secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONOCO PRODUCTS CO (SON)
CIK:        0000091767
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000091767-25-000042
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonoco Q3 net sales up 57% to $2.1B; adjusted EPS $1.92; cuts FY 2025 EPS guidance
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- GAAP diluted EPS of $1.23, up 141% YoY; adjusted diluted EPS of $1.92, up 29%.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $386M, up 37.3% from $281M in Q3 2024.
- Agreed to sell ThermoSafe unit to Arsenal Capital for up to $725M; proceeds to repay debt.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance lowered to $5.65-$5.75 from ~$6.00; adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to $1.30-$1.35B.
- Operating cash flow $292M in Q3; $277M year-to-date; FY cash flow guidance reduced to $700-$750M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176725000042/0000091767-25-000042-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176725000042/son-20251022.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-25-000042

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