Avery Dennison vs Sonoco
Avery Dennison reported revenue of $8.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Sonoco's $7.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Avery Dennison's revenue grew 1.1% in its latest year, and Sonoco's grew 41.7%. Free cash flow was $712 million at Avery Dennison and $346 million at Sonoco.
Side by side
| Avery Dennison | Sonoco | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $8.9B | $7.5B |
| Revenue growth | 1.1% | 41.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.9% | 7.0% |
| Gross margin | 28.8% | 20.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 13.5% |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 13.3% |
| Free cash flow | $712M | $346M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.0% | 4.6% |
| Return on capital | 14.6% | 9.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.5x | 2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $861M | $219M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.0% | 0.3% |
| Last close | $183.43 | $49.27 |
| P/E at the last close | 20.1× | 4.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $21.2 million | bought $1.9 million, sold $105,594 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Avery Dennison and Sonoco pages.