Smurfit Westrock Plc

NYSE:SW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.2b

Smurfit Westrock Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Smurfit Westrock's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -8.6%, while the Packaging industry saw earnings declining at 0.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 23.3% per year. Smurfit Westrock's return on equity is 3.8%, and it has net margins of 2.2%.

Key information

-8.59%

Earnings growth rate

-18.32%

EPS growth rate

Packaging Industry Growth12.01%
Revenue growth rate23.27%
Return on equity3.81%
Net Margin2.24%
Next Earnings Update30 Apr 2026

Recent past performance updates

Smurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Nov 15
Smurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Recent updates

Smurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 06
Smurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Smurfit Westrock After Pricing News: Upside Looks Baked In

Jan 27

Is Smurfit Westrock Plc (NYSE:SW) Potentially Undervalued?

Dec 28
Is Smurfit Westrock Plc (NYSE:SW) Potentially Undervalued?

Smurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Nov 15
Smurfit Westrock's (NYSE:SW) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality

Is It Time To Consider Buying Smurfit Westrock Plc (NYSE:SW)?

Sep 20
Is It Time To Consider Buying Smurfit Westrock Plc (NYSE:SW)?

With Smurfit Westrock Plc (NYSE:SW) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Sep 02
With Smurfit Westrock Plc (NYSE:SW) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 31
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Smurfit Westrock: Stock Price Weakness Represents A Clear Buy Opportunity

Mar 16

Smurfit Westrock: Bigger Opportunity To Catch

Nov 06
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WestRock Merger Sets Stage For Global Packaging Domination Through Innovation And Sustainability

Smurfit WestRock's merger creates the largest listed packaging company, driving synergies, operational efficiencies, and expanding market reach to boost revenues and profitability.

Smurfit WestRock Plc: Ready To Rock

Aug 01

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Smurfit Westrock makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SW Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2531,1796993,7890
30 Sep 2531,1387483,8850
30 Jun 2530,8063523,9290
31 Mar 2525,8355123,4060
31 Dec 2421,1093192,7610
30 Sep 2416,4322212,2870
30 Jun 2411,7386381,1890
31 Mar 2411,7837351,6540
31 Dec 2312,0938251,6210
30 Sep 2312,8551,0131,3690
30 Jun 2313,3869232,6490
31 Mar 2313,2801,0031,2920
31 Dec 2213,5091,0341,5510
30 Sep 2214,5691,1171,3110
30 Jun 2212,3769902,3180
31 Mar 2212,1258982,3450
31 Dec 2111,9338021,4440
30 Sep 2111,0687272,3190
30 Jun 2110,6816832,3470
31 Mar 2110,2796572,3110
31 Dec 2010,4206662,3990
30 Sep 2010,0605662,2900
30 Jun 209,6974732,1810
31 Mar 209,7404942,1500
31 Dec 1910,1495342,1990
30 Sep 199,913-722,1190
30 Jun 1910,393-6912,1920
31 Mar 1910,144-7032,1300
31 Dec 1810,249-7402,1420
30 Sep 1810,326-672,1510
30 Jun 1810,2256262,1250
31 Mar 1810,6526042,2030
31 Dec 1710,2725002,1220
30 Sep 179,9444702,0420
30 Jun 179,5294651,9360
31 Mar 178,8414571,8040
31 Dec 168,5884671,7480
30 Sep 169,1975261,8670
30 Jun 169,0644921,8460
31 Mar 169,2804771,9060
31 Dec 158,8074341,8210
30 Sep 159,0713381,9050
30 Jun 159,0582991,9190

Quality Earnings: SW has a large one-off loss of $505.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: SW's current net profit margins (2.2%) are higher than last year (1.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SW's earnings have declined by 8.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SW's earnings growth over the past year (119.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-8.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SW earnings growth over the past year (119.1%) exceeded the Packaging industry 4.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: SW's Return on Equity (3.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/24 14:07
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/24 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Smurfit Westrock Plc is covered by 24 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pallav MittalBarclays
Gaurav JainBarclays
Eoghan ReidBerenberg