Smurfit Westrock SW
NYSE SW
$49.35 +1.16 (+2.40%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:31 PM EDT

Smurfit Westrock (SW) EBITDA Margin (2023 - 2026)

Smurfit Westrock (SW) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 3.85% for Q2 2026, up 69.0% year-over-year from 2.28% in Q2 2025, and up 17.28% on a QoQ basis from 3.28% in Q1 2026.

Smurfit Westrock (SW) EBITDA Margin (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smurfit Westrock has reported EBITDA Margin for 4 years, with the latest figure at 3.85% in Q2 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 3.85%, up 69.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 4.71% (up 62.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.51%, up 74.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin rose to 3.85% in Q2 2026, from 3.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 12.14% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 0.72% in Q3 2024.
  • A 4-year average of 6.03% and a median of 5.8% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBITDA Margin sank 1143 bps; it then surged 586 bps in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 6.29% in 2023, then slipped by 15 bps to 5.32% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 5.13% in 2025, then slipped by 25 bps to 3.85% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBITDA Margin figures were 3.85% in Q2 2026, 3.28% in Q1 2026, and 5.13% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.85 Bn 25.17 Bn 1.40 Bn 3.85%
2 Amcor 22.44 Bn 21.32 Bn 1.34 Bn 10.10%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.41 Bn 21.81 Bn 512.50 Mn 11.70%
4 International Paper 21.97 Bn 21.25 Bn 1.66 Bn 18.10%
5 Ball 16.89 Bn 16.22 Bn 697.00 Mn 12.81%
6 Avery Dennison 14.03 Bn 13.80 Bn 729.40 Mn 13.59%
7 Crown Holdings 13.08 Bn 12.42 Bn 748.00 Mn 14.86%
8 Sonoco Products 5.90 Bn 5.73 Bn 392.38 Mn 10.23%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.37 Bn 5.31 Bn 245.00 Mn 14.62%
10 Silgan Holdings 4.42 Bn 4.06 Bn 294.88 Mn 9.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.85%
Mar 31, 2026 3.28%
Dec 31, 2025 5.13%
Sep 30, 2025 6.57%
Jun 30, 2025 3.16%
Mar 31, 2025 7.22%
Dec 31, 2024 5.32%
Sep 30, 2024 0.72%
Jun 30, 2024 8.22%
Mar 31, 2024 10.48%
Dec 31, 2023 6.29%
Sep 30, 2023 12.14%