Sonoco Products Company (SON) Free cash flow
- Free cash flow · 12 months (USD): Value $216.50M; Formula and calculation Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-03-29..
- Price / free cash flow · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-03-29..
- Free cash flow yield · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-03-29..
- Free cash flow margin · 12 months: Value 2.89%; Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-29..
Free cash flow
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-03-29; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow · 12 months (USD) | $216.50M | Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-03-29. $529.95M − $313.44M ≈ $216.50M |
| Price / free cash flow · 12 months | (m) | Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-03-29. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow yield · 12 months | (m) | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-03-29. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow margin · 12 months | 2.89% | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-29. $216.50M ÷ $7.49B × 100 ≈ 2.89% |
| Free cash flow per share · 12 months | (m) | (Trailing-year operating cash flow − capital spending) / reported quarter-end common shares. Period ending 2026-03-29. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Operating cash flow · 12 months | $529.95M | Cash generated by operating activities. Period ending 2026-03-29. |
| Operating cash flow / net income · 12 months | 0.52× | Operating cash flow / net income. Period ending 2026-03-29. $529.95M ÷ $1.02B ≈ 0.52× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 529.95M USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities |
| Capital spending | 313.44M USD | Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Market cap | (m) | |
| Free cash flow | 216.50M USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Revenue | 7.49B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Quarter-end shares | (m) | Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
| Net income | 1.02B USD | Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Free cash flow | FCF per share | Operating cash flow | Capital spending (USD) | Market cap (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Quarter-end shares (shares) | Net income (USD) | Price / FCF | FCF yield | FCF margin | Cash conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | $216.50M | (m) | $529.95M | $313.44M | (m) | $7.49B | (m) | $1.02B | (m) | (m) | 2.89% | 0.52× |
| 2025-12-31 | $345.76M | (m) | $689.78M | $344.02M | (m) | $7.52B | (m) | $1.00B | (m) | (m) | 4.60% | 0.69× |
| 2025-09-28 | $297.79M | (m) | $673.10M | $375.31M | (m) | $6.81B | (m) | $627.81M | (m) | (m) | 4.37% | 1.07× |
| 2025-06-29 | $142.68M | (m) | $543.70M | $401.02M | (m) | $6.03B | (m) | $555.81M | (m) | (m) | 2.36% | 0.98× |
| 2025-03-30 | $60.08M | (m) | $459.52M | $399.43M | (m) | $5.40B | (m) | $153.20M | (m) | (m) | 1.11% | 3.00× |
| 2024-12-31 | $440.61M | (m) | $833.85M | $393.24M | (m) | $5.00B | (m) | $163.95M | (m) | (m) | 8.81% | 5.09× |
| 2024-09-29 | $324.14M | (m) | $703.68M | $379.54M | (m) | $6.57B | (m) | $288.15M | (m) | (m) | 4.93% | 2.44× |
| 2024-06-30 | $428.74M | (m) | $809.82M | $381.08M | (m) | $6.61B | (m) | $367.98M | (m) | (m) | 6.49% | 2.20× |
| 2024-03-31 | $585.02M | (m) | $951.15M | $366.13M | (m) | $6.69B | (m) | $391.82M | (m) | (m) | 8.75% | 2.43× |
| 2023-12-31 | $519.84M | (m) | $882.92M | $363.08M | (m) | $6.78B | (m) | $474.96M | (m) | (m) | 7.67% | 1.86× |
| 2023-10-01 | $457.00M | (m) | $803.87M | $346.87M | (m) | $6.82B | (m) | $490.92M | (m) | (m) | 6.70% | 1.64× |
| 2023-07-02 | $331.63M | (m) | $673.17M | $341.54M | (m) | $7.00B | (m) | $482.40M | (m) | (m) | 4.74% | 1.40× |
| 2023-04-02 | $261.33M | (m) | $605.99M | $344.66M | (m) | $7.21B | (m) | $499.42M | (m) | (m) | 3.62% | 1.21× |
| 2022-12-31 | $180.28M | (m) | $509.05M | $328.77M | (m) | $7.25B | (m) | $466.44M | (m) | (m) | 2.49% | 1.09× |
| 2022-10-02 | $64.45M | (m) | $400.65M | $336.20M | (m) | $7.01B | (m) | $434.39M | (m) | (m) | 0.92% | 0.92× |
| 2022-07-03 | $76.21M | (m) | $381.18M | $304.98M | (m) | $6.54B | (m) | $423.30M | (m) | (m) | 1.17% | 0.90× |
| 2022-04-03 | $-122.96M | (m) | $161.02M | $283.98M | (m) | $6.01B | (m) | $-42.44M | (m) | (m) | -2.05% | -3.79× |
| 2021-12-31 | $42.65M | (m) | $298.67M | $256.02M | (m) | $5.59B | (m) | $-85.48M | (m) | (m) | 0.76% | -3.49× |
| 2021-10-03 | $202.15M | (m) | $436.20M | $234.05M | (m) | $5.53B | (m) | $-162.28M | (m) | (m) | 3.66% | -2.69× |
| 2021-07-04 | $307.91M | (m) | $525.58M | $217.67M | (m) | $5.42B | (m) | $-189.97M | (m) | (m) | 5.68% | -2.77× |
| 2021-04-04 | $556.80M | (m) | $756.62M | $199.82M | (m) | $5.29B | (m) | $199.31M | (m) | (m) | 10.53% | 3.80× |
| 2020-12-31 | $511.49M | (m) | $705.62M | $194.13M | (m) | $5.24B | (m) | $207.46M | (m) | (m) | 9.77% | 3.40× |
| 2020-09-27 | $510.94M | (m) | $676.53M | $165.59M | (m) | $5.17B | (m) | $264.00M | (m) | (m) | 9.88% | 2.56× |
| 2020-06-28 | $497.68M | (m) | $667.76M | $170.08M | (m) | $5.21B | (m) | $272.62M | (m) | (m) | 9.55% | 2.45× |
| 2020-03-29 | $233.62M | (m) | $421.24M | $187.63M | (m) | $5.33B | (m) | $298.57M | (m) | (m) | 4.39% | 1.41× |
| 2019-12-31 | $229.92M | (m) | $425.85M | $195.93M | (m) | $5.37B | (m) | $291.79M | (m) | (m) | 4.28% | 1.46× |
| 2019-09-29 | $173.03M | (m) | $377.20M | $204.17M | (m) | $5.42B | (m) | $324.56M | (m) | (m) | 3.19% | 1.16× |
| 2019-06-30 | $172.74M | (m) | $378.73M | $205.99M | (m) | $5.43B | (m) | $304.92M | (m) | (m) | 3.18% | 1.24× |
| 2019-03-31 | $369.08M | (m) | $562.45M | $193.37M | (m) | $5.44B | (m) | $313.17M | (m) | (m) | 6.79% | 1.80× |
| 2018-12-31 | $397.32M | (m) | $589.90M | $192.57M | (m) | $5.39B | (m) | $313.56M | (m) | (m) | 7.37% | 1.88× |
| 2018-09-30 | $340.27M | (m) | $519.87M | $179.59M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $241.56M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.15× |
| 2018-07-01 | $318.48M | (m) | $497.43M | $178.95M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $241.95M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.06× |
| 2018-04-01 | $221.91M | (m) | $401.73M | $179.82M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $195.67M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.05× |
| 2017-12-31 | $160.44M | (m) | $349.36M | $188.91M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $175.34M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.99× |
| 2017-10-01 | $142.71M | (m) | $332.11M | $189.41M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $274.54M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.21× |
| 2017-07-02 | $130.13M | (m) | $316.91M | $186.79M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $267.13M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.19× |
| 2017-04-02 | $218.18M | (m) | $399.69M | $181.51M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $280.25M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.43× |
| 2016-12-31 | $211.94M | (m) | $398.68M | $186.74M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $286.43M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.39× |
| 2016-10-02 | $289.97M | (m) | $483.47M | $193.50M | (m) | $4.91B | (m) | $237.62M | (m) | (m) | 5.91% | 2.03× |
| 2016-07-03 | $261.54M | (m) | $465.90M | $204.36M | (m) | $4.94B | (m) | $216.14M | (m) | (m) | 5.29% | 2.16× |
| 2016-04-03 | $251.96M | (m) | $458.99M | $207.03M | (m) | $4.98B | (m) | $224.27M | (m) | (m) | 5.05% | 2.05× |
| 2015-12-31 | $260.63M | (m) | $452.93M | $192.29M | (m) | $4.96B | (m) | $250.14M | (m) | (m) | 5.25% | 1.81× |
| 2015-09-27 | $286.00M | (m) | $468.66M | $182.66M | (m) | $5.01B | (m) | $243.10M | (m) | (m) | 5.70% | 1.93× |
| 2015-06-28 | $307.56M | (m) | $485.46M | $177.90M | (m) | $5.03B | (m) | $266.24M | (m) | (m) | 6.11% | 1.82× |
| 2015-03-29 | $249.63M | (m) | $429.94M | $180.31M | (m) | $5.03B | (m) | $274.78M | (m) | (m) | 4.96% | 1.56× |
| 2014-12-31 | $240.84M | (m) | $417.92M | $177.08M | (m) | $5.01B | (m) | $239.16M | (m) | (m) | 4.80% | 1.75× |
| 2014-09-28 | $220.34M | (m) | $384.14M | $163.80M | (m) | $4.91B | (m) | $239.46M | (m) | (m) | 4.49% | 1.60× |
| 2014-06-29 | $239.73M | (m) | $399.08M | $159.35M | (m) | $4.88B | (m) | $229.77M | (m) | (m) | 4.92% | 1.74× |
| 2014-03-30 | $292.55M | (m) | $447.17M | $154.62M | (m) | $4.85B | (m) | $223.28M | (m) | (m) | 6.03% | 2.00× |
| 2013-12-31 | $365.58M | (m) | $538.03M | $172.44M | (m) | $4.85B | (m) | $219.11M | (m) | (m) | 7.54% | 2.46× |
| 2013-09-29 | $332.10M | (m) | $532.67M | $200.57M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $207.15M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.57× |
| 2013-06-30 | $298.62M | (m) | $508.02M | $209.41M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $204.75M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.48× |
| 2013-03-31 | $220.33M | (m) | $442.76M | $222.44M | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-31 | $189.05M | (m) | $403.92M | $214.86M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $196.01M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.06× |
| 2012-09-30 | $202.79M | (m) | $409.89M | $207.10M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $182.74M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.24× |
| 2012-07-01 | $159.98M | (m) | $357.57M | $197.59M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $201.11M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.78× |
| 2012-04-01 | $177.55M | (m) | $360.59M | $183.04M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $203.19M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.77× |
| 2011-12-31 | $71.90M | (m) | $245.28M | $173.37M | (m) | (m) | (m) | $217.52M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.13× |
| 2011-10-02 | $77.22M | (m) | $246.46M | $169.24M | (m) | $4.50B | (m) | $222.51M | (m) | (m) | 1.72% | 1.11× |
| 2011-07-03 | $124.74M | (m) | $291.84M | $167.09M | (m) | $4.42B | (m) | $204.33M | (m) | (m) | 2.82% | 1.43× |
| 2011-04-03 | $131.82M | (m) | $287.50M | $155.69M | (m) | $4.31B | (m) | $209.87M | (m) | (m) | 3.06% | 1.37× |
| 2010-12-31 | $229.23M | (m) | $375.14M | $145.91M | (m) | $4.12B | (m) | $201.05M | (m) | (m) | 5.56% | 1.87× |
| 2010-09-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | $286.84M | (m) | $390.99M | $104.15M | (m) | $3.60B | (m) | $151.48M | (m) | (m) | 7.97% | 2.58× |
| 2009-09-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | $256.28M | (m) | $379.39M | $123.11M | (m) | $4.12B | (m) | $164.61M | (m) | (m) | 6.22% | 2.30× |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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