Sonoco Products Company (SON) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 55
- Profitability 70
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 40
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 55/100 — Acceptable
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Sonoco Products Company (SON) is a Packaging & Containers company in the Consumer Cyclical sector. Compound Radar rates Sonoco Products Company 55/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, elevated leverage, and attractive valuation.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Soft
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- Forward P/E 8.45
- PEG 0.21
- EV/Revenue 1.26
Profitability
- Revenue Growth -4.2%
- Gross Margin 20.4%
- Operating Margin 10.6%
- Net Margin -3.1%
- ROE -6.8%
Financial strength
- Cash $183.10M
- Debt $4.56B
- Net Cash $-4.37B
- Free Cash Flow $345.76M
- Current Ratio 1.18
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Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Smurfit Westrock Plc Packaging & Containers SW$42.54 62 Health 62 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Avery Dennison Corporation Packaging & Containers AVY$181.71 62 Health 62 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Crown Holdings, Inc. Packaging & Containers CCK$116.28 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. Packaging & Containers REYN$22.98 58 Health 58 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Silgan Holdings Inc. Packaging & Containers SLGN$38.50 57 Health 57 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Ball Corporation Packaging & Containers BALL$64.10 53 Health 53 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- O-I Glass, Inc. Packaging & Containers OI$6.44 47 Health 47 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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