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Sonoco Products (SON) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Sonoco Products (SON) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,979 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 3.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $29,336 reinvested (5.9% a year), or $24,412 taking the dividends as cash, $9,124 of it paid out along the way.

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SON became

$29,336

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

5.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$13,308

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Worst drop

-42.8%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearSON total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+17.9%$910+11.7%
2025−6.3%$1,216+17.7%
2024−9.1%$1,174+24.9%
2023−4.7%$1,048+26.2%
2022+8.3%$973−18.2%
2021+0.5%$863+28.7%
2020−0.7%$845+18.3%
2019+19.5%$777+31.2%
2018+3.1%$725−4.6%
2017+3.9%$667+21.7%
2016+32.9%$631+12.0%
2015−3.5%$556+1.2%
2014+8.0%$512+13.5%
2013+45.1%$460+32.3%
2012−6.3%$437+16.0%
2011+1.4%$423+1.9%
2010+19.2%$375+15.1%
2009+32.3%$368+26.4%
2008−26.5%$349−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: SON total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Sonoco Products (SON) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $29,336 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SON turned $10,000 into $13,979 with dividends reinvested, 3.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SON returned 0.8% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking SON's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $24,412, including $9,124 of cash received; reinvesting added $4,924.
  • About 61% of SON's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • SON's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (45.1%) and its worst 2008 (-26.5%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Sonoco Products (SON) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SON/total-return

SON total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in SON 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $13,979 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 3.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $9,934 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is SON's total return since Dec 2007?

193% in total, or 5.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 53%.

How much of SON's return came from dividends?

About 61% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $4,924 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was SON's worst year?

2008, at -26.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -42.8%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.