How many employees does Sonoco Products Company have?

Sonoco Products Company reported 22,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 21.4% from a year earlier.

What is Sonoco Products Company's revenue per employee?

Sonoco Products Company brought in $7.52B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $342K per employee. That ranks 4 of 5 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $535K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Sonoco Products Company employees and revenue per employee

SON · Packaging & Containers · $4.74B market cap

Sonoco Products Company had 22,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 21.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $7.52B, up 41.7% from a year earlier, or $342K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

22,000

-21.4% YoY

Revenue

$7.52B

+41.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$342K

Peer median $535K

Rank in industry

4 of 5

Packaging & Containers

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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SON employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	22,000	$7.52B	$342K	-21.4%	+41.7%
Dec 2024	28,000	$5.31B	$189K	+21.7%	-2.5%
Dec 2023	23,000	$5.44B	$237K	+4.5%	-7.1%
Dec 2022	22,000	$5.86B	$266K	+7.3%	+4.8%
Dec 2021	20,500	$5.59B	$273K	+2.5%	+6.7%
Dec 2020	20,000	$5.24B	$262K	-13.0%	-2.5%
Dec 2019	23,000	$5.37B	$234K	+0.0%	-0.3%
Dec 2018	23,000	$5.39B	$234K	+9.5%	+7.0%
Dec 2017	21,000	$5.04B	$240K	+5.0%	+5.3%
Dec 2016	20,000	$4.78B	$239K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Sonoco Products Company against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaging & Containers.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
BALL Ball Corporation	16,000	$13.2B	$823K	Leaner
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.	23,000	$12.4B	$538K	Leaner
PKG Packaging Corporation of America	16,800	$8.99B	$535K	Hiring ahead
SON Sonoco Products Company	22,000	$7.52B	$342K	Leaner
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation	35,000	$8.86B	$253K	Leaner

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Questions about Sonoco Products Company

How many employees does Sonoco Products Company have?: Sonoco Products Company reported 22,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 21.4% from a year earlier.
What is Sonoco Products Company's revenue per employee?: Sonoco Products Company brought in $7.52B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $342K per employee. That ranks 4 of 5 companies we track in Packaging & Containers, where the median is $535K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Sonoco Products Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SON.