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Smurfit Westrock plc

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NYSEConsumer CyclicalPackaging & Containers

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$49.39

+$1.20 · +2.49%

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Jul 10, 2026

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Hold

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Valuation

71

Undervalued

Momentum

46

Neutral

Sentiment

61

Bullish

Risk resilience

59

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

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.

Industry
Packaging & Containers
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
IE
CEO
Anthony Paul J. Smurfit
Listed since
Jun 17, 2008
Employees
97,000

Market position

Day range

Current $49.39

52-week range

Current $49.39

Open
$48.56
Previous close
$48.19
Volume
2.72M
0.5× average
Average volume
5.41M
Average daily volume
Market cap
25.91B USD
Beta
0.98
Market reference 1
50-day average
$46.1452
+7.03% above average
200-day average
$41.8182
+18.11% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
35.32B USD
P/E (TTM)
48.75×
P/B (TTM)
1.38×
P/S (TTM)
0.77×
EV / EBITDA
8.12×
Earnings yield
3.46%
Free cash flow yield
5.94%
Dividend yield
3.89%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
17.93%
Operating margin
5.35%
Net margin
1.59%
Return on equity
3.25%
Return on assets
1.32%
Return on invested capital
3.59%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.79×
Current ratio
1.48×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends28%18%9%-1%Gross margin, FY2021: 22.44%Gross margin, FY2022: 24.22%Gross margin, FY2023: 25.25%Gross margin, FY2024: 19.87%Gross margin, FY2025: 19.38%Operating margin, FY2021: 10.53%Operating margin, FY2022: 11.53%Operating margin, FY2023: 11.35%Operating margin, FY2024: 4.77%Operating margin, FY2025: 7.13%Net margin, FY2021: 6.72%Net margin, FY2022: 7.65%Net margin, FY2023: 6.82%Net margin, FY2024: 1.51%Net margin, FY2025: 2.24%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 22.44%. Gross margin FY2022 24.22%. Gross margin FY2023 25.25%. Gross margin FY2024 19.87%. Gross margin FY2025 19.38%. Operating margin FY2021 10.53%. Operating margin FY2022 11.53%. Operating margin FY2023 11.35%. Operating margin FY2024 4.77%. Operating margin FY2025 7.13%. Net margin FY2021 6.72%. Net margin FY2022 7.65%. Net margin FY2023 6.82%. Net margin FY2024 1.51%. Net margin FY2025 2.24%.

Income trends

Revenue

31.18B USD+53.01%

Operating income

2.22B USD+128.79%

Net income

699M USD+127.00%
Income trends across reported periods34.27B USD21.92B USD9.57B USD−2.78B USDRevenue, FY2021: 10.48B USDRevenue, FY2022: 12.62B USDRevenue, FY2023: 10.95B USDRevenue, FY2024: 20.38B USDRevenue, FY2025: 31.18B USDOperating income, FY2021: 1.1B USDOperating income, FY2022: 1.46B USDOperating income, FY2023: 1.24B USDOperating income, FY2024: 972.06M USDOperating income, FY2025: 2.22B USDNet income, FY2021: 704.64M USDNet income, FY2022: 965.65M USDNet income, FY2023: 747.29M USDNet income, FY2024: 307.93M USDNet income, FY2025: 699M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 10.48B USD. Revenue FY2022 12.62B USD. Revenue FY2023 10.95B USD. Revenue FY2024 20.38B USD. Revenue FY2025 31.18B USD. Operating income FY2021 1.1B USD. Operating income FY2022 1.46B USD. Operating income FY2023 1.24B USD. Operating income FY2024 972.06M USD. Operating income FY2025 2.22B USD. Net income FY2021 704.64M USD. Net income FY2022 965.65M USD. Net income FY2023 747.29M USD. Net income FY2024 307.93M USD. Net income FY2025 699M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue31.18B USD20.38B USD10.95B USD12.62B USD10.48B USD
Cost of goods sold25.14B USD16.33B USD8.19B USD9.56B USD8.13B USD
Gross profit6.04B USD4.05B USD2.77B USD3.06B USD2.35B USD
Selling, general, and administrative3.82B USD2.72B USD1.5B USD1.45B USD1.27B USD
Operating expenses3.82B USD3.08B USD1.52B USD1.6B USD1.25B USD
Interest income111M USD122.64M USD28.17M USD8.79M USD3.13M USD
Interest expense840M USD506.99M USD154.48M USD146.5M USD126.14M USD
Depreciation and amortization2.55B USD1.41B USD525.36M USD526.72M USD486.74M USD
Operating income2.22B USD972.06M USD1.24B USD1.46B USD1.1B USD
Net income699M USD307.93M USD747.29M USD965.65M USD704.64M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$71.38

44.52% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $170Average $71.38Low $50.00

Rating distribution

11 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy11100%
Hold00%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

11 institutions
UBSmaintainBuy

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