SONOCO PRODUCTS CO vs Suzano S.A., two Paper & Packaging stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Both look cheap on earnings, 5.4 times for Sonoco and 3.63 times for Suzano, but they get there differently. Sonoco earns the higher return on equity, 28.33% against 17.61%, while Suzano keeps the wider net margin, 15.44% against 13.57%. The balance sheets are opposite: Sonoco carries 1.31 in debt to equity, Suzano none. Sonoco pays a 3.83% dividend and converts 3.94% to free cash. Suzano's headline 27.86% free cash flow yield likely reflects a pulp-price peak rather than a durable rate, so lean on it lightly. Sonoco's diversified packaging is steadier than Suzano's single-commodity pulp, which helps explain why the debt-free name still trades at the lower multiple.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | SON | SUZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $55.91 | $8.06 |
| Market cap | $5.6B | $10.0B |
| Sector | Paper & Packaging | Paper & Packaging |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.7% | — |
| P/E | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| P/B | 1.55 | 1.16 |
| P/S | 0.74 | 1.02 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8 | 2.7 |
| Revenue growth | +33.6% | +7.3% |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 30.6% |
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 27.0% |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | 28.3% | 17.6% |
| Return on assets | 9.2% | 4.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% | 19.1% |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 26.6% |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.31 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 3.19 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.58 | 0.83 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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