SW vs AMCR vs IP Stock Comparison

Smurfit Westrock, Amcor and International Paper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$40.35 -10.5% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.22B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.67 +6.7% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.76B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
0.05%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 7, Smurfit Westrock 2, International Paper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWAMCRIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.22B $21.76B $18.97B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x 19.7x -5.5x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 11.1x 26.3x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +56.6% +25.4% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.7% -14.2% AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.1% 7.5% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 1.7x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.4% +9.4% -26.8% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -5.4%/yr -7.0%/yr SW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 31.6% 45.0% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 67/100 64/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

SWAMCRIP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSWAMCRIP
Valuation 80 #4 of 16 40 #10 of 16 60 #7 of 16
Growth 13 #14 of 16 93 #2 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Profitability 79 #4 of 15 71 #5 of 15 50 #8 of 15
Financial Health 87 #3 of 16 40 #10 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Shareholder Returns 62 #6 of 14 92 #2 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Overall 64 67 64
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSWAMCRIPSPY
1 month -10.5%+6.7%+1.4% +0.9%
3 months -16.4%-0.4%-19.1% +5.9%
6 months +1.7%+22.3%+2.7% +8.5%
Year to date +4.3%+9.5%-12.4% +13.3%
1 year -6.4%+9.4%-26.8% +12.4%
3 years +29.8%+5.5%+4.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.1%+1.8%+1.4% +23.5%
5 years -22.0%-24.3%-30.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.9%-5.4%-7.0% +11.0%
10 years +84.2%—-23.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.3%—-2.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSWAMCRIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%31.6%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%29.0%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.821.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.30-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.1%-45.6%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-9.7%-29.9% -0.9%
52-week high $51.84$50.58$49.19 $779.14
52-week low $32.79$36.69$29.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSWAMCRIP
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 19.1x 19.1xmedian 19.1x -5.3xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.9x 9.9xmedian 9.9x 6.1xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 15.5x 17.2xmedian 15.5x 44.0xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.78 -1.54median 0.78 0.09median 0.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSWAMCRIP
Revenue $31.48B $23.51B $24.20B
Gross profit $5.49B $4.69B $7.21B
Operating income $1.44B $1.90B $2.13B
Net income $473.00M $1.11B -$3.44B
Free cash flow – $1.23B $492.00M
R&D – $170.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.38 $-6.49
Cash & equivalents – $1.12B $726.00M
Total debt – $14.01B $9.22B
Shares (diluted) 526.00M 463.80M 529.50M
Enterprise value $22.22B $17.18B $14.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSWAMCRIP
P/E 46.8x 19.1x -5.3x
P/FCF 22.9x 17.2x 44.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 9.8x 8.2x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 9.9x 6.1x
EV/EBIT – 17.9x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 27.7x 61.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 15.8x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.54 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWAMCRIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 56.6% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.1% 65.5% 32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.9% 88.2% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.8% 113.5% -12,633%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -74.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 48.7% -12,708%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -12.4% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.0% 54.7% 139.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.7% 516.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWAMCRIP
Gross margin – 20.0% 29.8%
EBITDA margin – 14.6% 20.4%
Operating margin – 8.1% 8.8%
Pretax margin – 5.5% -13.5%
Net margin – 4.7% -14.2%
FCF margin – 5.2% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 9.2% 10.9%
Return on equity 2.6% 9.4% -23.5%
Return on assets 1.0% 3.0% -9.4%
Return on invested capital – 6.1% 7.5%
Return on capital employed – 6.4% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x 1.9x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWAMCRIP
Debt / assets – 37.8% 25.2%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 11.4x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.1% 68.2% 60.4%
Equity / assets 39.9% 31.8% 39.6%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.38 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWAMCRIP
Dividend yield 4.4% 11.4% 5.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 11.4% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 108.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 97.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSWAMCRIP
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2027 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.27FY2026 $4.12FY2027 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +2.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +67.4% +9.2% +122.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.77BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027 $23.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.3% -2.2% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWAMCRIP
Held by institutions – 77.1% 85.3%
Institutions holding – 684 855
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.7% +4.9%
Institutions buying – 409 453
Institutions selling – 211 282
Buyers to sellers – 1.94 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SWAMCRIP
SW 1.00 0.66 0.80
AMCR 0.66 1.00 0.61
IP 0.80 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SW, AMCR and IP?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smurfit Westrock (SW) $22.22B, Amcor (AMCR) $21.76B, International Paper (IP) $18.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SW, AMCR and IP?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 46.8x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.7x, International Paper (IP) -5.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 17.8x, Amcor (AMCR) 11.1x, International Paper (IP) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcor (AMCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, International Paper (IP) leads (Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Smurfit Westrock (SW) -6.4%, Amcor (AMCR) +9.4%, International Paper (IP) -26.8%. Over five years, Smurfit Westrock (SW) compounded fastest (Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.9%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smurfit Westrock (SW) 0.00%, Amcor (AMCR) 0.05%, International Paper (IP) 0.00%. Smurfit Westrock (SW) and International Paper (IP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.4%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SW, AMCR and IP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amcor (AMCR) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.