Smurfit Westrock PLC
SW Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
Smurfit Westrock PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $31.2 billion, up 47.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.15%, EPS grew 440.0%, free cash flow was flat and total debt fell 1.39%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) Return on equity
Smurfit Westrock PLC's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.73%, down 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.91%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.3% (fiscal 2023) to 17.4% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 46% of that period. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 11.3% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.64%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.91% | 1.20 |
| FY2024 | 2.71% | (7.43) |
| FY2023 | 10.1% | 25.47 |
| FY2023 | −15.3% | (15.33) |
| FY2022 | 0.00% | (8.17) |
| FY2022 | 8.17% | 0.66 |
| FY2021 | 7.51% | 13.70 |
| FY2020 | −6.19% | (13.64) |
| FY2019 | 7.45% | (9.98) |
| FY2018 | 17.4% | 10.42 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 31.2% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 23.3% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 18.3% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 17.2% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 15.5% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare | 14.8% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 9.40% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC | 2.73% |
| IP International Paper Company compare | −20.8% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 11.3% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.64% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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