REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC. vs SONOCO PRODUCTS CO, two Paper & Packaging stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Nearly the same size, $5.7B and $5.5B, these two split on returns and price. Sonoco earns almost twice Reynolds' return on equity, 28.33% against 14.53%, and a wider net margin, 13.57% against 8.7%, while trading far cheaper, 5.4 times earnings against 17.2 times. Sonoco pays a bit more, 3.83% against 3.43%. The offset is leverage and steadiness: Sonoco carries 1.31 in debt to equity against Reynolds' 0.68, and its industrial packaging swings more than Reynolds' consumer foil and bags. Reynolds converts more to free cash, 5.74% against 3.94%. The higher-returning, cheaper name is Sonoco, with more debt and more cyclicality as the price of admission.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | REYN | SON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $26.25 | $55.91 |
| Market cap | $5.6B | $5.6B |
| Sector | Paper & Packaging | Paper & Packaging |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +7.5% | -4.7% |
| P/E | 16.8 | 5.5 |
| P/B | 2.45 | 1.55 |
| P/S | 1.47 | 0.74 |
| EV/EBITDA | 51.6 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +2.9% | +33.6% |
| Gross margin | 23.6% | 20.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 7.6% |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.5% | 28.3% |
| Return on assets | 6.7% | 9.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 9.7% |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | 3.9% |
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.68 | 1.31 |
| Current ratio | 1.79 | 0.96 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.37 | 1.58 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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