GEF vs SON
GEF: A global industrial packaging leader providing essential shipping containers and lifecycle management services for diverse manufacturing industries. SON: Sonoco provides essential, sustainable consumer and industrial packaging solutions that protect products and brands globally.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | GEF | SON | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-10-08 close | $81.88 | $48.40 | |
| Market cap | $3.8B | $4.8B | |
| P/E as of 2026-10-08 | 3.94 | 7.69 | GEF lower |
| Net margin FY2025, SEC XBRL | n/a | +13.3% | |
| Gross margin FY2025, SEC XBRL | n/a | +20.9% | |
| Operating margin FY2025, SEC XBRL | n/a | +13.5% | |
| ROE | +12.7% | +27.6% | SON higher |
| ROA | +4.0% | +9.0% | SON higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-09-03 | 0.35 | 1.24 | GEF lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-09-03 | -24.4% | +12.1% | SON higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -5.0% | +8.7% | SON higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-09-03 | +3.0% | +4.4% | SON higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | n/a | 18 | |
| Beta as of 2026-09-03 | 0.72 | 0.57 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-10-08 close | +34.9% | +13.6% | GEF higher |
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.