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Sonoco Products Co (STU:SNS) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.68 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), Sonoco Products Co's current share price is €39.80. Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €58.27. Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.68.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:SNS' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 1.04   Max: 1.3
Current: 0.72

During the past years, Sonoco Products Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.30. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 1.04.

STU:SNS's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
53.36% of 298 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.78 vs STU:SNS: 0.72

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Sonoco Products Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €15.915. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €58.27 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Sonoco Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 1.02 1.00 0.90 0.79

Sonoco Products Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.92 0.80 0.86 0.79 0.75

Competitive Comparison of Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Sonoco Products Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=39.80/58.27
=0.68

* 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.

Sonoco Products Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Sonoco Products Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=15.915/134.9266*134.9266
=15.915

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Sonoco Products Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 10.862 100.684 14.556
201509 10.811 100.392 14.530
201512 11.359 99.792 15.358
201603 10.761 100.470 14.451
201606 10.533 101.688 13.976
201609 10.602 101.861 14.044
201612 10.695 101.863 14.167
201703 10.855 102.862 14.239
201706 10.963 103.349 14.313
201709 11.038 104.136 14.302
201712 10.865 104.011 14.094
201803 10.483 105.290 13.434
201806 11.576 106.317 14.691
201809 11.576 106.507 14.665
201812 11.788 105.998 15.005
201903 11.836 107.251 14.890
201906 11.893 108.070 14.849
201909 12.150 108.329 15.133
201912 11.637 108.420 14.482
202003 11.670 108.902 14.459
202006 10.939 108.767 13.570
202009 11.005 109.815 13.522
202012 11.161 109.897 13.703
202103 11.201 111.754 13.524
202106 11.467 114.631 13.497
202109 12.099 115.734 14.105
202112 12.955 117.630 14.860
202203 16.316 121.301 18.149
202206 18.341 125.017 19.795
202209 19.330 125.227 20.827
202212 2.718 125.222 2.929
202303 16.383 127.348 17.358
202306 15.919 128.729 16.685
202309 16.203 129.860 16.835
202312 2.737 129.419 2.853
202403 12.142 131.776 12.432
202406 15.197 132.554 15.469
202409 15.211 133.029 15.428
202412 3.537 133.157 3.584
202503 15.915 134.927 15.915

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Sonoco Products Co  (STU:SNS) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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 40 years.

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