SON vs SW
Sonoco Products Co. and Smurfit Westrock PLC, side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SON | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.5B | $31.2B |
| Net income | $1.0B | $699.0M |
| Gross margin | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Net margin | 13.3% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 34.1% | 3.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.07 | $1.33 |
| Dividend / share | $2.11 | $1.72 |
| Payout ratio | 20.7% | 128.8% |
| Free cash flow | $345.8M | $1.2B |
| Equity | $3.6B | $18.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.09× | 0.69× |
| Current ratio | 1.05× | 1.48× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.5% | — |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 37.0% | — |
SW bills 4.1× the revenue of SON, and SON keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.3% against 2.2%).
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
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SON | SW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.5B | $31.2B |
| FY2024 | $5.3B | $21.1B |
| FY2023 | $5.4B | $12.1B |
| FY2022 | $5.9B | $13.5B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SON | SW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.0B | $699.0M |
| FY2024 | $163.9M | $319.0M |
| FY2023 | $475.0M | $825.0M |
| FY2022 | $466.4M | $1.0B |
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