.53 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | SC |
| Symbol | SON |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 56.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 63.88889 |
| Target Median Price | 63.0 |
| Total Cash | 168,648,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.706 |
| Total Debt | 4,765,629,952 |
| Total Revenue | 7,461,010,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.13 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.037559517 |
| Trailing Eps | 6.47 |
| Trailing P E | 8.727976 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 50.90065 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.569351 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.10941611 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 722,084 |
| Website | https://www.sonoco.com |
| Zip | 29,550 |