Sonoco Products Company (SON) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-29..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.25%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-29..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-03-29; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-29. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.25% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-29. $18.39M ÷ $7.49B × 100 ≈ 0.25% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 7.49B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 18.39M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 1.02B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
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 | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | (m) | $7.49B | $18.39M | $1.02B | (m) | (m) | 0.25% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | $21.50M | $7.52B | $18.04M | $1.02B | (m) | 0.29% | 0.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-28 | (m) | $6.81B | $23.74M | $553.58M | (m) | (m) | 0.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-29 | (m) | $6.03B | $24.65M | $460.72M | (m) | (m) | 0.41% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-30 | (m) | $5.40B | $27.16M | $380.87M | (m) | (m) | 0.50% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | $23.00M | $5.00B | $29.66M | $326.58M | (m) | 0.46% | 0.59% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-29 | (m) | $6.57B | $29.32M | $516.30M | $157.83M | (m) | 0.45% | 3.27× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $6.61B | $27.55M | $551.11M | $129.03M | (m) | 0.42% | 4.27× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $6.69B | $28.53M | $598.60M | $133.67M | (m) | 0.43% | 4.48× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | $29.30M | $6.78B | $27.78M | $715.79M | $136.69M | 0.43% | 0.41% | 5.24× | Reported |
| 2023-10-01 | (m) | $6.82B | $26.98M | $707.36M | $131.78M | (m) | 0.40% | 5.37× | Reported |
| 2023-07-02 | (m) | $7.00B | $27.45M | $726.37M | $125.65M | (m) | 0.39% | 5.78× | Reported |
| 2023-04-02 | (m) | $7.21B | $28.19M | $735.98M | $115.31M | (m) | 0.39% | 6.38× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | $28.70M | $7.25B | $31.31M | $675.40M | $101.66M | 0.40% | 0.43% | 6.64× | Reported |
| 2022-10-02 | (m) | $7.01B | $30.67M | $653.22M | $84.47M | (m) | 0.44% | 7.73× | Reported |
| 2022-07-03 | (m) | $6.54B | $30.47M | $597.79M | $72.50M | (m) | 0.47% | 8.24× | Reported |
| 2022-04-03 | (m) | $6.01B | $26.93M | $535.61M | $66.07M | (m) | 0.45% | 8.11× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | $24.10M | $5.59B | $22.61M | $486.85M | $63.99M | 0.43% | 0.40% | 7.61× | Reported |
| 2021-10-03 | (m) | $5.53B | $21.45M | $399.34M | $70.34M | (m) | 0.39% | 5.68× | Reported |
| 2021-07-04 | (m) | $5.42B | $19.87M | $379.57M | $74.97M | (m) | 0.37% | 5.06× | Reported |
| 2021-04-04 | (m) | $5.29B | $16.38M | $348.01M | $77.02M | (m) | 0.31% | 4.52× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | $22.00M | $5.24B | $10.61M | $357.80M | $75.05M | 0.42% | 0.20% | 4.77× | Reported |
| 2020-09-27 | (m) | $5.17B | $9.09M | $422.45M | $72.20M | (m) | 0.18% | 5.85× | Reported |
| 2020-06-28 | (m) | $5.21B | $7.40M | $454.26M | $70.11M | (m) | 0.14% | 6.48× | Reported |
| 2020-03-29 | (m) | $5.33B | $10.37M | $480.30M | $67.34M | (m) | 0.19% | 7.13× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | $23.30M | $5.37B | $14.33M | $467.08M | $66.84M | 0.43% | 0.27% | 6.99× | Reported |
| 2019-09-29 | (m) | $5.42B | $13.09M | $479.30M | $66.26M | (m) | 0.24% | 7.23× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $5.43B | $13.47M | $442.32M | $64.97M | (m) | 0.25% | 6.81× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $5.44B | $12.24M | $444.42M | $64.38M | (m) | 0.23% | 6.90× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | $23.20M | $5.39B | $10.73M | $437.63M | $63.15M | 0.43% | 0.20% | 6.93× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | (m) | $13.90M | $388.76M | $62.57M | (m) | (m) | 6.21× | Reported |
| 2018-07-01 | (m) | (m) | $13.93M | $410.42M | $61.32M | (m) | (m) | 6.69× | Reported |
| 2018-04-01 | (m) | (m) | $13.51M | $383.74M | $58.93M | (m) | (m) | 6.51× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | $21.00M | (m) | $13.49M | $367.30M | $57.22M | (m) | (m) | 6.42× | Reported |
| 2017-10-01 | (m) | (m) | $14.04M | $474.86M | $54.41M | (m) | (m) | 8.73× | Reported |
| 2017-07-02 | (m) | (m) | $15.31M | $459.62M | $52.80M | (m) | (m) | 8.71× | Reported |
| 2017-04-02 | (m) | (m) | $17.48M | $480.98M | $53.07M | (m) | (m) | 9.06× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | $22.50M | (m) | $19.29M | $492.83M | $54.17M | (m) | (m) | 9.10× | Reported |
| 2016-10-02 | (m) | $4.91B | $18.75M | $378.79M | $56.03M | (m) | 0.38% | 6.76× | Reported |
| 2016-07-03 | (m) | $4.94B | $14.57M | $353.43M | $57.24M | (m) | 0.29% | 6.17× | Reported |
| 2016-04-03 | (m) | $4.98B | $10.22M | $360.29M | $57.39M | (m) | 0.21% | 6.28× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | $22.10M | $4.96B | $9.26M | $382.54M | $56.97M | 0.45% | 0.19% | 6.71× | Reported |
| 2015-09-27 | (m) | $5.01B | $10.09M | $391.77M | $56.92M | (m) | 0.20% | 6.88× | Reported |
| 2015-06-28 | (m) | $5.03B | $12.21M | $418.32M | $56.20M | (m) | 0.24% | 7.44× | Reported |
| 2015-03-29 | (m) | $5.03B | $15.42M | $432.09M | $55.63M | (m) | 0.31% | 7.77× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | $24.20M | $5.01B | $17.10M | $391.51M | $55.14M | 0.48% | 0.34% | 7.10× | Reported |
| 2014-09-28 | (m) | $4.91B | $15.60M | $386.98M | $55.09M | (m) | 0.32% | 7.02× | Reported |
| 2014-06-29 | (m) | $4.88B | $15.69M | $376.01M | $56.59M | (m) | 0.32% | 6.64× | Reported |
| 2014-03-30 | (m) | $4.85B | $14.60M | $366.44M | $58.05M | (m) | 0.30% | 6.31× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | $20.10M | $4.85B | $11.47M | $361.30M | $59.91M | 0.41% | 0.24% | 6.03× | Reported |
| 2013-09-29 | (m) | (m) | $10.04M | $357.02M | $61.13M | (m) | (m) | 5.84× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | (m) | $7.05M | $353.08M | $61.92M | (m) | (m) | 5.70× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | (m) | $7.19M | $349.63M | $62.99M | (m) | (m) | 5.55× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | $20.20M | (m) | $8.85M | $347.06M | $64.11M | (m) | (m) | 5.41× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | (m) | $8.54M | $329.66M | $62.22M | (m) | (m) | 5.30× | Reported |
| 2012-07-01 | (m) | (m) | $10.64M | $318.08M | $55.59M | (m) | (m) | 5.72× | Reported |
| 2012-04-01 | (m) | (m) | $10.71M | $311.73M | $48.72M | (m) | (m) | 6.40× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | $18.84M | (m) | $12.10M | $322.48M | $41.83M | (m) | (m) | 7.71× | Reported |
| 2011-10-02 | (m) | $4.50B | $13.49M | $343.84M | $38.36M | (m) | 0.30% | 8.96× | Reported |
| 2011-07-03 | (m) | $4.42B | $14.92M | $343.96M | $38.25M | (m) | 0.34% | 8.99× | Reported |
| 2011-04-03 | (m) | $4.31B | $15.98M | $352.10M | $37.86M | (m) | 0.37% | 9.30× | Reported |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $4.12B | $15.80M | $338.18M | $37.41M | (m) | 0.38% | 9.04× | Reported |
| 2010-09-26 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $3.60B | $8.62M | $252.79M | $40.99M | (m) | 0.24% | 6.17× | Reported |
| 2009-09-27 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | $4.12B | $4.18M | $249.57M | $53.40M | (m) | 0.10% | 4.67× | Reported |
(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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