Smurfit Westrock plc (SW)
Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and internationally. The company produces containerboard and paperboard; packaging of corrugated containers; consumer packaging; and offers solid board, kraft paper, and graphic board, as well as other packaging products, such as solidboard packaging, paper sacks and bag-in-box. It produces linerboard and corrugated medium and paperboard; and other paper-based packaging, such as folding cartons, inserts, labels and displays. The company primarily serves food and beverage, healthcare, beauty and personal care, garden, consumer goods, industrial, and foodservice markets. It markets its products through its own sales force, independent sales representatives, and independent distributors. Smurfit Westrock Plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
- Symbol
- SW
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market cap
- $22.31B
- 52 week range
- 32.73 - 52.65
Valuation
- Share price
- $42.54 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 45.26x
- Price to book
- 1.24x
- Price to free cash flow
- 21.98x
- Enterprise value
- $35.80B
- Book value per share
- $34.43
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -1.16% |
| 5 days | -8.34% |
| 1 month | -6.22% |
| 3 months | -7.38% |
| 6 months | +8.27% |
| Year to date | +10.01% |
| 1 year | +1.58% |
| 3 years | +29.14% |
| 5 years | -20.43% |
| 10 years | +62.18% |
| All time | +421.96% |
Members of Congress who disclosed SW trades
Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Julie Johnson
Super investors holding SW
Sarah Ketterer (Causeway Capital Management LLC) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Harry Burn (Sound Shore Management) · George Soros (Soros Fund Mgmt) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 3.81%
- Return on invested capital
- 4.67%
- Return on assets
- 1.55%
- Return on capital employed
- 4.51%
- Gross margin
- 19.38%
- Net margin
- 2.24%
- EBITDA margin
- 13.69%
- Revenue growth
- 47.70%
- Net income growth
- 119.12%
- Free cash flow growth
- 6958.82%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 4.55%
- Current ratio
- 1.45x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 3.15x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2025-12-31
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Revenue
- $31.18B
- Cost of revenue
- $25.14B
- Gross profit
- $6.04B
- EBITDA
- $4.27B
- Net income
- $699.00M
- Earnings per share
- $1.34
- Shares outstanding
- 522.00M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $31.18B | $6.04B | $699.00M | $1.34 |
| 2024-12-31 | $21.11B | $4.20B | $319.00M | $0.83 |
| 2023-12-31 | $12.09B | $3.05B | $825.00M | $3.19 |
| 2022-12-31 | $13.51B | $3.27B | $1.03B | $4.00 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 19.38% | 2.24% | 3.81% | 4.67% |
| 2024-12-31 | 19.87% | 1.51% | 1.83% | 2.54% |
| 2023-12-31 | 25.25% | 6.82% | 13.36% | 11.88% |
| 2022-12-31 | 24.22% | 7.65% | 19.35% | 13.64% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $892.00M | $13.22B |
| 2024-12-31 | $855.00M | $13.06B |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.00B | - |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.20B | $139.00M |
| 2024-12-31 | $17.00M | $206.00M |
| 2023-12-31 | $630.00M | $66.00M |
| 2022-12-31 | $503.00M | $68.00M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-08-14
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $1.36
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.45 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.45 |
| 2026-02-17 | $0.45 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.43 |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.43 |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.43 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.30 |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.30 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-11-04
- Consensus EPS estimate
- $0.60
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Jun/2026 | $0.42 |
| 2026-04-30 | Mar/2026 | $0.36 |
| 2026-02-11 | Dec/2025 | $0.46 |
| 2025-10-29 | Sep/2025 | $0.68 |
| 2025-07-30 | Jun/2025 | $0.57 |
| 2025-05-01 | Mar/2025 | $0.65 |
| 2025-02-12 | Dec/2024 | $0.68 |
| 2024-10-30 | Sep/2024 | $0.71 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- smurfitwestrock.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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