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Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 5.50% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sonoco Products Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Sonoco Products Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.51.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonoco Products Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

SON' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.1   Med: 5.45   Max: 28.1
Current: 5.5

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sonoco Products Co was 28.10% per year. The lowest was 2.10% per year. And the median was 5.45% per year.

SON's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
61.54% of 143 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 7.7 vs SON: 5.50

During the past 12 months, Sonoco Products Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Sonoco Products Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.50. As of today, Sonoco Products Co's Dividend Yield % is 3.63%.

Good Sign:

Sonoco Products Co stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Sonoco Products Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Sonoco Products Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonoco Products Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Sonoco Products Co 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Sonoco Products Co  (NYSE:SON) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Sonoco Products Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.51/ 1.02
=0.50

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sonoco Products Co was 0.55. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.49.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Sonoco Products Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5102024-02-272024-02-282024-03-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5102023-11-092023-11-102023-12-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5102023-08-092023-08-102023-09-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5102023-05-092023-05-102023-06-09Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Sonoco Products Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.04/56.18
=3.63 %

Current Share Price is $56.18.
Sonoco Products Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.04.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sonoco Products Co was 4.02%. The lowest was 2.50%. And the median was 2.98%.

Good Sign:

Sonoco Products Co stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Sonoco Products Co (Sonoco Products Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 N. Second Street, Hartsville, SC, USA, 29550
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 30 years.
Executives
Sean Cairns officer: Pres Global Rigid Paper&Closur 1 N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Haynes Ernest D Iii officer: VP, Rigid Paper Containers, NA 1 NORTH 2ND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Hill Robert R Jr director C/O SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 520 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA SC 29201
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
Julie C Albrecht officer: VP, Treasurer/Assistant CFO ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Lisa K Weeks officer: Staff VP Investor Relations 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Cummings Harold G Iii officer: Staff VP,Treasurer 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
John M Florence officer: Corporate Attorney ONE NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550

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