---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091767-26-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SON"
cik: "0000091767"
company_name: "SONOCO PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:15:44.843823+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonoco Q1 GAAP EPS $0.68 (+23.6%) but adjusted EPS $1.20 (-13%); guides to low end of FY range

## Summary
- Net sales $1.676B, down 1.9% YoY; GAAP operating profit $127M, flat.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.68 vs $0.55; adjusted diluted EPS $1.20 vs $1.38 (down 13%).
- FY adjusted EBITDA guidance unchanged at $1.25B-$1.35B; cash flow $700M-$800M.
- Adjusted EPS guidance lowered to low end of $5.80-$6.20 due to inflation and macro uncertainty.
- Opened Thailand paper can plant; $20M Alabama expansion for AI-driven wire/cable reel demand.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091767-26-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SON
- cik: 0000091767
- company_name: SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/91767/000009176726000019/0000091767-26-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000019/son-20260421.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091767-26-000019.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SONOCO PRODUCTS CO reported full year 2026 results: EPS $5.80 to $6.20. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full year 2026
  - EPS: $5.80 to $6.20
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Targeting the low end of previous full-year adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $5.80 to $6.20
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000019/0000091767-26-000019-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  SONOCO PRODUCTS CO reported the quarter ended March 29, 2026 results: revenue $1.7 billion, net income $67.6 million, EPS $0.68.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 29, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.7 billion
  - Net income: $67.6 million
  - EPS: $0.68
  - Result: reported results
  source text: a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2026. Summary: • Net sales in the first quarter were $1.7 billion • Reported first quarter U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income attributable to Sonoco of $67.6 million, up from $54.4 million in the same period in
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91767/000009176726000019/0000091767-26-000019-index.htm

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