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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091767-26-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:40:34.140862+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco Q4 adjusted EPS $1.05, up 5% YoY; FY26 guidance $5.80-$6.20

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.8B (+29.7% YoY); GAAP EPS $3.33 vs loss $(0.44) (includes gain on ThermoSafe sale).
- Q4 adjusted EPS $1.05 (up 5% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $272M (+10.2%).
- Full year 2025 adjusted EPS $5.71; GAAP EPS $10.07.
- FY2026 guidance: adjusted EPS $5.80-$6.20, adj EBITDA $1.25B-$1.35B.
- Net debt reduced $2.7B in FY; net leverage ~3.0x; ThermoSafe sale closed Nov 2025 for $656M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091767-26-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000003/0000091767-26-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000003/son-20260216.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000003.txt

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