Sonoco Products Executive Compensation (FY25)
SON · Hartsville, SC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 16, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Sonoco Products' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for R. Howard Coker, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $10,142,078 in fiscal 2025.
What was Sonoco Products' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 95.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 15, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Sonoco Products' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Aptar Group Incorporated, Avery Dennison Corporation, Ball Corporation, Commercial Metals Company and Crown Holdings Inc., among others.
What is Sonoco Products' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 151:1, against median employee compensation of $67,310.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Howard Coker President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rodger D. Fuller Chief Operating Officer and Interim CEO of Sonoco Metal Packaging EMEA Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Joachimczyk Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John M. Florence, Jr. General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James A. Harrell, III President, Global Industrial Paper Packaging Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jerry A. Cheatham Former, Interim Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert R. Dillard Former, Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Howard Coker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| R. Howard Coker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Fuller | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| John Florence, Jr. | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| R. Coker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Jerry Cheatham | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Joachimczyk | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| James Harrell, III | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Robert R. Dillard
Former, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John R. Haley Board chair | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert R. Hill, Jr Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Theresa J. Drew | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard G. Kyle | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pamela L. Davies | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Blythe J. McGarvie | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eleni Istavridis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Philippe Guillemot | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Thomas E. Whiddon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Steven L. Boyd | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott A. Clark | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
R. Howard Coker and Craig L. Nix served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Aptar Group Incorporated symbol not shown
- Avery Dennison Corporation AVY
- Ball Corporation BLL
- Commercial Metals Company CMC
- Crown Holdings Inc. CCK
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company GPK
- Greif, Inc. GEF
- H.B. Fuller Company FUL
- Owens Corning OC
- Owens-Illinois Group, Inc. symbol not shown
- Packaging Corporation of America PKG
- Sealed Air Corporation SEE
- Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN
- Sylvamo Corporation SLVM
- UFP Industries, Inc. UFPI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 15, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | April 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 17, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | April 19, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | April 20, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Sonoco Products sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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189 figures on this page: 184 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
184 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000091767-26-000016Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-0276592025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation Tables · Director Compensation · and 3 more sections
- 0000091767-25-000017Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000091767-24-000020Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000091767-23-000014Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-22-048944Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}