Smurfit Westrock PLC SW

46.41 0.41 0.89% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$24.1B
P/E
48.9×
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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 3.43%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low −15.3% High 17.4%
Ten-year median 6.68%
Current reading's percentile 46

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 3.43%
Market median 1.76%

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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