Buyback yield (TTM)
0.26%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.04%
5Y share count change
-1.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$14.3M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.32B
Key takeaways
- Sonoco Products (SON) repurchased about $14.3M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.16× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +5.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 7% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Sonoco Products (SON)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Sonoco Products (SON)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Sonoco Products (SON)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Sonoco Products (SON)
Latest: $10.9M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Sonoco Products (SON) reported buyback spend of $10.9M – grew 18.2% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Sonoco Products buyback spend expanded at a +5.2% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2021 and 2025, Sonoco Products buyback spend plunged 95.0%, falling from $218M to $10.9M.
2021 marks the peak buyback spend at $218M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1991.
Sonoco Products Buyback Spend 2025: $10.9M
Sonoco Products buyback spend in 2025 was $10.9M, grew 18.2% from 2024.
Sonoco Products Buyback Spend 2024: $9.25M
2024's buyback spend for Sonoco Products came in at $9.25M, declined 12.9% below 2023.
Sonoco Products Buyback Spend 2023: $10.6M
Sonoco Products posted buyback spend of $10.6M in 2023, surged 133.5% from 2022.
Sonoco Products Buyback Spend 2022: $4.55M
In 2022, Sonoco Products reported buyback spend of $4.55M, plunged 97.9% below 2021.
Sonoco Products Buyback Spend 2021: $218M
Sonoco Products buyback spend in 2021 was $218M.
See more financial history for Sonoco Products (SON).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $10.9M | $0.00 | $10.9M | 0.25% | 99.6M | +0.3% | |
| 2024 | $9.25M | $29.7M | -$20.4M | 0.19% | 99.3M | +0.4% | |
| 2023 | $10.6M | $27.8M | -$17.2M | 0.19% | 98.9M | +0.2% | |
| 2022 | $4.55M | $31.3M | -$26.8M | 0.08% | 98.7M | -0.9% | |
| 2021 | $218M | $22.6M | $195M | 3.87% | 99.6M | -1.6% | |
| 2020 | $8.48M | $10.6M | -$2.12M | 0.14% | 101M | +0.0% | |
| 2019 | $9.61M | $14.3M | -$4.73M | 0.16% | 101M | +0.2% | |
| 2018 | $14.6M | $10.7M | $3.83M | 0.27% | 101M | +0.2% | |
| 2017 | $6.34M | $13.5M | -$7.15M | 0.12% | 101M | -0.9% | |
| 2016 | $107M | $19.3M | $87.5M | 2.04% | 102M | -0.6% | |
| 2015 | $7.87M | $9.26M | -$1.39M | 0.19% | 102M | -0.8% | |
| 2014 | $87.8M | $17.1M | $70.7M | 2.00% | 103M | -0.1% | |
| 2013 | $27.2M | $11.5M | $15.8M | 0.64% | 103M | +0.7% | |
| 2012 | $4.17M | $8.85M | -$4.68M | 0.14% | 103M | +0.4% | |
| 2011 | $49.4M | $12.1M | $37.3M | 1.48% | 102M | -0.4% | |
| 2010 | $24.7M | $15.8M | $8.85M | 0.72% | 103M | +1.5% | |
| 2009 | $1.24M | $8.62M | -$7.38M | 0.04% | 101M | +0.0% | |
| 2008 | $843K | $4.18M | -$3.33M | 0.04% | 101M | -0.9% | |
| 2007 | $109M | $0.00 | $109M | 3.34% | 102M | +0.3% | |
| 2006 | $82.7M | $0.00 | $82.7M | 2.15% | 102M | +1.1% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 100M | +1.5% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 98.9M | +1.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 97.1M | -0.1% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 97.2M | +1.4% | |
| 2001 | $2.06M | $0.00 | $2.06M | 0.08% | 95.8M | -4.1% | |
| 2000 | $138M | $0.00 | $138M | — | 99.9M | -2.8% | |
| 1999 | $13M | $0.00 | $13M | — | 103M | -1.4% | |
| 1998 | $169M | $0.00 | $169M | — | 104M | +0.1% | |
| 1997 | $600K | $0.00 | $600K | — | 104M | -4.0% | |
| 1996 | $123M | $0.00 | $123M | — | 109M | — | |
| 1995 | $18.7M | $0.00 | $18.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $29.5M | $0.00 | $29.5M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $2.4M | $0.00 | $2.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $3.1M | $0.00 | $3.1M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $20.7M | $0.00 | $20.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $8.2M | $0.00 | $8.2M | — | — | — |
- 2025$10.9M
- 2024$9.25M
- 2023$10.6M
- 2022$4.55M
- 2021$218M
- 2020$8.48M
- 2019$9.61M
- 2018$14.6M
- 2017$6.34M
- 2016$107M
- 2015$7.87M
- 2014$87.8M
- 2013$27.2M
- 2012$4.17M
- 2011$49.4M
- 2010$24.7M
- 2009$1.24M
- 2008$843K
- 2007$109M
- 2006$82.7M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$2.06M
- 2000$138M
- 1999$13M
- 1998$169M
- 1997$600K
- 1996$123M
- 1995$18.7M
- 1994$29.5M
- 1993$2.4M
- 1992$3.1M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$20.7M
- 1989$8.2M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Sonoco Products (SON)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.16×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Sonoco Products (SON)
How Sonoco Products splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $193M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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