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Smurfit Westrock plc (SW)

Smurfit Westrock was created in July 2024 by combining Smurfit Kappa, an integrated corrugated packaging manufacturer in Europe with a pan-regional presence in Latin America, and WestRock in North American corrugated and consumer packaging. The holding company was registered in Ireland in 2017 as Cepheidway Limited, re-registered as an Irish public limited company and renamed before the combination completed, with no operations of its own until then. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange under the international commercial companies secondary listing category of the Official List. It makes paper-based packaging through a vertically integrated system that takes wood or recovered fibre, turns it into board and converts the board into packaging.

Smurfit Westrock plc

Smurfit Westrock was created in July 2024 by combining Smurfit Kappa, an integrated corrugated packaging manufacturer in Europe with a pan-regional presence in Latin America, and WestRock in North American corrugated and consumer packaging. The holding company was registered in Ireland in 2017 as Cepheidway Limited, re-registered as an Irish public limited company and renamed before the combination completed, with no operations of its own until then. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on the London Stock Exchange under the international commercial companies secondary listing category of the Official List. It makes paper-based packaging through a vertically integrated system that takes wood or recovered fibre, turns it into board and converts the board into packaging.

What the products are

Containerboard is the intermediate material for corrugated sheet, made up of linerboard and medium. Linerboard forms the inner and outer layers and is made from virgin fibre, called kraftliner, or recovered paper, called testliner, with recycled old corrugated cases the main source, and it can be surface treated with white, mottled or bleached pulp to improve printing. Medium forms the fluted inner layer and is mostly made from recovered paper. A corrugator flutes the medium, glues it between linerboard and cuts the sheet to the customer's dimensions, and the sheets become containers and displays that protect food, paper, health and beauty goods and other consumer and industrial products. Paperboard goes mainly into folding cartons and other consumer packaging, can be unbleached, coated or fully bleached, and can carry specialty properties such as grease masking and microwaveability. The company also makes solidboard and solidboard packaging, graphic board, kraft paper, paper sacks and bag-in-box.

The footprint

Operations run in 40 countries, mostly in North America, Latin America and Europe, with some in Asia, Africa and Australia. There are 57 paper mills, 450 converting plants, of which 329 convert containerboard into corrugated containers and 84 convert paperboard into consumer packaging or make leaflets and labels, 70 recovered fibre facilities, two wood procurement operations in Europe, two forestry operations in Latin America, 57 distribution facilities in North America and 30 other production sites.

North America

The North America segment covers the United States, Canada and Mexico and was 58.5% of net sales to external customers in 2025. Its 27 mills include both integrated virgin and recycled fibre mills making containerboard, paperboard and specialty grades including kraft paper and market pulp, and most of that output feeds the company's own converting plants, of which 152 make corrugated packaging. In 2025 the North American containerboard mills produced approximately 9.3 million tons and the paperboard mills approximately 3.2 million tons. Paper not used internally is sold through commercial paper operations into corrugated packaging, folding carton, food service, liquid packaging and commercial print markets. Recycling operations in the segment run as a procurement function, sourcing recycled fibre for the mill system.

Europe and Latin America

The Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific segment has 21 mills across 22 European countries, with the main operations in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden and Austria, plus a corrugated plant in Morocco, a mill and plant in India, consumer packaging in China, Japan and Australia and four bag-in-box plants outside Europe. It was 34.8% of external net sales in 2025 and ran approximately 10% long on paper, producing more than its own converting plants consumed. The LATAM segment, where the company has operated continuously since 1986, has nine mills in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina producing approximately 1.5 million tons in 2025, of which containerboard was approximately 1.3 million, and 27 corrugated plants in eight countries plus Puerto Rico that shipped approximately 23 billion square feet. It was 6.7% of net sales.

Customers and people

The packaging carries processed and fresh food, agricultural products, beverages, electronics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, along with higher value-added work such as enhanced graphics for point-of-sale displays and shelf-ready packaging, and most of what was sold in 2025 went to the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Products are generally made to customer order, and no individual customer was more than 10% of net sales in 2025. At 31 December 2025 the company employed approximately 97,000 people across those 40 countries, approximately 50,000 in North America, 36,500 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, and 10,500 in Latin America.

From Smurfit Westrock's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025. The filing

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Latest results

Latest quarterQ3 FY2026ended 30 September 2026 · 10-Q filed 4 November 2026
Revenue
$8.2 billion
+2.0% on the year · +1.6% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
$222 million
-9.8% on the year · +149.4% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$0.42
-10.6% on the year · +147.1% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

Last full yearFY2025ended 31 December 2025 · 10-K filed 27 February 2026
Revenue
$31.2 billion
+47.7% on the year
FY2022FY2025
Net income
$699 million
+119.1% on the year
FY2022FY2025
Diluted EPS
$1.33
+62.2% on the year
FY2022FY2025

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The years before, in wordsSmurfit Westrock (SW) reported revenue of $31.2 billion for fiscal 2025, the year ended 31 December 2025, up 47.7% on the year before. Net income was $699 million and diluted earnings per share $1.33. Revenue was $21.1 billion in fiscal 2024, $12.1 billion in fiscal 2023 and $13.5 billion in fiscal 2022. Net income in the same years was $319 million, $825 million and $1.0 billion. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026, Smurfit Westrock reported revenue of $31.5 billion and net income of $473 million. Smurfit Westrock declared $1.78 a share in dividends over the last four quarters and had 525 million shares outstanding at the latest filed count. At 30 September 2026 it carried $14.0 billion of debt and $723 million of cash. At the close of 6 November 2026 the market cap of Smurfit Westrock was $23.1 billion, 49.5 times its earnings over the last twelve months.

Ratios

From the filings

ROE2.6%
ROCE4.5%
Operating margin4.6%
Net margin1.5%
FCF margin2.7%
Interest cover1.7x
Debt to equity0.78x
Cash conversion6.42x
Share count, last 12 months0.5%
Sales CAGR, 3 years32.2%
Profit CAGR, 3 years-12.2%
EPS, TTM$0.89

At the close of 6 November 2026

Price$44.08
Market cap$23.1 billion
Stock P/E49.5x
Price to book1.3x
EV / EBITDA8.7x
Dividend yield4.0%
Market cap / sales0.73x
52-week high$51.84
52-week low$32.79
Price, 1 year23.4%
Price CAGR, 3 yearsn/a
Price CAGR, 5 yearsn/a

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Quarterly results

Q3 FY2023Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024 †Q3 FY2024 †Q4 FY2024 * †Q1 FY2025 †Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue2,9152,9302,9697,6717,5397,6567,9408,0037,5807,7128,0318,161
Cost of revenue2,1732,2202,2766,3216,0976,0796,4256,4346,1986,4446,6326,721
Gross profit7427106931,3501,4421,5771,5151,5691,3821,2681,3991,440
Gross margin25%24%23%18%19%21%19%20%18%16%17%18%
SG&A3713803891,007996973963963920961970927
Operating income35430724455.0401553251526389253309487
Operating margin12%10%8%1%5%7%3%7%5%3%4%6%
Interest expense46.037.075.0209204195208204233198208202
Pre-tax income302267187-11722339058.033617584.0128314
Tax rate24%28%29%n/a35%2%145%27%44%25%31%30%
Net income229191132-150146384-28.024697.065.089.0222
Net margin8%7%4%-2%2%5%-0%3%1%1%1%3%
Diluted EPS$0.88$0.73$0.51-$0.30$0.28$0.73-$0.05$0.47$0.18$0.12$0.17$0.42
Operating cash flow9480.00.07027812358291,1331,195204765874
Capital expendituren/a208177512569477522610583624465514
Free cash flown/a-208-177190212-242307523612-420300360
Buybacksn/a27.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0n/an/an/a
Dividends paidn/a0.0335158157225225225225237237238
Shares outstanding520mn/a522m520m520m522m522m522m522m524m525m525m
Filing10-Q10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

Income statement (profit and loss)

FY2022 †FY2023 †FY2024 †FY2025TTM
Revenue13,50912,09321,10931,17931,484
Cost of revenue10,2379,03916,91425,13625,995
Gross profit3,2723,0544,1956,0435,489
Gross margin24.2%25.3%19.9%19.4%17.4%
Selling, general and administrative1,5431,5722,7373,8193,778
Operating income1,5581,3721,0071,7191,438
Operating margin11.5%11.3%4.8%5.5%4.6%
Interest expense148170525840841
Pre-tax income1,4261,138560959701
Income tax391312241260233
Effective tax rate27.4%27.4%43.0%27.1%33.2%
Net income1,034825319699473
Net margin7.7%6.8%1.5%2.2%1.5%
Diluted EPS$3.96$3.17$0.82$1.33$0.89
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K
From each year's 10-K, linked; TTM is the last four quarters.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. † The year as the company last restated it in a later filing; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Revenue by segment FY2022 to FY2025

FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Share
of the parts, latest year
North America1,7201,62410,09218,57758.8%
Europe, MEA and APAC10,4519,1939,57710,89334.5%
LATAM1,3971,3441,7112,1136.7%
North AmericaEurope, MEA and APACLATAM
13.6FY202212.2FY202321.4FY202431.6FY2025

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From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Revenue by product or service FY2022 to FY2025

FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Share
of the parts, latest year
Packaging11,31510,55417,25325,04980.3%
Paper2,1941,5393,8566,13019.7%
PackagingPaper
13.5FY202212.1FY202321.1FY202431.2FY2025

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Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Revenue by region FY2022 to FY2025

FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Share
of the parts, latest year
United States3733037,31114,46746.4%
Other Europe, MEA and APAC6,6965,8116,1987,16523.0%
Other Americas1,3881,3222,3303,38110.8%
Mexico1,3651,3431,9602,5218.1%
Germany1,9601,6941,7111,8736.0%
France1,6031,4921,4271,5465.0%
Ireland1241281722260.7%
United StatesOther Europe, MEA and APACOther AmericasMexicoGermanyFranceIreland
13.5FY202212.1FY202321.1FY202431.2FY2025

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From the company's 10-Ks, in its own words (latest 10-K).
Read moreEach year's figures come from the most recent 10-K that includes that year. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Cash flow

FY2022 †FY2023 †FY2024 †FY2025TTM
Operating cash flow1,4331,5591,4833,3923,038
Capital expenditure9309291,4662,1922,186
Free cash flow50363017.01,200852
Free cash flow margin3.7%5.2%0.1%3.8%2.7%
Cash from investing-1,020-931-2,114-2,143-2,133
Cash from financing-431-479607-1,298-1,064
Depreciation and amortisation5645801,4642,5502,759
Share-based compensation68.066.0206139101
Buybacks32.030.027.00.0n/a
Dividends paid349391650900937
Dividend per share$1.35$1.50$1.25$1.72n/a
Diluted shares, weighted261m260m389m526m528m
Shares outstanding at period endn/an/a520m522m525m
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K
Cash paid in the year, from the cash flow statement.
Read moreThe dividend per share is as declared. Diluted shares are the weighted average for the year; a falling count is the buybacks net of issuance. TTM sums the last four quarters; the share counts are the latest quarter's.

Balance sheet

FY2022 †FY2023 †FY2024 †FY2025TTM
Funded by
Shareholders' equity0.06,15817,36018,32717,993
Non-controlling interest5,34316.027.027.021.0
Debtn/a3,74713,59513,77314,049
Operating lease liabilitiesn/a269710774n/a
Finance lease liabilitiesn/a26.0506507n/a
Other liabilitiesn/a3,83511,56111,74913,082
Total liabilities and equityn/a14,05143,75945,15745,145
Owned
Goodwill2,7222,8426,8227,2187,153
Intangible assetsn/a2181,1171,059991
Cash and equivalents8411,000855892723
Receivablesn/a1,8064,1174,2684,946
Inventoryn/a1,2033,5503,6933,768
Other assetsn/a6,98227,29828,02727,564
Total assetsn/a14,05143,75945,15745,145
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K
At the fiscal year end; the TTM column is the latest quarter end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own. Other liabilities is the filed total less the rows above it: payables, deferred revenue, taxes, borrowings the rows above do not carry and the rest; other assets is the same on the other side. Investments add the current and non-current lines as filed. Debt is the company's own stated total where it files one, otherwise its long-term debt with the current maturities, never parts added together. A row is left blank in a year where the lines shown overlap and the remainder would fall below nil.

Compounded growth

10 years5 years3 yearsTTM
Sales growth, compoundedn/an/a32.2%1.1%
Profit growth, compoundedn/an/a-12.2%-36.8%
Return on equity, averagen/a241588789.8%6.3%3.8%
Yearly growth, compounded; TTM is the last four quarters against the four before.
Read moreReturn on equity is net income over shareholders' equity at each year end, averaged over the window (the TTM column is the latest year alone); equity is the parent's shareholders' equity as tagged in the 10-K. Arithmetic on filed numbers, nothing forecast.

Questions

What was Smurfit Westrock's revenue in fiscal 2025?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) reported revenue of $31.2 billion for fiscal 2025, the year ended 31 December 2025, up 47.7% on the year before.

How much did Smurfit Westrock earn in fiscal 2025?

Net income was $699 million for fiscal 2025, and diluted earnings per share $1.33.

What is Smurfit Westrock's P/E ratio?

At the close of 6 November 2026, Smurfit Westrock traded at 49.5 times its earnings over the twelve months to 30 September 2026.

What is Smurfit Westrock's market cap?

The market cap of Smurfit Westrock was $23.1 billion at the close of 6 November 2026.

Does Smurfit Westrock pay a dividend?

Yes. Smurfit Westrock declared $1.78 a share in dividends over the four quarters to 30 September 2026.

Peers: Shipping Containers

CompanyMarket capP/EROEOp. marginSales growth
TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
Smurfit Westrock plc SW$23.1 billion49.532.6%4.6%1.1%0.784.0%
Packaging Corp. of America PKG$22.2 billion30.7515.1%11.2%12.0%0.832.2%
Ball Corp. BALL$17.2 billion33.129.3%n/a19.2%1.271.2%
Crown Holdings, Inc. CCK$13.1 billion16.8927.1%12.0%13.4%1.991.1%
Sonoco Products Co. SON$5.0 billionn/a-8.1%2.7%3.6%1.534.2%
Silgan Holdings Inc. SLGN$4.3 billion16.5710.6%n/a4.5%1.842.0%
Greif, Inc. GEF$3.3 billionn/an/an/an/a0.34n/a
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. GPK$3.3 billion44.722.3%4.3%0.3%1.723.9%
O-I Glass, Inc. OI$796 millionn/a-223.1%n/a-1.9%9.18n/a
3 companies share its SEC industry code (Paperboard Containers & Boxes); the rest are the names nearest in size in its wider industry, Shipping Containers, one of the Fama-French 48 industries, a published grouping of SEC industry codes.
Read moreBy market capitalisation; a click on a heading sorts by it, largest first, and a second click turns it round. Each figure is the same arithmetic as the ratio box above, on each company's own filings and latest close; a name marked * is a foreign company that files once a year, on its latest fiscal year.

The public record on SW

Dividends$1.78 a share over the four quarters to 30 September 2026, a 4.04% yield
Filings16 in twelve months: 7 current reports (8-K), about 4 results of operations; 4 regulation FD disclosure; 1 shareholder vote; 1 officer or director change; 1 new financial obligation
Planned insider sales4 Form 144 notices in twelve months, $16.8 million; latest 19 February 2026
Options tapeput/call 0.31 by open interest at the 6 November 2026 close; the straddle prices a 7.8% move to 20 November 2026
13F holders646 funds reported a position for the quarter to 30 June 2026; largest BlackRock, Inc.
Insider trading4 sales and 0 purchases on Form 4 in twelve months
Congress0 House trades disclosed in six months
Short interest23.2 million shares short, 6.25 days to cover at 15 October 2026
Documentsthe 10-K, the 10-Qs, the proxy and 4 earnings press releases, each linked

Filings

FilingPeriodFiledWhere
10-Q30 September 20264 November 2026EDGAR
10-Q30 June 202631 July 2026EDGAR
10-Q31 March 20261 May 2026EDGAR
10-K31 December 202527 February 2026EDGAR
10-Q30 September 20257 November 2025EDGAR
10-Q30 June 20257 August 2025EDGAR
10-Q31 March 20259 May 2025EDGAR
10-K31 December 20247 March 2025EDGAR
10-Q30 September 20248 November 2024EDGAR
10-Q30 June 20249 August 2024EDGAR

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