IP vs SON
International Paper Company and Sonoco Products Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IP | SON |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.6B | $7.5B |
| Net income | $-3.5B | $1.0B |
| Gross margin | 29.6% | 20.9% |
| Net margin | −14.9% | 13.3% |
| Return on equity | −30.6% | 34.1% |
| Diluted EPS | −$6.95 | $10.07 |
| Dividend / share | $1.85 | $2.11 |
| Payout ratio | −27.8% | 20.7% |
| Free cash flow | $-159.0M | $345.8M |
| Equity | $14.8B | $3.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.59× | 1.09× |
| Current ratio | 1.28× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.1% | 7.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | 37.0% |
IP bills 3.1× the revenue of SON, and IP closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IP | SON |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.6B | $7.5B |
| FY2024 | $15.8B | $5.3B |
| FY2023 | $16.0B | $5.4B |
| FY2022 | $21.2B | $5.9B |
| FY2021 | $19.4B | $5.6B |
| FY2020 | $17.6B | $5.2B |
| FY2019 | $18.3B | $5.4B |
| FY2018 | $23.3B | $5.4B |
| FY2017 | $21.7B | $5.0B |
| FY2016 | $19.5B | $4.8B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IP | SON |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-3.5B | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $557.0M | $163.9M |
| FY2023 | $288.0M | $475.0M |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $466.4M |
| FY2021 | $1.8B | $-85.5M |
| FY2020 | $482.0M | $207.5M |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $291.8M |
| FY2018 | $2.0B | $313.6M |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $175.3M |
| FY2016 | $904.0M | $286.4M |
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