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SON (Sonoco Products Co) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.50% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Sonoco Products Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Sonoco Products Co's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.50%.

SON's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
80.47% of 215 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: -0.8 vs SON: 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Sonoco Products Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Sonoco Products Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Sonoco Products Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonoco Products Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Sonoco Products Co 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Sonoco Products Co Business Description

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Address
1 N. Second Street, Hartsville, SC, USA, 29550
Website
https://www.sonoco.com
Over its 100-year-plus history, Sonoco Products has steadily assembled a diverse portfolio of industrial and consumer packaging product offerings such as flexible and rigid plastics, reels and spools, pallets, and composite cans. The company serves a variety of consumer and industrial end markets throughout North America. Sonoco has raised its dividend each year for more than 40 years.
Executives
John R Haley director SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 N SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
R. Howard Coker officer: VP - RIGID PAPER & CLOSURES SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 N. SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Hill Robert R Jr director C/O SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 520 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Haynes Ernest D Iii officer: VP, Rigid Paper Containers, NA 1 NORTH 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
John M Florence officer: Corporate Attorney ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Adam Wood officer: VP, Industrial Europe ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Russell K Grissett officer: VP, Global Flexible Packaging 1 NORTH 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Jeffrey S Tomaszewski officer: VP - Global RPC, D&P, Paper 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Sean Cairns officer: Pres Global Rigid Paper&Closur 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Steven L Boyd director 1 NORTH 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Shawn B Munday officer: VP, Glbl Mergers & ACQ 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Aditya Gandhi officer: CAO 1 NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Rodger D Fuller officer: DIV VP & GENERAL MANAGER - CPD C/O SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 N. SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Anne Marie Lopiccolo officer: VP, Global Human Resources 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Elizabeth J Rhue officer: VP Global Envir&Sustainability 1 N. 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550