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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2026
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
Commission File No. 001-11261
South Carolina | 57-0248420 | |||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
1 N. Second St.
Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(843) 383-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
No par value common stock | SON | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 16, 2026, Sonoco Products Company (the "Company") issued a news release reporting its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The Company also provided guidance for the full year 2026. A copy of that release is attached as an exhibit hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | ||||||||||
| 99 | |||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | ||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: February 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul Joachimczyk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Joachimczyk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||