SON P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
SON's p/e ratio is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
SON P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of SON’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -171.3 to 35.3, averaging 8.9.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 17.8 | 31.1 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 29.6 | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 11.3 |
| 2022 | -171.3 | -47.7 | 15.3 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | -68.1 | -1.6 | 35.3 | -68.1 |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 19.2 | 28.9 | 28.9 |
| 2019 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 21.4 |
| 2018 | 17.1 | 25.5 | 31.8 | 17.1 |
| 2017 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 19.5 |
| 2016 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 25.2 | 22.6 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is SON P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Sonoco Products Company's P/E ratio is currently 8.0, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for SON is approximately 17.1. See all SON valuation metrics →
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