R&D expense · 2011–2025
Sonoco Products R&D expense
$21.5M−6.5% · FY2025
Sonoco Products (SON) reported $21.5M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −6.5% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $21.5M | −6.5% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $23.0M | −3.8% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $23.9M | +3.5% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $23.1M | −4.1% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $24.1M | +9.5% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $22.0M | −5.6% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $23.3M | +0.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $23.2M | +10.5% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $21.0M | −6.7% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $22.5M | +1.8% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $22.1M | −8.7% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $24.2M | +20.4% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $20.1M | −0.5% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $20.2M | +7.4% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $18.8M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +1.0%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000091767-26-000008 · February 26, 2026
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