Sonoco Products Past Earnings Performance
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Sonoco Products has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.7%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings growing at 9.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.9% per year. Sonoco Products's return on equity is 3.3%, and it has net margins of 1.4%.
Key information
7.73%
Earnings growth rate
8.21%
EPS growth rate
| Packaging Industry Growth | 9.45% |
| Revenue growth rate | 0.92% |
| Return on equity | 3.31% |
| Net Margin | 1.43% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Mar 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Sonoco Products makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 25 | 5,706 | 82 | 639 | 23 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 5,305 | 68 | 601 | 23 |
| 29 Sep 24 | 4,904 | 162 | 597 | 24 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 4,938 | 242 | 608 | 24 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 5,020 | 266 | 598 | 24 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 5,441 | 379 | 621 | 24 |
| 01 Oct 23 | 6,822 | 491 | 690 | 29 |
| 02 Jul 23 | 7,001 | 482 | 664 | 29 |
| 02 Apr 23 | 7,209 | 499 | 673 | 29 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 5,859 | 378 | 556 | 23 |
| 02 Oct 22 | 7,014 | 434 | 643 | 24 |
| 03 Jul 22 | 6,539 | 423 | 610 | 24 |
| 03 Apr 22 | 6,008 | -42 | 1,116 | 24 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 5,590 | -85 | 1,085 | 24 |
| 03 Oct 21 | 5,528 | -162 | 1,098 | 22 |
| 04 Jul 21 | 5,425 | -190 | 1,102 | 22 |
| 04 Apr 21 | 5,287 | 199 | 548 | 22 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 5,237 | 207 | 532 | 22 |
| 27 Sep 20 | 5,170 | 264 | 502 | 23 |
| 28 Jun 20 | 5,212 | 273 | 497 | 23 |
| 29 Mar 20 | 5,326 | 299 | 501 | 23 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 5,374 | 292 | 523 | 23 |
| 29 Sep 19 | 5,421 | 325 | 522 | 23 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 5,432 | 305 | 533 | 23 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 5,438 | 313 | 536 | 23 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 5,391 | 314 | 527 | 23 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 5,334 | 242 | 516 | 21 |
| 01 Jul 18 | 5,294 | 242 | 542 | 21 |
| 01 Apr 18 | 5,169 | 196 | 530 | 21 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 5,037 | 175 | 518 | 21 |
| 01 Oct 17 | 4,880 | 275 | 512 | 23 |
| 02 Jul 17 | 4,764 | 267 | 503 | 23 |
| 02 Apr 17 | 4,729 | 280 | 470 | 23 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 4,783 | 286 | 488 | 23 |
| 02 Oct 16 | 4,908 | 238 | 498 | 22 |
| 03 Jul 16 | 4,942 | 216 | 477 | 22 |
| 03 Apr 16 | 4,985 | 224 | 510 | 22 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 4,964 | 250 | 505 | 22 |
| 27 Sep 15 | 5,014 | 243 | 498 | 24 |
| 28 Jun 15 | 5,034 | 266 | 482 | 24 |
| 29 Mar 15 | 5,033 | 261 | 478 | 24 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 5,017 | 226 | 474 | 24 |
| 28 Sep 14 | 4,929 | 222 | 470 | 20 |
| 29 Jun 14 | 4,894 | 217 | 474 | 20 |
Quality Earnings: SNS has a large one-off loss of $312.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th March, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: SNS's current net profit margins (1.4%) are lower than last year (5.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SNS's earnings have grown by 7.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: SNS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SNS had negative earnings growth (-69.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Packaging industry average (-21.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SNS's Return on Equity (3.3%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/06/18 07:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sonoco Products Company is covered by 24 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |