How many employees does Sonoco Products (SON) have?

Sonoco Products reported 22,000 full-time equivalent employees in its most recent annual filing (fiscal year 2025).

How has Sonoco Products's headcount changed year over year?

Sonoco Products's reported headcount shrank by -21.4% versus the prior fiscal year.

What is Sonoco Products's employee growth rate?

Between fiscal years 1993 and 2025, Sonoco Products's headcount changed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.9% per year.

How much revenue does Sonoco Products generate per employee?

In its most recent annual period, Sonoco Products generated roughly $341.8K of revenue per employee. This is derived by dividing annual revenue by reported headcount and is shown only for companies that report in US dollars.

Where does Sonoco Products's employee count data come from?

Headcount figures are taken from Sonoco Products's annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers) and periodic company filings. Annual filings drive the snapshot, chart, year-over-year change, and CAGR; interim filings are listed in the full history table.

Sonoco Products (SON) Employee Count & Headcount History

Latest headcount

22,000

Fiscal year 2025

YoY change

-21.4%

vs. prior fiscal year

Headcount CAGR

+0.9%

Per year, full history

Revenue / employee

$341.8K

Latest annual period

Employee count history for Sonoco Products

Sonoco Products employee count by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Employees
1993	16,472
1994	17,200
1995	19,000
1996	19,000
1997	19,000
1998	16,500
2000	17,450
2001	17,900
2002	17,400
2003	15,200
2004	17,100
2005	17,600
2006	17,700
2007	18,600
2008	17,500
2009	16,500
2010	17,300
2011	19,600
2012	19,900
2013	19,900
2014	20,800
2015	21,000
2016	20,000
2017	21,000
2018	23,000
2019	23,000
2020	20,000
2021	20,500
2022	22,000
2023	23,000
2024	28,000
2025	22,000

Revenue per employee for Sonoco Products

Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.

Sonoco Products revenue per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Revenue per employee (USD)
1993	$118.2K
1994	$133.7K
1995	$142.4K
1996	$146.7K
1997	$149.9K
1998	$155K
2000	$155.4K
2001	$145.6K
2002	$155.3K
2003	$181.5K
2004	$184.5K
2005	$200.5K
2006	$206.6K
2007	$217.2K
2008	$235.6K
2009	$218K
2010	$238.4K
2011	$229.5K
2012	$241.9K
2013	$244.3K
2014	$241.2K
2015	$236.4K
2016	$239.1K
2017	$239.8K
2018	$234.4K
2019	$233.7K
2020	$261.9K
2021	$272.7K
2022	$266.3K
2023	$236.6K
2024	$189.5K
2025	$341.8K

Earnings per employee for Sonoco Products

Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.

Sonoco Products earnings (net income) per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Earnings per employee (USD)
1993	$7.2K
1994	$7.5K
1995	$8.7K
1996	$9K
1997	$136.8
1998	$10.9K
2000	$9.5K
2001	$5.1K
2002	$7.8K
2003	$9.1K
2004	$8.8K
2005	$9.2K
2006	$11K
2007	$11.5K
2008	$9.4K
2009	$9.2K
2010	$11.6K
2011	$11.1K
2012	$9.8K
2013	$10.5K
2014	$10.9K
2015	$11.9K
2016	$14.3K
2017	$8.3K
2018	$13.6K
2019	$12.7K
2020	$10.4K
2021	-$4.2K
2022	$21.2K
2023	$20.7K
2024	$5.9K
2025	$18K

Employee count history for Sonoco Products (SON)

Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.

Sonoco Products (SON) employee count filing history
						Filing
2025	22,000	-21.4%	-6,000	$341.8K	$18K	10-K	Dec 31, 2025	Feb 26, 2026
2024	28,000	+21.7%	+5,000	$189.5K	$5.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 28, 2025
2023	23,000	+4.5%	+1,000	$236.6K	$20.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2023	Feb 28, 2024
2022	22,000	+7.3%	+1,500	$266.3K	$21.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2022	Feb 28, 2023
2021	20,500	+2.5%	+500	$272.7K	-$4.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2021	Feb 28, 2022
2020	20,000	-13.0%	-3,000	$261.9K	$10.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2020	Feb 26, 2021
2019	23,000	0.0%	0	$233.7K	$12.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2019	Feb 28, 2020
2018	23,000	+9.5%	+2,000	$234.4K	$13.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2018	Feb 28, 2019
2017	21,000	+5.0%	+1,000	$239.8K	$8.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2017	Feb 28, 2018
2016	20,000	-4.8%	-1,000	$239.1K	$14.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2016	Mar 1, 2017
2015	21,000	+1.0%	+200	$236.4K	$11.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2015	Feb 29, 2016
2014	20,800	+4.5%	+900	$241.2K	$10.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 2014	Mar 2, 2015
2013	19,900	0.0%	0	$244.3K	$10.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2013	Mar 3, 2014
2012	19,900	+1.5%	+300	$241.9K	$9.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2012	Mar 1, 2013
2011	19,600	+13.3%	+2,300	$229.5K	$11.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 29, 2012
2010	17,300	+4.8%	+800	$238.4K	$11.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 28, 2011
2009	16,500	-5.7%	-1,000	$218K	$9.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 26, 2010
2008	17,500	-5.9%	-1,100	$235.6K	$9.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 27, 2009
2007	18,600	+5.1%	+900	$217.2K	$11.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 28, 2008
2006	17,700	+0.6%	+100	$206.6K	$11K	10-K	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 28, 2007
2005	17,600	+2.9%	+500	$200.5K	$9.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2005	Feb 27, 2006
2004	17,100	+12.5%	+1,900	$184.5K	$8.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2004	Mar 2, 2005
2003	15,200	-12.6%	-2,200	$181.5K	$9.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2003	Mar 2, 2004
2002	17,400	-2.8%	-500	$155.3K	$7.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 7, 2003
2001	17,900	+2.6%	+450	$145.6K	$5.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 28, 2002
2000	17,450	—	—	$155.4K	$9.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2000	Mar 30, 2001
1999	17,500	—	—	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1999	Mar 24, 2000
1998	16,500	-13.2%	-2,500	$155K	$10.9K	10-K	Dec 31, 1998	Mar 26, 1999
1997	19,000	0.0%	0	$149.9K	$136.8	10-K	Dec 31, 1997	Mar 13, 1998
1996	19,000	0.0%	0	$146.7K	$9K	10-K	Dec 31, 1996	Mar 28, 1997
1995	19,000	+10.5%	+1,800	$142.4K	$8.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 1995	Mar 27, 1996
1994	17,200	+4.4%	+728	$133.7K	$7.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 1994	Mar 30, 1995
1993	16,472	—	—	$118.2K	$7.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 1993	Mar 30, 1994

202522,000-21.4%
202428,000+21.7%
202323,000+4.5%
202222,000+7.3%
202120,500+2.5%
202020,000-13.0%
201923,0000.0%
201823,000+9.5%
201721,000+5.0%
201620,000-4.8%
201521,000+1.0%
201420,800+4.5%
201319,9000.0%
201219,900+1.5%
201119,600+13.3%
201017,300+4.8%
200916,500-5.7%
200817,500-5.9%
200718,600+5.1%
200617,700+0.6%
200517,600+2.9%
200417,100+12.5%
200315,200-12.6%
200217,400-2.8%
200117,900+2.6%
200017,450—
199917,500—
199816,500-13.2%
199719,0000.0%
199619,0000.0%
199519,000+10.5%
199417,200+4.4%
199316,472—

About Sonoco Products's employee count

Sonoco Products (SON) employed 22,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -6,000 (-21.4%) from 28,000 a year earlier.

Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 16,472 to 22,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.9% per year.

Sonoco Products generated about $341.8K of revenue and $18K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.

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