SONSONOCO PRODUCTS CO
Paperboard Containers & Boxes
- Revenue
- $7.5B
- 42% YoY
- Operating margin
- 13.5%
- 120% YoY
- EBITDA
- $1.5B
- 119% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.3×
- $3.6B net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 1 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashFired69% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear0% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear32% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear16% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.6B | $5.4B | $5.4B | $5.3B | $7.5B | 42% |
| Operating income | $487M | $563M | $589M | $327M | $1.0B | 212% |
| Net income | −$85M | $466M | $475M | $164M | $1.0B | 512% |
| Operating cash flow | $299M | $509M | $883M | $834M | $690M | 17% |
| Capex | $256M | $329M | $363M | $393M | $344M | 13% |
| Stock-based comp | $23M | $31M | $28M | $30M | $18M | 39% |
| Buybacks | $218M | $5M | $11M | $9M | $11M | 18% |
| Dividends | $179M | $187M | $197M | $203M | $208M | 2.3% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
Pay vs performance
No pay-versus-performance disclosure yet.