Best Dividend Kings: October 2026

Dividend Kings have outperformed SPY YTD, rising 13.5% versus SPY's 12.32%, with a strong October rebound. Twenty-six Dividend Kings appear both potentially undervalued and offer long-term annualized expected returns of at least 10%. Dividend growth for the Kings in 2026 averages 4.65%, with recent increases from GRC, NWN, and RPM.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 26, 2026

Sonoco Products Q3 Earnings Call Highlights

Sonoco Products NYSE: SON reported third-quarter 2026 results that reflected higher input and freight costs, weather-related weakness in food-can demand and continued productivity gains. The company also reduced debt, refinanced an $800 million term loan and updated its full-year outlook.

MarketBeat • Oct 23, 2026

Sonoco Products Company (SON) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Sonoco Products Company ( SON ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 22, 2026 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Roger Schrum - Head of Investor Relations & Global Marketing Communications Robert Coker - President, CEO & Director Paul Joachimczyk - CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Conference Call Participants George Staphos - BofA Securities, Research Division Michael Roxland - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Anthony Pettinari - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Mark Weintraub - Seaport Research Partners John Dunigan - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Hillary Cacanando - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Ghansham Panjabi - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Matthew Roberts - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Anojja Shah - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Presentation Operator Thank you for joining us, and welcome to the Sonoco Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 22, 2026

Sonoco Products: Europe Weighs, But Cheap Enough To Add (Upgrade)

Sonoco Products is rated a 'buy' after a post-earnings dip, with shares now offering a 9% free cash flow yield and 4.3% dividend. SON's Q3 results missed expectations due to significant input cost inflation, margin compression, and disappointing working capital performance, prompting guidance cuts across EBITDA, EPS, and cash flow. European expansion has proven challenging for SON, with excess supply and higher costs delaying margin recovery, but ongoing footprint optimization and price increases should gradually stabilize performance.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 22, 2026

Sonoco Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco Products Company (“Sonoco” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SON), a Mid-cap Value global packaging company, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2026.

GlobeNewsWire • Oct 21, 2026

Sonoco Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Sonoco Products Company (“Sonoco” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SON), a mid-cap value global packaging company, has declared a $0.54 per share quarterly common stock dividend.

GlobeNewsWire • Oct 20, 2026

Middle Coast Investing Q1 2026 Portfolio Activity

Booking's share price dropped as much as 32% from its highs of last year, and 25% from the start of this year. Gitlab has not been a good stock since its IPO during the bubbly 2021 market. We bought Capital One shares in accounts that hadn't owned Discover Financial (which COF took over a year ago) before, but we were probably early at $210-$220.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 13, 2026

Best Dividend Kings: September 2026

Dividend Kings are underperforming SPY in September, with a -4.22% average return versus SPY's marginal gain. Despite aggregate weakness, 29 Dividend Kings appear both undervalued and offer a long-term expected return of at least 10%. Recent dividend increases and higher projected earnings growth have modestly improved the Kings' average dividend growth rate to 4.49%.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 26, 2026

Sonoco To Report Third Quarter 2026 Results

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco Products Company (“Sonoco” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SON), a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, will announce third quarter 2026 results on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after the market closes.

GlobeNewsWire • Sep 22, 2026

Sonoco Products: Dividend Aristocrat Value In Plain Sight

Sonoco Products Company (SON) is rated a 'Buy' for income and value investors, trading at an 8.5x forward P/E and yielding 4.4%. SON demonstrates operational efficiency with stable 17.2% EBITDA margin, high mill utilization, and above-industry ROE of 19%. Growth drivers include specialty paperboard, AI infrastructure demand, and disciplined debt reduction.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 22, 2026