Smurfit WestRock plc (SW)

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CONSUMER CYCLICAL • PACKAGING & CONTAINERS • NYSE

$40.76

-0.69 (-1.66%)

Market Cap: $21.63B

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

10%(2/20)

Avg Surprise

-55.71%

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Sep 30, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.61

Range$0.54 - $0.72

8 analysts

EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)

30d

EPS Estimate DriftChange to current

90d ago$0.75-18.7%

60d ago$0.76-19.7%

30d ago$0.62-2.4%

7d ago$0.61+0.2%

Current$0.61

Revenue Consensus

$8.2B

Range$8.0B - $8.4B

8 analysts

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.44

Range$0.03 - $1.01

9 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$8.4B

Range$7.8B - $9.2B

13 analysts

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$0.44	$0.03 - $1.01	-	-	9	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26EST	-	$0.61	$0.54 - $0.72	-	-	8	0 7 30d	-
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Jul 29, 2026Reported Jul 29	$0.35	$0.42	$0.33 - $0.56	-16.67%	Miss	8	0 7 30d	-31.4%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported Apr 30, 2026Reported Apr 30	$0.33	$0.40	$0.32 - $0.51	-17.50%	Miss	7	1 5 30d	-60.2%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Feb 11, 2026Reported Feb 11	$0.28	$0.50	$0.43 - $0.58	-44.00%	Miss	6	2 2 30d	-33.3%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Oct 29, 2025Reported Oct 29	$0.58	$0.72	$0.70 - $0.75	-19.44%	Miss	6	0 2 30d	-20.5%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Jul 30, 2025Reported Jul 30	$0.51	$0.59	$0.50 - $0.63	-13.56%	Miss	9	2 1 30d	-31.1%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported May 1, 2025Reported May 1	$0.83	$0.67	$0.24 - $0.98	+23.88%	Beat	5	2 0 30d	+39.8%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Feb 12, 2025Reported Feb 12	$0.42	$0.59	$0.22 - $0.77	-28.81%	Miss	7	2 0 30d	-
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Oct 30, 2024Reported Oct 30	$0.73	$0.74	$0.62 - $0.83	-1.35%	Miss	3	No revisions (30d)	-
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Jul 30, 2024Reported Jul 30	$0.74	$0.71	-	+4.23%	Beat	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported Jun 7, 2024Reported Jun 7	$0.59	$0.60	-	-1.03%	Miss	-	-	-
Sep 30, 2023Sep 23 Reported Nov 1, 2023Reported Nov 1	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-
Jun 30, 2023Jun 23 Reported Aug 2, 2023Reported Aug 2	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2023Mar 23 Reported Jun 29, 2023Reported Jun 29	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2022Mar 22 Reported Jun 28, 2022Reported Jun 28	$0.00	$0.00	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2021Mar 21 Reported Jun 28, 2021Reported Jun 28	$0.00	$0.00	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2020Dec 20 Reported Feb 10, 2021Reported Feb 10	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-
Sep 30, 2020Sep 20 Reported Dec 29, 2020Reported Dec 29	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-
Jun 30, 2020Jun 20 Reported Jul 29, 2020Reported Jul 29	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2020Mar 20 Reported Jun 28, 2020Reported Jun 28	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-100.0%
Dec 31, 2019Dec 19 Reported Feb 5, 2020Reported Feb 5	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-100.0%
Sep 30, 2019Sep 19 Reported Oct 30, 2019Reported Oct 30	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-100.0%
Jun 30, 2019Jun 19 Reported Jul 31, 2019Reported Jul 31	$0.00	N/A	-	-100.00%	Miss	-	-	-100.0%
Dec 31, 2017Dec 17 Reported Feb 7, 2018Reported Feb 7	$0.59	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	+29.9%
Sep 30, 2017Sep 17 Reported Nov 1, 2017Reported Nov 1	$0.62	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Jun 30, 2017Jun 17 Reported Aug 2, 2017Reported Aug 2	$0.47	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Mar 31, 2017Mar 17 Reported May 5, 2017Reported May 5	$0.33	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2016Dec 16 Reported Feb 8, 2017Reported Feb 8	$0.45	N/A	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield4.44%

Forward Annual Dividend$1.81

Payout Ratio28.44%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

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Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	26.47	EV/EBITDA	8.39x
Price/FCF	21.06x	FCF Yield	4.75%
Profitability
Profit Margin	1.59%	Operating Margin	5.47%
ROE	2.72%	ROIC	3.00%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	0.79x	Interest Coverage	-44.25x
Current Ratio	1.45x	Quick Ratio	0.96x
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.91	Avg Volume	4.23M
52-Week High	$51.52	52-Week Low	$31.79

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$41.77

SMA 20$43.59

SMA 50$45.54

SMA 200$42.90

EMA 10$41.92

EMA 20$42.96

EMA 50$44.25

EMA 200$43.11

MACD

Line: -1.24Signal: -1.01Hist: -0.23

ADX

ADX: 30.1+DI: 13.4-DI: 36.4

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up40.0

Aroon Down84.0

PSAR$43.32

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$47.67

Lower Band$39.51

%B Position1873%(Upper)

Band Width0.15

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

32.3

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K11.4

Stoch %D12.8

Williams %R-93.5

ROC (10d)-7.6%

Momentum-3.34

CCI (20d)-101.6

MFI (14d)30.2

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$1.21(3.0%)

StdDev (20d)2.04

Hist Vol25.5%(Moderate)

Volume Flow

VWAP$40.78

OBV-93.7M

AD Line-3.1B

CMF (20d)-0.251

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)4.1M

Vol Ratio0.7x

VWMA (20d)$43.82

Pivot Points

R3$42.87

R2$42.35

R1$41.90

Pivot Point$41.38

S1$40.93

S2$40.41

S3$39.96

Advanced Oscillators

TSI-26.46

Ultimate Osc44.5

KST-80.87

Financial Data

Quarter	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Total Revenue	$8.03B	$7.71B	$7.58B	$8.00B	$7.94B	$7.66B	$7.54B	$7.67B	$2.97B	$2.93B	$2.59B	$2.92B
Cost of Revenue	$6.63B	$6.44B	$6.20B	$6.43B	$6.42B	$6.08B	$6.10B	$6.32B	$2.28B	$2.22B	$1.96B	$2.17B
Gross Profit	$1.40B	$1.27B	$1.38B	$1.57B	$1.51B	$1.58B	$1.44B	$1.35B	$693.00M	$710.00M	$634.97M	$742.00M

Operating Expenses	$1.09B	$1.01B	$993.00M	$1.04B	$1.26B	$1.02B	$1.04B	$1.29B	$449.00M	$403.00M	$471.92M	$388.00M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$970.00M	$961.00M	$905.00M	$963.00M	$963.00M	$973.00M	$961.00M	$1.01B	$389.00M	$380.00M	$0	$371.00M
Operating Income	$309.00M	$253.00M	$389.00M	$526.00M	$251.00M	$553.00M	$401.00M	$55.00M	$244.00M	$307.00M	$163.04M	$354.00M

Interest Income	$-179,000,000	$-166,000,000	$-203,000,000	$-177,000,000	$-182,000,000	$-167,000,000	$-173,000,000	$-167,000,000	$-33,000,000	$-25,000,000	$0	$-39,000,000
Interest Expense	$-10,000,000	$-8,000,000	$-6,000,000	$-8,000,000	$-7,000,000	$-9,000,000	$-7,000,000	$-8,000,000	$29.00M	$10.00M	$67.76M	$9.00M
Income Before Tax	$128.00M	$84.00M	$175.00M	$336.00M	$58.00M	$390.00M	$223.00M	$-117,000,000	$187.00M	$267.00M	$93.30M	$302.00M
Income Tax Expense	$40.00M	$21.00M	$77.00M	$91.00M	$84.00M	$8.00M	$77.00M	$33.00M	$55.00M	$76.00M	$48.91M	$73.00M

Net Income	$88.00M	$63.00M	$98.00M	$245.00M	$-26,000,000	$382.00M	$146.00M	$-150,000,000	$132.00M	$191.00M	$43.48M	$229.00M

EBITDA	$975.00M	$970.00M	$1.05B	$1.16B	$846.00M	$1.15B	$981.00M	$606.00M	$409.00M	$450.00M	$336.05M	$350.00M
EBIT	$297.00M	$242.00M	$372.00M	$505.00M	$233.00M	$548.00M	$389.00M	$42.00M	$249.00M	$302.00M	$200.18M	$350.00M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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SW Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 26.5x
Forward P/E: 13.8x
EV/EBITDA: 8.4x
P/FCF: 21.1x
PEG: 0.3x
P/B: 1.2x

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SW Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 17.9%
Operating margin: 5.5%
Net margin: 1.6%
ROIC: 3.0%
ROE: 2.7%
FCF margin: 3.2%
FCF yield: 4.7%

SW Competitors

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Ralph Lauren Corp Class A	RL
PulteGroup Inc	PHM
Tapestry Inc	TPR
Packaging Corp of America	PKG
Darden Restaurants Inc	DRI
Amcor PLC	AMCR
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ADR	IHG
Best Buy Co. Inc	BBY

Sector: Consumer Cyclical

SW Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Buy
Analysts: 17
Strong Buy: 5
Buy: 12
Hold: 0
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

SW Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

100.0% of SW's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

Bear case

SW beat EPS estimates in 12.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

SW Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 1 of 8 quarters (12.5%)
Average surprise: -14.7%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): $0.61
Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): 0 up, 7 down

SW Dividend

Forward yield: 4.4%
Payout ratio: 28.4%
Pay months: Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec

SW dividend history

Frequently Asked Questions About SW

What is SW's current dividend yield?

Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) has a forward dividend yield of 4.44%.

Does SW pay dividends?

Yes, Smurfit WestRock plc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 4.44%.

What is SW's P/E ratio?

Smurfit WestRock plc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.47.

What is SW's market cap?

Smurfit WestRock plc (SW) has a market capitalization of $21.63B with a current stock price of $40.76.

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