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Sonoco Products Company reports recurring developments tied to its global packaging operations, including Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. News commonly covers quarterly and annual results, guidance, segment performance, portfolio simplification, capital allocation and common-stock dividends.
Company updates also address pricing for uncoated recycled paperboard, tubes, cores and converted paperboard products in North America and EMEA, along with capacity investments such as paper can production and nailed wood reel manufacturing. Sonoco news frequently connects these actions to demand in food, beverage, household, personal care, pharmaceutical, industrial and infrastructure-related packaging markets.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) announced it is aligning its Global Consumer Packaging businesses under a single integrated leadership structure led by Ernest Haynes, who becomes President, Global Consumer Packaging and reports to CEO Howard Coker.
According to Sonoco, Haynes will oversee the company’s largest global business, with roughly $5.2 billion in annual sales, 98 operations across 25 countries and 11,250 employees serving leading consumer brands. The Industrial Paper Packaging segment remains under James Harrell, while Sean Cairns, President Sonoco EMEA/APAC, is departing after 17 years. Sonoco reported $7.5 billion in 2025 net sales from continuing operations and approximately 22,000 employees in 37 countries.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) announced further investment to expand its Wood Reels manufacturing and assembly footprint to serve rising power and communications cable packaging demand linked to AI data center growth and power grid modernization. Since 2024, including planned 2026 spending, Sonoco has invested just over $25 million in this business.
According to Sonoco, these investments have increased Wood Reels manufacturing capacity and footprint by more than 30% across its Hartselle, Alabama and Jefferson, Texas sites. The Hartselle project adds roughly 15% nailed wood manufacturing capacity and about 33% more floorspace, alongside upgraded inspection systems and advanced technology. Sonoco supplies components to a network of 22 U.S. assembly centers located near customers, and reported $7.5 billion in 2025 net sales from continuing operations.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $1.885 billion, down 1.3% year over year, mainly reflecting the November 2025 ThermoSafe divestiture. GAAP operating profit rose 9.8% to $193 million, while GAAP net income fell to $105 million ($1.05 diluted EPS) versus $493 million ($4.96) in 2025, which included a $425 million gain on the TFP sale.
Adjusted net income increased 10.6% to $151 million, and adjusted diluted EPS grew to $1.51. Adjusted operating profit was $242 million and adjusted EBITDA $324 million. The company generated a record second-quarter operating cash flow of $301 million and free cash flow of $237 million, with year-to-date operating cash flow a use of $(67) million due to about $103 million of one-time tax payments on 2025 divestiture gains. Consumer segment sales grew 1.2% but operating profit declined 5.4%, while Industrial segment sales rose 4.2% with stable 13.9% margins. Sonoco ended the quarter with $1.3 billion of liquidity and reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance for net sales of $7.25–$7.75 billion, adjusted EPS of $5.80–$6.20, adjusted EBITDA of $1.25–$1.35 billion, and operating cash flow of $700–$800 million.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of $0.54 per share. The dividend will be paid on September 10, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 10, 2026. According to Sonoco, this represents the 405th consecutive quarterly dividend since 1925 and extends its streak of 43 consecutive years of annual dividend increases. Based on the July 14, 2026 closing share price, the dividend equates to an approximate 4.0% yield, which Sonoco notes is more than double the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) will release its second quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, after the market closes.
The company will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, with a live webcast and 30-day replay on its investor relations website.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) has returned to the FORTUNE 500, ranking #489 based on $7.8 billion in 2025 sales. The company employs 22,000 people and serves global paper and metal packaging markets.
Sonoco also received 2025–2026 recognition for corporate responsibility and climate leadership.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) announced a $60 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard in the U.S. and Canada, effective for shipments beginning July 8, 2026.
Prices for all converted paperboard products, including tubes, cores, cones, partitions and protective packaging, will rise 7% on the same date.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) released its 2025 Corporate Sustainability Report, outlining progress on renewable energy projects and consolidated sustainable businesses. The company reports top one-third rankings across industries for environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement, plus multiple third-party sustainability recognitions.
In 2025, 17 energy and renewable projects cut emissions by about 15,000 metric tons of CO₂e, supporting goals to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% by 2030 from 2020 levels and Scope 3 by 13.5% from a 2019 baseline.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies on April 29, 2026. The ranking, prepared with Statista, covered 700 companies across 23 industries and used an independent survey of 25,000 U.S. respondents yielding over 100,000 evaluations.
Companies considered had U.S. headquarters and revenues above $500 million. Sonoco CEO Howard Coker commented on the recognition and credited employees for earning stakeholder trust.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) reported Q1 2026 results: net sales $1.7B, GAAP net income $67.6M (up 24.2% YoY) and diluted EPS $0.68. Adjusted net income was $119.4M and adjusted diluted EPS was $1.20. Adjusted EBITDA totaled $276.5M. Operating cash used was $(367.9)M, including ~$103M one-time taxes on prior divestiture gains. Sonoco opened a new paper can facility in Thailand and is investing $20M in nailed wood reel capacity in Hartselle, AL. Full‑year adjusted EBITDA guidance remains $1.25B–$1.35B; cash flow guidance remains $700M–$800M; adjusted EPS is targeted at the low end of $5.80–$6.20.