SuperworthSonoco Products profit margin SON
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 8.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 13.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 2.3%
Over the twelve months to Jun 28, 2026, Sonoco Products kept 8.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 13.9% and a gross margin of 20.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −3.5%.
The median for 5 packaging stocks of a similar size is 2.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.3% | 13.5% | 20.9% |
| FY2024 | 3.1% | 6.2% | 21.5% |
| FY2023 | 8.7% | 13.2% | 22.1% |
| FY2022 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 19.9% |
| FY2021 | −1.5% | 8.7% | 19.0% |
| FY2020 | 4.0% | 6.8% | 20.0% |
| FY2019 | 5.4% | 8.7% | 19.7% |
| FY2018 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 19.3% |
| FY2017 | 3.5% | 8.2% | 19.0% |
| FY2016 | 6.0% | 10.3% | 19.6% |
| FY2015 | 5.0% | 7.7% | 18.7% |
| FY2014 | 4.5% | 7.5% | 18.1% |
| FY2013 | 4.3% | 7.4% | 17.7% |
| FY2012 | 4.1% | 7.3% | 17.6% |
| FY2011 | 4.8% | 7.2% | 16.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 8.4% | −0.4 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 13.6% | +10.9 pts | 13.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 13.3% | +10.2 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 8.8% | +3.4 pts | 7.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.8% | +1.8 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 2.7% | −4.6 pts | 6.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 3.1% | −5.6 pts | 6.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.5% | −3.0 pts | 7.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 6.9% | −0.7 pts | 8.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 7.3% | +0.0 pts | 10.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.7% | +2.3 pts | 13.2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 8.5% | +2.3 pts | 12.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Packaging & Containers nearest Sonoco Products' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| SONSonoco Products | 8.4% |
| GPKGraphic Packaging | 2.2% |
| SLVMSylvamo | 2.3% |
| SWSmurfit Westrock | 1.6% |
| PKGPackaging Corporation of America | 7.3% |
| MATVMativ | 4.5% |
| Peer median | 2.3% |
Where Sonoco Products ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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