SON vs FHI Comparison

Over its 100-year-plus history, Sonoco Products has steadily assembled a diverse portfolio of industrial and consumer packaging product offerings such as flexible and rigid plastics, reels and spools, pallets, and composite cans. The company serves a variety of consumer and industrial end markets throughout North America. Sonoco has raised its dividend each year for more than 40 years.

Federated Hermes provides asset management services for institutional and individual investors. The firm had $871.2 billion in managed assets at the end of September 2025, composed of equity (11%), multi-asset (less than 1%), fixed-income (12%), alternative (2%), and money market (75%) funds. The firm's cash management operations are expected to generate around 53% of Federated's revenue this year, compared with 28%, 11%, and 8%, respectively, for the equity, fixed-income, and alternatives/multi-asset/other operations. The company's products are distributed via trust banks, wealth managers, and retail broker/dealers (68% of AUM), institutional investors (25%), and international clients (7%).