How Sonoco Products (SON) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Sonoco Products (SON) generated $7.52B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $1.02B in net profit (13.6% margin). Its largest revenue source is Consumer Packaging (66.9% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Sonoco Products (SON) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Sonoco Products (SON) make money?
- Sonoco Products (SON) primarily makes money through Consumer Packaging, which accounts for 66.9% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Sonoco Products generated $7.52B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 13.6%.
What is Sonoco Products (SON) gross profit margin?
- Sonoco Products (SON) reported a gross profit margin of 20.9% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.57B in gross profit. This means Sonoco Products retains 20.9% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Sonoco Products (SON) operating profit margin?
- Sonoco Products (SON) reported an operating profit margin of 8.4% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $631.22M in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Sonoco Products (SON) net profit margin?
- Sonoco Products (SON) reported a net profit margin of 13.6% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.02B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Sonoco Products (SON) spend on capital expenditures?
- Sonoco Products (SON) spent $296.44M on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (3.9% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Sonoco Products (SON) free cash flow?
- Sonoco Products (SON) generated $393.34M in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (5.2% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Sonoco Products (SON) effective tax rate?
- Sonoco Products (SON) had an effective tax rate of 23.7% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
Data & methodology
What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we use a pre-aggregated twelve-month view aligned with our latest four quarterly periods. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.
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