Sonoco Reported Robust Second Quarter 2025 Results

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Leading sustainable packaging manufacturer Sonoco Products Company reported strong second quarter 2025 results.

Acquisitions were the primary driver of the company's notable 49.4% increase in net sales to $1.9 billion from the previous quarter. During the quarter, the company's net income attributable to itself was $493 million, which was more than the $91 million it earned during the same time in 2024. During the quarter, Sonoco's diluted profits per share were $4.96.

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Sonoco's adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $328 million, a 25.1% increase over the same period last year. In the second quarter, the company's operating cash flow was $193 million. During the quarter, it cut its net debt by about $1.9 billion and its total debt by around $1.7 billion.

Sonoco increased its projected adjusted diluted earnings per share to a target of roughly $6.00, or the lower end of the previous full-year forecast, and maintained its full-year 2025 guidance for adjusted EBITDA of between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion.

Howard Coker, Sonoco's president and CEO, commented on the results, saying that the company's transformation path continued to advance in the second quarter with the successful disposal of TFP. The money received from the sale was used to significantly lower leverage. "Despite global macroeconomic pressures and seasonal factors, Sonoco reported strong growth in top-line and bottom-line performance," he continued.