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Sonoco

Logo: Sonoco Products Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

United States-based international provider of diversified consumer packaging

Sonoco Products Company is an American provider of diversified consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and packaging supply chain services and the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes, and cores. The company was founded in 1889 as Southern Novelty Company with annualized net sales of approximately $7.3 billion. Sonoco has 19,900 employees in more than 335 operations in 33 countries, serving more than 85 nations.3 It was founded by James Lide Coker.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1

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  • TickerSON on NYSE1
  • Industryproduct packaging industry1
  • HeadquartersHartsville1
  • Websitewww.sonoco.com
  • Incorporated inSC6
  • Business addressOne North Second St, P O Box 160, Hartsville, Sc 29551-01606
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • Legal formStatutory Close Corporation4
  • LEIGKOMIK4RDJGHEF0VNP114
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered addressC/O John M. Florence, 29550 Hartsville, United States4
  • Registered withBusiness Filings database (South Carolina Secretary of State), 001446554

Sonoco Products Company is an American provider of diversified consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and packaging supply chain services and the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes, and cores. The company was founded in 1889 as Southern Novelty Company with annualized net sales of approximately $7.3 billion. Sonoco has 19,900 employees in more than 335 operations in 33 countries, serving more than 85 nations. The company is headquartered in Hartsville, South Carolina, and is South Carolina's largest corporation in terms of sales.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

20.9%Gross margin9
13.5%Operating margin9
13.3%Net margin9
41.7%Revenue growth, 20259
27.8%Return on equity9
1.05×Debt to equity9
$345.8MFree cash flow9

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Consumer Packaging brought in 68% of the revenue Sonoco broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Consumer Packaging$4.9B968%up 93% from 2024
  2. Industrial Paper Packaging$2.3B932%down 2% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Consumer Packaging$2.5B$2.5B$4.9B
Industrial Paper Packaging$2.4B$2.3B$2.3B

Regions

United States brought in 48% of the revenue Sonoco broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. United States$3.6B948%up 1% from 2024
  2. Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)$3.2B943%up 236% from 2024
  3. Other Geographical Areas$342.4M95%down 4% from 2024
  4. Asia$249.6M93%down 20% from 2024
  5. Canada$104.4M91%down 8% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
United States$3.7B$3.6B$3.6B
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)$885.4M$955.5M$3.2B
Other Geographical Areas$409.6M$355.6M$342.4M
Asia$329.4M$311.1M$249.6M
Canada$116.2M$113.3M$104.4M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue74¢$5.9B
  • Research and development0¢$21.5M
  • Selling, general and admin11¢$862.2M
  • Income tax2¢$183.6M
  • Profit13¢$1.0B

Out of $7.5B in revenue.9

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending50¢$344.0M
  • Dividends paid30¢$208.1M
  • Share buybacks2¢$10.9M
  • Kept or used elsewhere18¢$126.7M

Out of $689.8M of cash from operations.9

Financial statements

Revenue101112139$7.5B in 2025+40% since 2019
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2019: $5.4B$5.4B20192020: $5.2B$5.2B2020−3%2021: $5.6B$5.6B2021+7%2022: $5.4B$5.4B2022−4%2023: $5.4B$5.4B2023+1%2024: $5.3B$5.3B2024−3%2025: $7.5B$7.5B2025+42%
Gross profit101112139$1.6B in 2025+49% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2019: $1.1B$1.1B20192020: $1.0B$1.0B2020−1%2021: $1.1B$1.1B2021+1%2022: $1.2B$1.2B2022+15%2023: $1.2B$1.2B2023−2%2024: $1.1B$1.1B2024−5%2025: $1.6B$1.6B2025+38%
Operating income101112139$1.0B in 2025+118% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $467.1M$467.1M20192020: $357.8M$357.8M2020−23%2021: $486.9M$486.9M2021+36%2022: $563.4M$563.4M2022+16%2023: $589.0M$589.0M2023+5%2024: $326.6M$326.6M2024−45%2025: $1.0B$1.0B2025+212%
Net income101112139$1.0B in 2025+244% since 2019
-$500.0M0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $291.8M$291.8M20192020: $207.5M$207.5M2020−29%2021: -$85.5M-$85.5M20212022: $466.4M$466.4M20222023: $475.0M$475.0M2023+2%2024: $163.9M$163.9M2024−65%2025: $1.0B$1.0B2025+512%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Net sales$7.5B$5.3B$5.4B
Cost of sales$5.9B$4.2B$4.2B
Gross profit$1.6B$1.1B$1.2B
Selling, general and administrative expenses$862.2M$723.8M$644.5M
Restructuring/Asset impairment charges, net$66.2M$65.4M$47.9M
Gain/(Loss) on divestiture of business and other assets$371.7M-$23.5M$78.9M
Operating profit$1.0B$326.6M$589.0M
Non-operating pension costs$12.2M$13.8M$14.3M
Interest expense$233.5M$172.6M$135.4M
Interest income$20.5M$27.6M$10.0M
Other (expense)/income, net-$27.5M-$104.2M$39.7M
Income from continuing operations before income taxes$765.1M$63.5M$489.0M
Provision for income taxes$183.6M$5.5M$119.7M
Income before equity in earnings of affiliates$581.5M$58.0M$369.3M
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax$9.5M$9.6M$10.3M
Net income from continuing operations$591.0M$67.6M$379.6M
Net income from discontinued operations$412.3M$96.4M$96.3M
Net income$1.0B$163.9M$475.9M
Net (income)/loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests-$375.0K$180.0K-$768.0K
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests$0-$171.0K-$174.0K
Net income attributable to Sonoco$1.0B$163.9M$475.0M
Basic (in shares)99.1M shares98.6M shares98.3M shares
Assuming exercise of awards (in shares)447.0K shares653.0K shares596.0K shares
Diluted (in shares)99.6M shares99.3M shares98.9M shares
Continuing operations (usd per share)$6$1$4
Discontinued operations (usd per share)$4$1$1
Basic earnings per share attributable to Sonoco (usd per share)$10.12$1.66$4.83
Continuing operations (usd per share)$6$1$4
Discontinued operations (usd per share)$4$1$1
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sonoco (usd per share)$10.07$1.65$4.80

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Corporate structure

Sonoco sits at the top of its group. 186 entities, 43 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Sonoco

  • Sonoco Hartsville, South Carolina, United States
    • Sonoco Metal Packaging EMEA Finance B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • 1 APEI UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • 10 Conitex Sonoco Suzhou Co. Ltd., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · China
    • 100 Sonoco Holdings UK Limited, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, dually incorporated in Delaware and in Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • 101 Sonoco Holdings, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 102 Sonoco Hutchinson, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • 103 Sonoco Iberia, S.L.U., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Spain
    • 104 Sonoco Industrial Plastics, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · South Carolina, United States
    • 105 Sonoco International Holdings GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • 106 Sonoco IPD France SAS, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · France
    • 107 Sonoco Italia S.r.l., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Italy
    • 108 Sonoco Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • 109 Sonoco Luxembourg S.a.r.l., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • 11 Conitex Sonoco Taiwan Ltd., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Taiwan
    • 110 Sonoco Metal Packaging Holdings, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 111 Sonoco Metal Packaging, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 112 Sonoco Milnrow, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • 113 Sonoco Netherlands Holding II BV, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • 114 Sonoco Netherlands Holding III BV, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • 115 Sonoco New Zealand Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • 116 Sonoco Operadora S. de R.L. de C.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Mexico
    • 117 Sonoco Packaging Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • 118 Sonoco Paper Mill & IPD Hellas SA, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · Greece
    • 119 Sonoco Paperboard Group, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · South Carolina, United States
    • 12 Conitex Sonoco USA, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
    • and 160 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Sonoco reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$324.6M9 Dec 31, 2025$314.3M9 Dec 31, 2024+3.3%
Buildings and improvements$1.0B9 Dec 31, 2025$967.2M9 Dec 31, 2024+8.2%
Machinery and equipment$4.0B9 Dec 31, 2025$3.7B9 Dec 31, 2024+7.9%
Construction in progress$282.9M9 Dec 31, 2025$337.8M9 Dec 31, 2024−16.2%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$5.7B9 Dec 31, 2025$5.3B9 Dec 31, 2024+6.2%
Accumulated depreciation$2.9B9 Dec 31, 2025$2.6B9 Dec 31, 2024+9.5%
Property and equipment, net$2.8B9 Dec 31, 2025$2.7B9 Dec 31, 2024+2.9%
Finance-lease assets$49.1M9 Dec 31, 2025$76.8M9 Dec 31, 2024−36.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$307.4M9 Dec 31, 2025$307.7M9 Dec 31, 2024−0.1%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$378.4M9 Dec 31, 2025$431.0M9 Dec 31, 2024−12.2%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$49.6M9 Dec 31, 2025$67.8M9 Dec 31, 2024−26.8%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$2.5B9 Dec 31, 2025$2.5B9 Dec 31, 2024−0.6%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$2.7B9 Dec 31, 2025$2.6B9 Dec 31, 2024+3.7%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$09 Dec 31, 2025$013 Dec 31, 2024
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$3.2B9 Dec 31, 2025$3.0B9 Dec 31, 2024+7.2%
Accumulated amortization$506.1M9 Dec 31, 2025$389.5M9 Dec 31, 2024+29.9%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$1.1B9 Dec 31, 2025$1.0B9 Dec 31, 2024+10.3%
Work in process$161.3M9 Dec 31, 2025$135.0M9 Dec 31, 2024+19.5%
Finished goods$370.3M9 Dec 31, 2025$359.1M9 Dec 31, 2024+3.1%

Properties, in its own words

The Company’s corporate offices are owned and operated in Hartsville, South Carolina. As of December 31, 2025, there were a total of approximately 265 owned and leased facilities used by the Company in 37 countries around the world, including approximately 102 facilities in the Consumer Packaging segment, 158 in the Industrial Paper Packaging segment, and 5 in the All Other group of businesses. Approximately 51% of these facilities are located in North America, primarily the United States, 32% in EMEA, 11% in APAC, and 6% in South America.

The Company believes that its facilities have been well maintained, are generally in good condition and are suitable for the conduct of its business. The Company does not anticipate difficulty in renewing existing leases as they expire or in finding alternative facilities.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026.18

The story

Founded by James Lide Coker in 1899.1

Leadership

Who has led Sonoco, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (73)

Products and brands

Sonoco is the world's largest producer of tubes, cores, and fiber concrete columns under the brand name Sonotube concrete forms and a leading manufacturer of blow-molded plastic containers, consumer and industrial thermoformed plastic packaging, engineered molded and extruded plastic products, rigid paperboard containers, and convenience closures.

Sonoco's operations consist of its consumer packaging businesses, including Global Rigid Paper and Closures, Global Flexibles, and Global Plastics; its Global Services division, which provides high-impact retail displays and packaging supply chain management; its Industrial Converted Products businesses, which manufacture tubes and cores and reels for the wire and cable industry, produces uncoated recycled paperboard globally for Sonoco's fiber-based packaging divisions and external converters, and includes Sonoco Recycling, one of the world's largest recyclers; and its Protective Packaging division, which produces highly engineered, custom-designed protective, temperature-assurance, and retail security packaging.

In September 2023, it was announced Sonoco has completed the acquisition of the US packaging company RTS Packaging from its holding company, WestRock for $330 million.

In December 2024, it was announced that Sonoco entered an agreement to sell its Thermoformed Flexible Packaging business (TFP) to TOPPAN Holdings, for approximately USD 1.8 billion.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sonoco, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Sonoco (United Kingdom)

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • 1 APEI UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 10 Conitex Sonoco Suzhou Co. Ltd., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in China8
  • 100 Sonoco Holdings UK Limited, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, dually incorporated in Delaware and in the United Kingdom8
  • 101 Sonoco Holdings, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 102 Sonoco Hutchinson, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Kansas8
  • 103 Sonoco Iberia, S.L.U., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 104 Sonoco Industrial Plastics, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 105 Sonoco International Holdings GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Switzerland8
  • 106 Sonoco IPD France SAS, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 107 Sonoco Italia S.r.l., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Italy8
  • 108 Sonoco Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 109 Sonoco Luxembourg S.a.r.l., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Luxembourg8
  • 11 Conitex Sonoco Taiwan Ltd., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Taiwan8
  • 110 Sonoco Metal Packaging Holdings, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 111 Sonoco Metal Packaging, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 112 Sonoco Milnrow, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 113 Sonoco Netherlands Holding II BV, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the Netherlands8
  • 114 Sonoco Netherlands Holding III BV, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the Netherlands8
  • 115 Sonoco New Zealand Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in New Zealand8
  • 116 Sonoco Operadora S. de R.L. de C.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Mexico8
  • 117 Sonoco Packaging Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 118 Sonoco Paper Mill & IPD Hellas SA, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Greece8
  • 119 Sonoco Paperboard Group, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 12 Conitex Sonoco USA, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in North Carolina8
All 165 listed subsidiaries
  • 120 Sonoco Partitions Holding, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 121 Sonoco Partitions, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 122 Sonoco Phoenix, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Ohio8
  • 123 Sonoco Pina, S.A.U., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 124 Sonoco Plastics B.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the Netherlands8
  • 125 Sonoco Plastics Germany GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 126 Sonoco Poland Holdings B.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the Netherlands8
  • 127 Sonoco Polysack A/S, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 128 Sonoco Polysack Limited, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, dually incorporated in South Carolina and in the United Kingdom8
  • 129 Sonoco Products Company UK, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 13 Conitex Sonoco, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 130 Sonoco Products Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Malaysia8
  • 131 Sonoco Recycling - International Trade Group, LLC (fka Reparco USA, Inc.), a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in California8
  • 132 Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in North Carolina8
  • 133 Sonoco Reels Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 134 Sonoco SAS, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 135 Sonoco Saudi Limited Company, a 51%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Saudi Arabia8
  • 136 Sonoco Services, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 137 Sonoco Singapore Pte. Ltd., a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Singapore8
  • 138 Sonoco Sweden AB, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Sweden8
  • 139 Sonoco Taiwan Ltd, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Taiwan8
  • 14 Convex Mold, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Michigan8
  • 140 Sonoco Thailand Ltd, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Thailand8
  • 141 Sonoco Tudela, S.L. a 100% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 142 Sonoco Tubes & Cores Germany GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 143 Sonoco Venture International Holdings GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Switzerland8
  • 144 Sonoco Ventures UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 145 Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids Core Plant, LLC a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 146 Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, LLC a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 147 Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 148 Sonoco, S.A. de C.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Mexico8
  • 149 Sonoco-Alcore AS, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Norway8
  • 15 Corenso North America, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 150 Sonoco Finland Oy, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Finland8
  • 151 Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Luxembourg8
  • 152 Sonoco-Alcore Sp. Z.O.O., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Poland8
  • 153 SPC Capital Management, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 154 SPC Global, Inc. (f/k/a Sonoco Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l.), a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 155 SPC Liquidation, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 156 SPC Management, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 157 SPC Mexico Holdings, Inc.,a 100%- owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 158 SPC Resources, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 159 SR Holdings of the Carolinas, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 16 Corenso Richmond, LLC a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 160 EMEA Metal Packaging Holdings I, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Netherlands8
  • 161 Tubo-Tec Nordeste Industria, 100% -owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Brazil8
  • 162 U.S. Paper Mills Corp., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Wisconsin8
  • 164 Weidenhammer UK Ltd., 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 165 Wisenberg U.S., Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 166 Sonoco India Performance Hub Private Limited Company, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in India8
  • 17 Crown Cans Ghana Limited, a 85.2%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Ghana8
  • 18 Sonoco Aerosols & Promotional Metal Packaging Netherland B.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Netherlands8
  • 19 Sonoco Embalajes Metalicos Espana, S.A.U, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 2 Beteiligungen Sonoco Deutschland Vermogensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbh, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 20 Sonoco Metal Packaging Aerosols UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in UK8
  • 21 Sonoco Metal Packaging Belgium BV/SRL, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Belgium8
  • 22 Sonoco Metal Packaging Closures Spain, S.L.U., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 23 Sonoco Metal Packaging France S.A.S., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 24 Sonoco Metal Packaging Germany GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 25 Sonoco Metal Packaging Germany Services GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 26 Sonoco Metal Packaging Group Germany GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 27 Sonoco Metal Packaging Group UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in UK8
  • 28 Sonoco Metal Packaging Hellas Single Member S.A., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Greece8
  • 29 Sonoco Metal Packaging Holdings Germany GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorproated in Germany8
  • 3 Cap Liners Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 30 Sonoco Metal Packaging Holdings UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in UK8
  • 31 Sonoco Metal Packaging Strategic Holdings B.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Netherlands8
  • 32 Sonoco Metal Packaging Ireland Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Ireland8
  • 33 Sonoco Metal Packaging Italia Srl, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Italy8
  • 34 Eviosys Packaging Kuban, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Russia8
  • 35 Sonoco Metal Packaging Magyarorzag Kft, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Hungary8
  • 36 Eviosys Packaging Maroc, a 99.34%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Morocco8
  • 37 Sonoco Metal Packaging Netherlands Investments BV, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Netherlands8
  • 38 Sonoco Metal Packaging Polska SP z.o.o., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Poland8
  • 39 Sonoco Metal Packaging Portugal, S.A., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Portugal8
  • 4 Colombiana P.M., LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 40 Sonoco Metal Packaging Services France S.A.S., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 41 Eviosys Packaging SIEM, a 85.2%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Ivory Coast8
  • 42 Eviosys Packaging Societe Malgached'Emballages Metalliques, a 99.87%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Madagascar8
  • 43 Sonoco Metal Packaging Switzerland GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Switzerland8
  • 44 Sonoco Metal Packaging (Thailand) Limited , a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Thailand8
  • 45 Sonoco Metal Packaging Turkey Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Turkey8
  • 46 Sonoco Metal Packaging Commercial UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in UK8
  • 47 Eviosys Packaging West Africa, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Ghana8
  • 48 Sonoco Metal Packaging Services Iberia, S.L.U, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 49 Sonoco Promotional Metal Packaging UK Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in UK8
  • 5 Conitex Sonoco (Mexico), S. de R.L. de C.V., a 100% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Mexico8
  • 50 Friarsgate Studio Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 51 Grove Mill Paper Company Limited, a 99.9%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 52 Gunther of America, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 53 Hartsville Corrugating, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 54 Industrial Machine Co., Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Missouri8
  • 55 Innerpac Holding Company, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 56 Inversiones Sonoco Limitada, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Chile8
  • 57 Sonoco Metal Packaging EMEA Finance, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Netherlands8
  • 58 Manufacturas Sonoco, S.A. de C.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Mexico8
  • 59 PT Papertech Indonesia, a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorprated in Indonesia8
  • 6 Conitex Sonoco Holding B.V., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the Netherlands8
  • 60 PT Sonoco Indonesia, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Indonesia8
  • 61 RTS Embalajes de Argentina, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Argentina8
  • 62 RTS Embalajes de Chile LTDA, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Chile8
  • 63 RTS Empacques S. de R.L. de C.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Mexico8
  • 64 RTS Innerpac, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 65 RTS Packaging Foreign Holdings, LLC a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Georgia8
  • 66 RTS Packaging, LLC a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 67 Sebro Plastics, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Michigan8
  • 68 Skjern Paper Aps, a 100%- owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Denmark8
  • 69 SMB GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 7 Conitex Sonoco India Pvt. Ltd., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in India8
  • 70 SMP I, LLC, a 100%- owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 71 Sonoco (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in China8
  • 72 Sonoco (Taicang) Packaging Co., Ltd, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in China8
  • 73 Sonoco Absorbent Technologies Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 74 Sonoco Absorbent Technologies, LLC, a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 75 Sonoco Tubes & Cores Poland Sp Z.O.O, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 76 Sonoco N.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Belgium8
  • 77 Sonoco Alcore Nederland B.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the Netherlands8
  • 78 Sonoco Ambalaj Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Turkey8
  • 79 Sonoco Asia Holding Pte Ltd, a 99.03%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Singapore8
  • 8 Conitex Sonoco N.V., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Curacao8
  • 80 Sonoco Asia, L.L.C., a 99.03%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in Delaware8
  • 81 Sonoco Australia Pty Ltd, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Australia8
  • 82 Sonoco Bonmati, S.A.U., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Spain8
  • 83 Sonoco Canada Corporation, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Canada8
  • 84 Sonoco Consumer Products Dordrecht B.V. (fka Dorpak B.V.), a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Netherlands8
  • 85 Sonoco Consumer Products Europe GmbH (fka Weidenhammer Packaging Group GmbH), a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 86 Sonoco Consumer Products Greencan, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 87 Sonoco Consumer Products Hellas S.A. (fka Weidenhammer Hellas S.A.), a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Greece8
  • 88 Sonoco Consumer Products Mechelen BVBA (fka Weidenhammer Belgium BVBA), a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Belgium8
  • 89 Sonoco Consumer Products Montanay SAS (fka Neuvibox SAS), a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 9 Conitex Sonoco Shanghai Ltd., a 99.03% owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in China8
  • 90 Sonoco Consumer Products Poland Sp. Z.O.O., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Poland8
  • 91 Sonoco Consumer Products SAS, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in France8
  • 92 Sonoco Consumer Products South Africa (PTY) Ltd., a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in South Africa8
  • 93 Sonoco Consumer Products Zwenkau GmbH (fka fka Weidenhammer Plastice Packaging GmbH), a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 94 Sonoco Cores and Paper Limited, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in the United Kingdom8
  • 95 Sonoco de Colombia Ltda, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Colombia8
  • 96 Sonoco Deutschland GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 97 Sonoco Deutschland Holdings GmbH, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Germany8
  • 98 Sonoco Development, Inc., a 100%-owned domestic subsidiary, incorporated in South Carolina8
  • 99 Sonoco do Brazil Ltda, a 100%-owned foreign subsidiary, incorporated in Brazil8

From Wikidata.1 The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Timeline

  1. Sep 30, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation108
  2. Aug 5, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure109
  3. Jul 22, 20268-K Results of operations110
  4. May 11, 20268-K Executive or director change111
  5. Apr 21, 20268-K Results of operations112
  6. Apr 16, 20268-K Shareholder vote113
  7. Mar 23, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation114
  8. Feb 20, 20268-K Executive or director change115
  9. Feb 17, 20268-K Results of operations116
  10. Feb 17, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure117
  11. Feb 12, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure118
  12. Jan 20, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure119
  13. Feb 11, 2020New chief executive R. Howard Coker becomes CEO19
  14. Apr 2, 2018New chief executive Robert C. Tiede becomes CEO20
  15. Apr 2, 2013New chief executive Mancil J. Sanders becomes CEO21
  16. Jul 1, 2003New chief executive Harris E. Deloach Jr. becomes CEO22
  17. 1899Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 21, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.92 a share, on Oct 22, 2025.120

When it reported results

  1. Jul 22, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results110
  2. Apr 21, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results112
  3. Feb 17, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results116
  4. Oct 22, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results121
  5. Jul 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results122
  6. Apr 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results123
  7. Feb 19, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results124
  8. Feb 18, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results125

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

1,103 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 16 quarterly reports, 79 major events, 928 insider forms, 17 large holders, 58 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 8, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  2. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  4. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  5. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  6. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  7. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  9. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  10. Oct 5, 20264 EDGAR
  11. Sep 30, 20268-K EDGAR
  12. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  13. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  14. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  15. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  16. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  17. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  18. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  19. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR
  20. Sep 14, 20264 EDGAR

The 1,103 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

36 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 14 buys and 22 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 7, 2026Coker R. HowardPresident & CEOBuy4,345$57.41$249.4KForm 4
Jul 29, 2026Florence John MGnl Council, Secy, VPSale261$58.56$15.3KForm 4
Apr 27, 2026Harrell James A. IIIPres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg.Buy6,753$50.37$340.2KForm 4
Apr 24, 2026Joachimczyk PaulCFOBuy8,058$49.64$400.0KForm 4
Feb 27, 2026Haynes Ernest D IIIPres. Consumer Pkg AmericasSale1,581$56.39$89.2KForm 4
Feb 19, 2026Harrell James A. IIIPres. Global Ind. Paper Pkg.Sale20$57.84$1.2KForm 4
Oct 29, 2025Joachimczyk PaulCFOBuy20,500$39.50$809.7KForm 4
Oct 28, 2025Haley John RDirectorBuy2,506$39.87$99.9KForm 4
May 2, 2025Haley John RDirectorBuy2,246$44.57$100.1KForm 4
May 1, 2025Coker R. HowardPresident & CEOBuy20,000$41.17$823.5KForm 4
Apr 30, 2025HILL ROBERT R JRDirectorBuy5,475$40.34$220.9KForm 4
Mar 13, 2025Coker R. HowardPresident & CEOBuy20,000$46.10$922.0KForm 4
Feb 27, 2025Haley John RDirectorBuy3,000$46.76$140.3KForm 4
Feb 26, 2025Haynes Ernest D IIIPres. Consumer Pkg AmericasSale2,453$47.09$115.5KForm 4
Feb 21, 2025Coker R. HowardPresident & CEOBuy20,000$46.48$929.5KForm 4
Jan 7, 2025HILL ROBERT R JRDirectorBuy4,000$47.95$191.8KForm 4
Jan 7, 2025HILL ROBERT R JRDirectorSale4,000$47.95$191.8KForm 4
Nov 4, 2024Florence John MGnl Council, Secy, VPSale13,660$51.20$699.4KForm 4
Mar 6, 2024Wood AdamVP Paper Products EuropeSale537$57.04$30.6KForm 4
Feb 28, 2024Grissett Russell KPres Global Flexible PackagingSale2,039$56.06$114.3KForm 4

All 36 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025R. Howard CokerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1.2M$10.1M133
2025Rodger D. FullerChief Operating Officer$796.3K$3.8M133
2025Russell K. GrissettFormer President Global Flexibles$134.1K$3.2M133
2025Paul JoachimczykChief Financial Officer$378.0K$3.0M133
2025John M. Florence, Jr.General Counsel, Secretary, & Vice President / General Manager–Paper Packaging, North America$622.6K$2.3M133
2025James A. Harrell, IIIPresident, Global Industrial Paper Packaging Division$641.1K$2.1M133
2025Jerry A. CheathamFormer Interim Chief Financial Officer$506.7K$1.3M133
2025Robert R. DillardFormer Chief Financial Officer$7.8K$19.8K133
2024R. Howard CokerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1.2M$10.1M133
2024Rodger D. FullerChief Operating Officer$775.4K$3.7M133
2024Robert R. DillardFormer Chief Financial Officer$709.4K$3.5M133
2024John M. Florence, Jr.General Counsel, Secretary, & Vice President / General Manager–Paper Packaging, North America$577.3K$2.2M133
2024James A. Harrell, IIIPresident, Global Industrial Paper Packaging Division$624.2K$2.1M133
2023R. Howard CokerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$1.2M$8.5M133
2023Rodger D. FullerChief Operating Officer$749.8K$3.0M133
2023Robert R. DillardFormer Chief Financial Officer$655.0K$2.4M133
2023John M. Florence, Jr.General Counsel, Secretary, & Vice President / General Manager–Paper Packaging, North America$558.3K$1.7M133
2023James A. Harrell, IIIPresident, Global Industrial Paper Packaging Division$603.7K$1.6M133

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.11,659,564$657.0M0.0%+267,887
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.5,454,604$307.4M0.8%−459,184
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP4,860,602$273.9M0.0%+929,422
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4,802,275$270.6M0.0%+23,817
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4,462,538$251.5M0.0%+21,317
State Street Corp4,415,449$248.8M0.0%+195,730
Bank Of America Corp /de/3,637,407$205.0M0.0%+324,769
Earnest Partners LLC2,829,098$159.4M0.6%+242,710
Invesco Ltd.2,062,827$116.2M0.0%+805,521
Fmr LLC2,001,317$112.8M0.0%+1,050,983
Geode Capital Management, LLC1,981,942$111.7M0.0%+22,943
Nordea Investment Management Ab1,801,709$101.2M0.1%−260,296
Sei Investments Co1,570,560$88.5M0.1%+73,452
Morgan Stanley1,268,448$71.5M0.0%+457,773
Aqr Capital Management LLC1,251,012$69.8M0.0%−356,406
Norges Bank1,218,953$68.7M0.0%New
First Trust Advisors LP1,198,166$67.5M0.0%+41,739
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.1,170,817$66.0M0.4%New
Rubric Capital Management LP1,143,562$64.4M0.6%New
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,102,076$62.1M0.0%−4,959
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,078,855$60.8M0.0%−38,063
Brown Advisory Inc999,247$56.3M0.1%+3,508
UBS Group AG932,572$52.6M0.0%+493,250
Private Management Group Inc838,146$47.2M1.2%−17,601
Northern Trust Corp827,647$46.6M0.0%+279

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

3 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
May 25, 2023Zoe LofgrenDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+103.4%Report
Mar 17, 2021Lois FrankelDemocratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+115.6%Report
Mar 16, 2021Lois FrankelDemocratic, HousePartial sale$1,001 - $15,000+115.8%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How Sonoco is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARSONOCO PRODUCTS CO2
  • CIK0000091767
  • Employer ID (EIN)57-024842018
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company18
  • Incorporated inSouth Carolina18
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)2650 Paperboard Containers & Boxes2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Manufacturing, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business addressOne North Second St, P O Box 160, Hartsville, SC 29551-01602
  • Mailing addressOne N. Second Street, Hartsville, SC 295502
  • Phone84338370002
  • Shares outstanding98,868,689 as of Apr 17, 202616
  • Public float$4.3B as of Jun 29, 202518
  • AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina PCAOB ID 238; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting18
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 22, 19942
  • Filings6,413 in all: 4 (5,327), 8-K (309), 4/A (232), 10-Q (98), 3 (53), SC 13G/A (41), DEF 14A (33), 10-K (32)2
    All 50 form types

    SC 13G (28), 11-K (23), 5 (22), 3/A (20), S-8 (18), UPLOAD (18), S-8 POS (13), SD (13), 144 (12), 8-K/A (12), CORRESP (12), 424B5 (10), ARS (10), DEFA14A (9), 424B2 (7), FWP (7), PRE 14A (7), S-3ASR (7), 424B3 (4), 8-A12B/A (4), 10-K/A (3), SCHEDULE 13G (3), 10-Q/A (2), 305B2 (2), 5/A (2), PX14A6G (2), S-3 (2), SCHEDULE 13G/A (2), 10-K405 (1), 11-K/A (1), 15-15D (1), 8-A12B (1), DEFR14A (1), NO ACT (1), NT 10-Q (1), PRER14A (1), REGDEX (1), S-3/A (1), S-4 (1), S-4/A (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 26, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 28, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 13, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Sep 30, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
No par value common stockSONNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).18

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Sonoco names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026: 1 risk under these headings, as written.18

  • Risks Related to the Domestic and Global Economies and to Doing Business Globally
  • Risks Related to Manufacturing Operations
  • Risks Related to Acquisitions, Divestitures and Joint Ventures
  • Risks Related to Competition, Customers and Suppliers
  • Risks Related to Our Products
  • Risks Related to Climate Change and Environmental, Health and Safety, and Corporate Social Responsibility Laws and Regulations
  • Risks Related to Financing Activities
  • Risks Related to Information Technology and Cybersecurity
  • Risks Related to Accounting, Human Resources, Financial, and Business Matters and Taxation

Legal proceedings

The Company has been named as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) at several environmentally contaminated sites not owned by the Company. All of the sites are also the responsibility of other parties. The Company’s liability, if any, is shared with such other parties, but the Company’s share has not been finally determined in most cases. In some cases, the Company has cost-sharing agreements with other PRPs relating to the sharing of legal defense costs and cleanup costs for a particular site. The Company has assumed, for accrual purposes, that the other parties to these cost-sharing agreements will perform as agreed. Final resolution of some of the sites is years away, and actual costs to be incurred for these matters in future periods is likely to vary from current estimates because of the inherent uncertainties in evaluating environmental exposures. Accordingly, the ultimate cost to the Company with respect to such sites, beyond what has been accrued as of December 31, 2025, cannot be determined.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had accrued $1.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively, related to environmental contingencies. Of the total amount accrued as of December 31, 2024, $5.1 million was attributable to environmental contingencies at a site in Spartanburg, South Carolina that was part of the Company’s Thermoformed and Flexibles Packaging business and included in the sale of TFP to Toppan on April 1, 2025.

The Company periodically reevaluates the assumptions used in determining the appropriate reserves for environmental matters as additional information becomes available and makes appropriate adjustments when warranted. For further information about legal proceedings, see Note 18 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Other Legal Matters

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.18

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