Sonoco Products Company stock heads toward October 21 results

Published on 10/04/2026 at 21:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sonoco Products Company stock has Q3 results scheduled for October 21, 2026. Q2 adjusted EPS reached USD 1.51 versus USD 1.37, while Citi cut its target to USD 63.

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Sonoco Products Company (ISIN US8354951027) was last at USD 48.74 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 0.49 percent from USD 48.50. According to Sonoco on September 22, 2026, the company will publish its third quarter 2026 results on October 21, 2026, after the market closes and hold its conference call on October 22, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET. The approaching report puts the focus on whether pricing and productivity can offset uneven demand.

Q2 earnings improved the comparison

Sonoco entered the reporting window with adjusted second quarter 2026 EPS of USD 1.51, compared with USD 1.37 in the prior-year quarter. According to Yahoo Finance on July 23, 2026, adjusted EPS increased 10 percent within the business, while adjusted EBITDA was USD 324 million and the adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.2 percent.

Revenue remained the counterweight. Net sales were USD 1.89 billion in Q2 2026, down 1.3 percent from the prior year, while operating cash flow reached USD 301 million. MarketBeat reported that quarterly EPS of USD 1.51 exceeded the USD 1.47 consensus, while revenue surpassed the USD 1.88 billion estimate. Sonoco kept its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance at USD 5.80-6.20.

Analysts trim targets before Q3

The latest analyst action was cautious. Markets Insider reported on October 2, 2026 that Citi lowered its price target from USD 65 to USD 63 while keeping a Buy rating.

The broader picture is less decisive. According to MarketBeat on September 10, 2026, twelve analysts hold a consensus rating of Hold, with seven Hold ratings and five Buys. The average 12-month target is USD 60.78, leaving the price 19.8 percent below the target based on the October 2 quote.

Stock stays below its yearly high

Sonoco Products Company stock was last at USD 48.74 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026, with a 52-week range of USD 38.65 to USD 60.67. The quote sat 19.7 percent below the yearly high, while market capitalization was USD 4.8 billion and volume was 878,544 shares.