Sonoco Products Company (SON) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 145 recorded SON dividend payments, running from May 14, 1990 to August 10, 2026 — 37 calendar years. Together those payments total $41.23 per share. SON has most often paid quarterly.
SON has increased its payment rate for 5 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the SON payment rate compounded at +4.3% a year, and +4.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 37 years of recorded history, SON's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
SON dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.11 | 4 | $0.530 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | $2.07 | 4 | $0.520 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | $2.02 | 4 | $0.510 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $1.92 | 4 | $0.490 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | $1.80 | 4 | $0.450 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | $1.72 | 4 | $0.430 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.430 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | $1.62 | 4 | $0.410 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | $1.54 | 4 | $0.390 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.370 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | $1.37 | 4 | $0.350 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | $1.27 | 4 | $0.320 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | $1.23 | 4 | $0.310 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | $1.19 | 4 | $0.300 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | $1.15 | 4 | $0.290 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | $1.11 | 4 | $0.280 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $1.07 | 4 | $0.270 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | $1.02 | 4 | $0.260 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | $0.950 | 4 | $0.240 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | $0.910 | 4 | $0.230 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | $0.870 | 4 | $0.220 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | $0.840 | 4 | $0.210 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.830 | 4 | $0.210 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.790 | 4 | $0.200 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | $0.750 | 4 | $0.190 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | $0.722 | 4 | $0.180 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | $0.641 | 4 | $0.164 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | $0.586 | 4 | $0.150 | — |
| 1995 | $0.416 | 3 (timing) | $0.136 | — |
| 1994 | $0.481 | 4 | $0.121 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | $0.459 | 4 | $0.117 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | $0.424 | 4 | $0.108 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | $0.398 | 4 | $0.0996 | — |
| 1990 | $0.299 | 3 (timing) | $0.0996 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than SON's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent SON dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| August 10, 2026 | $0.540 |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.540 |
| February 25, 2026 | $0.530 |
| November 10, 2025 | $0.530 |
| August 8, 2025 | $0.530 |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.530 |
| February 26, 2025 | $0.520 |
| November 8, 2024 | $0.520 |
| August 9, 2024 | $0.520 |
| May 9, 2024 | $0.520 |
| February 27, 2024 | $0.510 |
| November 9, 2023 | $0.510 |
| August 9, 2023 | $0.510 |
| May 9, 2023 | $0.510 |
| February 21, 2023 | $0.490 |
| November 9, 2022 | $0.490 |
| August 9, 2022 | $0.490 |
| May 9, 2022 | $0.490 |
| February 22, 2022 | $0.450 |
| November 9, 2021 | $0.450 |
| August 9, 2021 | $0.450 |
| May 7, 2021 | $0.450 |
| February 23, 2021 | $0.450 |
| November 9, 2020 | $0.430 |
| August 7, 2020 | $0.430 |
| May 7, 2020 | $0.430 |
| February 25, 2020 | $0.430 |
| November 7, 2019 | $0.430 |
| August 8, 2019 | $0.430 |
| May 9, 2019 | $0.430 |
| February 26, 2019 | $0.410 |
| November 8, 2018 | $0.410 |
| August 9, 2018 | $0.410 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.410 |
| February 27, 2018 | $0.390 |
| November 9, 2017 | $0.390 |
| August 9, 2017 | $0.390 |
| May 10, 2017 | $0.390 |
| February 17, 2017 | $0.370 |
| November 8, 2016 | $0.370 |
| August 10, 2016 | $0.370 |
| May 11, 2016 | $0.370 |
| February 22, 2016 | $0.350 |
| November 10, 2015 | $0.350 |
| August 12, 2015 | $0.350 |
| May 13, 2015 | $0.350 |
| February 23, 2015 | $0.320 |
| November 12, 2014 | $0.320 |
| August 13, 2014 | $0.320 |
| May 14, 2014 | $0.320 |
| February 24, 2014 | $0.310 |
| November 13, 2013 | $0.310 |
| August 14, 2013 | $0.310 |
| May 15, 2013 | $0.310 |
| February 25, 2013 | $0.300 |
| November 14, 2012 | $0.300 |
| August 15, 2012 | $0.300 |
| May 16, 2012 | $0.300 |
| February 15, 2012 | $0.290 |
| November 16, 2011 | $0.290 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 145 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
SON dividend history questions
How many dividends has SON paid?
DivTrkr has 145 recorded SON dividend payments between May 14, 1990 and August 10, 2026, totalling $41.23 per share across 37 calendar years.
Has SON ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 37 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the SON dividend growing?
The SON payment rate compounded at +4.3% a year over the last five complete years and +4.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does SON pay a dividend?
SON has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current SON dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track SON free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.