Smurfit Westrock (SW) Cash from Operations (2023 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock (SW) reported Cash from Operations of $874 million for Q3 2026, down 22.9% from $1.13 billion a year earlier but up 14.2% from the prior quarter.
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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Cash from Operations (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Smurfit Westrock's Cash from Operations came in at $3.04 billion, up 2.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.39 billion, up 128.7% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 33.3% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $1.48 billion in FY2024 (-4.9%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (+8.8%) and $1.43 billion in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of $42 million in Q1 2024 and a high of $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 111.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 459.5%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 66.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $765 million (Q2 2026), $204 million (Q1 2026) and $1.2 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 471.60 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | -527.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 339.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 189.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 406.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 284.86 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 347.49 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 250.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 292.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 874.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 765.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 829.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 235.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 781.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 320.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 340.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 611.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 948.00 Mn |
API Access
Smurfit Westrock Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "SW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();