---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091767-22-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:13:34.102368+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco Q3 base EPS $1.60 beats guidance; raises FY2022 outlook

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP diluted EPS $1.24 (+11% YoY); base diluted EPS $1.60 (+60% YoY).
- Net sales $1,890M (+34% YoY); base operating profit $225M (+67% YoY).
- Full-year 2022 earnings guidance raised; Q3 results exceeded high end of prior guidance.
- Announced Skjern Paper acquisition to expand European production capacity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091767-22-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176722000059/0000091767-22-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176722000059/son-20221031.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SONOCO PRODUCTS CO reported third quarter ended October 2, 2022 results: revenue $ 1,890, net income $ 122, EPS $ 1.24. Guidance raised.
  - Period: third quarter ended October 2, 2022
  - Revenue: $ 1,890
  - Net income: $ 122
  - EPS: $ 1.24
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Third Quarter 2022 Consolidated Financial Results (Dollars in millions except per share data) Three Months Ended GAAP Results October 2, 2022 October 3, 2021 Change Net sales $ 1,890 $ 1,415 34 % Operating profit $ 182 $ 127 44 % Net income attributable to Sonoco $ 122 $ 111 10 % EPS (diluted) $ 1.24 $ 1.12 11 %
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176722000059/0000091767-22-000059-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.