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How Sonoco Products Company stacks up
SON · against 288 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
86/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #34 of 289 · scores higher than 88% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score32 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including SON · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 86?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 7.3% vs peer median 6.1%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 73% of peers. EBITDA yield: 17.1% vs peer median 8.8%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 94% of peers. Earnings yield: 13.0% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SON, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SON | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 287 reported | 13.3% | 5.5% | 96% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 294 reported | 13.1% | 9.9% | 73% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 135 reported | 7.3% | 6.4% | 57% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 292 reported | 74.2% | 44.1% | 71% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SON| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B GBP (≈$3.4B) | 99 | 61 | |
| 1 | 6.2B USD | 99 | 69 | |
| 3 | 51.9B CNY (≈$7.3B) | 98 | 64 | |
| 4 | 25.5B HKD (≈$3.3B) | 97 | 83 | |
| 4 | 7.7B USD | 97 | 68 | |
| 31 | 1.40T JPY (≈$9.5B) | 87 | 61 | |
| 31 | 7.8B USD | 87 | 49 | |
| 31 | 2.5B EUR (≈$2.7B) | 87 | 60 | |
| 34 | 3.7B USD | 86 | 66 | |
| 34 | 4.8B USD | 86 | 67 | |
| 36 | 58.7B HKD (≈$7.5B) | 85 | 67 | |
| 36 | 3.6B USD | 85 | 54 | |
| 36 | 2.5B USD | 85 | 59 | |
| 39 | 21.8B HKD (≈$2.8B) | 84 | 51 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score