SON (Sonoco Products Co) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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SON Sonoco Products Co SON
76 GF Score
Price $49.81
GF Value $59.92
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Sonoco Products Co Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Sonoco Products Co  (NYSE:SON) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Sonoco Products Co Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Sonoco Products Co Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sonoco Products Co's Shiller PE 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.

Sonoco Products Co Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Sonoco Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
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Sonoco Products Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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SON vs REYN, SLGN, GEF: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Sonoco Products Co's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Packaging & Containers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sonoco Products Co's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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Sonoco Products Co Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Sonoco Products Co's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Sonoco Products Co's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=1.0512/333.9520*333.9520
=1.051

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Sonoco Products Co Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 0.640 241.428 0.885
201612 1.040 241.432 1.439
201703 0.532 243.801 0.729
201706 0.428 244.955 0.584
201709 0.723 246.819 0.979
201712 0.056 246.524 0.076
201803 0.734 249.554 0.982
201806 0.885 251.989 1.173
201809 0.717 252.439 0.948
201812 0.769 251.233 1.022
201903 0.729 254.202 0.957
201906 0.802 256.143 1.046
201909 0.910 256.759 1.183
201912 0.443 256.974 0.576
202003 0.796 258.115 1.030
202006 0.546 257.797 0.707
202009 0.824 260.280 1.057
202012 -0.116 260.474 -0.149
202103 0.712 264.877 0.898
202106 -3.338 271.696 -4.103
202109 1.118 274.310 1.361
202112 0.660 278.802 0.790
202203 1.170 287.504 1.359
202206 1.335 296.311 1.505
202209 1.238 296.808 1.392
202212 0.983 296.797 1.106
202303 1.504 301.836 1.664
202306 1.160 305.109 1.269
202309 1.322 307.789 1.434
202312 0.819 306.746 0.892
202403 0.657 312.332 0.703
202406 0.915 314.175 0.973
202409 0.513 315.301 0.543
202412 -0.437 315.605 -0.463
202503 0.548 319.799 0.572
202506 -1.335 322.561 -1.382
202509 1.234 324.800 1.268
202512 3.523 324.054 3.631
202603 0.678 330.213 0.686
202606 1.051 333.952 1.051

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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.

Is Sonoco Products Co (SON) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sonoco Products Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $49.81 is trading 16.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $59.92. GuruFocus considers Sonoco Products Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SON:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $59.92 vs. price of $49.81 (16.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 5 warning signs

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Sonoco Products Co Business Description

Other Exchanges SNS:Germany
Address 1 N. Second Street, Hartsville, SC, USA, 29550
Sonoco Products Co is engaged in the manufacture and supply of consumer and industrial packaging products, offering paper, metal, and plastic packaging solutions across multiple end markets. The company has two reportable segments: Consumer Packaging and Industrial Paper Packaging. The Consumer Packaging segment provides rigid packaging solutions mainly for food, beverage, household, personal care, and pharmaceutical products, while the Industrial Paper Packaging segment produces paper-based packaging materials such as tubes, cores, and protective packaging, supported by paper mills and recycling operations, serving industrial and consumer markets. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Consumer Packaging segment.
76GF Score

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$49.81
Price
$59.92
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