Question 1

What is Sonoco Products's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Sonoco Products (SON) P/E ratio is 8.5× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Sonoco Products?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Sonoco Products specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.7×.

Question 5

Is Sonoco Products's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Sonoco Products's P/E ratio of 8.5× is below its own 5-year average of 13.5× and below the sector median of 21.7×. That places the current reading at the 24th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Sonoco Products's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Sonoco Products (SON) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 4.5× in 2026 to a high of 32.9× in 2021. The 5-year average is 13.5× and the 5-year median is 12.4×.

Question 7

What was Sonoco Products's P/E ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Sonoco Products (SON) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 4.3×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Sonoco Products's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$4.35B	$1.02B	4.3×	-25.2×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$4.82B	$164M	29.4×	+17.9×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$5.47B	$475M	11.5×	-1.2×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$5.93B	$466M	12.7×	—	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$5.64B	-$85.5M	—	—	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$5.95B	$207M	28.7×	+7.5×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$6.18B	$292M	21.2×	+4.3×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$5.3B	$314M	16.9×	-13.2×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$5.28B	$175M	30.1×	+11.9×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$5.23B	$286M	18.3×	+1.8×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$4.13B	$250M	16.5×	-2.5×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$4.4B	$231M	19.0×	-0.4×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$4.26B	$219M	19.4×	+4.2×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$3B	$196M	15.3×	-0.0×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$3.34B	$218M	15.3×	-1.7×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$3.43B	$201M	17.1×	-2.4×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$2.95B	$151M	19.5×	+5.4×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$2.33B	$165M	14.1×	-1.1×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$3.27B	$214M	15.3×	-4.4×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$3.84B	$195M	19.7×	+1.6×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$2.93B	$162M	18.1×	-1.2×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$2.92B	$151M	19.3×	+2.1×	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$2.39B	$139M	17.2×	+0.8×	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$2.22B	$135M	16.4×	—	Dec 31, 2002


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P/E Ratio for Sonoco Products (SON) 2002-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Sonoco Products (SON)

Historical P/E Ratio for Sonoco Products (SON) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Sonoco Products (SON)

Sonoco Products P/E Ratio by Year

Sonoco Products P/E Ratio 2025: 4.3×

Sonoco Products P/E Ratio 2024: 29.4×

Sonoco Products P/E Ratio 2023: 11.5×

Sonoco Products P/E Ratio 2022: 12.7×

Sonoco Products P/E Ratio 2020: 28.7×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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