SON · Sonoco Products Co

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$57.92 +0.72 (+1.25%) At close · Aug 19

Market Cap

$5.65B

98.87M

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Next earnings call

Oct 23, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks

FQ3-26 quarter ends

~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Latest filing: 10-Q

filed Jul 28, 2026

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TL;DR.

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice

Overall

Buy

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Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate

Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.64

Technical

price trend

Neutral

50 / 200-day cross No cross

Price vs 200-day avg +14%

above

Price vs 50-day avg +4%

above

RSI (14) 52

neutral

MACD trend Negative

52-week position 84%

mid-range

Volume (OBV) Confirms

volume backs price

Momentum

relative strength

Strong

1-month return +5%

trailing

6-month return +2%

trailing

YTD return +31%

this year

Relative strength −8%

vs S&P · 6-mo

Sentiment

smart money

Bullish

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $55 › 200d $50 — 50d above 200d

Institutional flow Accumulating

+2% holders QoQ · +68 funds added

Insider flow Accumulating

Net +$234.2K over 90 days · 50% sells

Short interest Rising

11.67% of float · ▲ +9.2% MoM · 8.5 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

506 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Squeeze score 73

high risk · 0–100

Fundamentals

Excellent

Revenue growth +42%

Y/Y

Gross margin 21%

contracting

EPS growth +510%

Y/Y

Free cash flow $345.8M

Valuation P/E 5.6

below peers

Buyback $138.0M

remaining

Balance sheet $3.9B

net debt

Quant / Vol

risk profile

Moderate

Volatility 33%

annualized · 1-yr

Max drawdown −20%

past year

ATR 2.7%

of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

what management promised — and delivered

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 21, 2026

Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2026 Non-GAAP $1.25B – $1.35B

Cash flows from operating activities · full year 2026 $700M – $800M

Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 22, 2025

Adjusted EPS · Full-Year 2025 $5.65 – $5.75

Adjusted EBITDA · Full-Year 2025 $1.3B – $1.35B

Cash flow from operating activities · Full-Year 2025 $700M – $750M

Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled

Full year 2023 EPS guidance full year 2023

guided $5.25 – $5.40

guided $5.25 – $5.40 $4.80 Miss −9.9%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral

1 · 4 · 2

50 / 200-day cross

No cross Neutral

Price vs 200-day avg

+14% Bullish

Price vs 50-day avg

+4% Bullish

RSI (14)

52 Neutral

MACD trend

Negative Bearish

52-week position

84% Neutral

Volume (OBV)

Confirms Neutral

Market signals — smart money & positioning

Bullish · 3 of 6

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $55 › 200d $50 — 50d above 200d

Institutional flow Accumulating

+2% holders QoQ · +68 funds added

Insider flow Accumulating

Net +$234.2K over 90 days · 50% sells

Short interest Rising

11.67% of float · ▲ +9.2% MoM · 8.5 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

506 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Price context

position in its 52-week range

Range low $39 Now $57 · 84% Range high $61

vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +4%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings

Metric	Latest	Period	YoY
Adjusted Diluted EPS non-GAAP	$2.71	Six Months Ended June 28, 2026	—
Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$600.53M	Six Months Ended June 28, 2026	-9.8%

Adjusted EPS (diluted) non-GAAP	$1.51	Q2 2026	—

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Sonoco non-GAAP	$269.88M	Six Months Ended June 28, 2026	—

Adjusted Operating Profit non-GAAP	$443.25M	Six Months Ended June 28, 2026	—

Consumer Packaging Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$207M	Q2 2026	—

Consumer Packaging Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP	16.6%	Q2 2026	—

Consumer Packaging Segment operating profit margin	12.2%	Q2 2026	—

Free cash flow non-GAAP	-$191.18M	Six Months Ended June 28, 2026	—
Industrial Paper Packaging Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$122M	Q2 2026	—

Industrial Paper Packaging Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP	19%	Q2 2026	—

Industrial Paper Packaging Segment operating profit margin	13.9%	Q2 2026	—

Consumer Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$177M	Q1 2026	—
Industrial Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$100M	Q1 2026	—
All Other Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$60M	Full Year 2025	—
All Other Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP	17.2%	Full Year 2025	—
All Other operating profit margin	14.7%	Full Year 2025	—

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Packaging & Containers — same industry group

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Company	Mkt cap	YTD	Rev growth Y/Y	P/E	Short % shares
SON Sonoco Products Co this stock	$5.65B	+31.1%	+41.7%	5.6	11.7%
SW Smurfit Westrock plc	$24.87B	+22.3%	+47.7%	50.5	4.8%
PKG Packaging Corp Of America	$22.40B	+21.4%	+7.2%	32.6	3.7%
IP International Paper Co /New/	$21.32B	+1.7%	+49.3%	—	9.0%
AMCR Amcor plc	$21.20B	—	+56.6%	19.3	5.4%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section

Ownership

Institutional Holders Accumulating

Holders

506

% held: 98.7%
Net QoQ: +10.9M sh
Top holder: BlackRock, Inc.

Held Float

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Held by Funds

Fund positions

404

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Short & Settlement

Short Interest Rising

Shares short

11.5M

Days to cover: 8.5d
Change: +977.1K sh

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Short Volume

Short vol %

83%

As of: Aug 19, 2026

Short Total

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Fails to Deliver

FTD shares

32.1K

Value: $1.8M
As of: Jul 23, 2026

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Off-Exchange

Off-exchange %

38.5%

Week of: Jul 13, 2026

Off-exch Lit

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Smart Money

Insider Trades Net buying

Net (90d)

+$234.2K

Buyers / Sellers: 1 / 1

Buyers Sellers

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Congressional Trades Sell

Member

Zoe Lofgren

Amount: $1.0K–$15.0K
Traded: May 25, 2023

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Financials

Revenue (FY)

$7.5B

Net income (FY): $1.0B
EPS diluted: $10.07

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Buybacks

Authorized

$350.0M

Remaining: $138.0M

Spent Remaining

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Filings

SEC Filings

Latest

8-K

Filed: Aug 5, 2026
This year: 15

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Proposed Sales

Value

$89.1K

Shares: 1.6K
Filed: Feb 27, 2026

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Earnings & Events

Earnings Calls

Last call

Jul 23, 2026

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Investor Relations

Performance

	5D	20D	120D	MTD	YTD
SON	-1.0%	+4.6%	+2.4%	+1.5%	+31.1%
SPY	-0.4%	+2.6%	+10.7%	+2.7%	+12.5%
vs SPY	-0.6%	+2.0%	-8.3%	-1.2%	+18.5%

Capital returns

Latest dividend

$0.54 / share · ex Aug 10, 2026

Raised 1.9%

Paid (TTM)

$2.14 / share · 4 payouts

Dividend yield (TTM, derived)

3.74%

Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025

Authorized

$350.00M

Spent (derived)

$212.03M

Remaining

$137.97M

Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 91767 CUSIP 835495102 13F (30d) 462 filings 433 filers Visit website Investor relations

SON · Sonoco Products Co

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