Smurfit Westrock SW
NYSE SW
$48.83 +0.64 (+1.32%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:40 AM EDT

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

Smurfit Westrock (SW) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 3.74% for Q2 2026, down 13.0% year-over-year from 4.29% in Q2 2025, and up 168.59% on a QoQ basis from 5.45% in Q1 2026.

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

Smurfit Westrock has reported FCF Margin for 4 years, with the latest figure at 3.74% in Q2 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 3.74%, down 13.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 3.24% (up 296.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.85%, up 377.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin improved to 3.74% in Q2 2026, from 5.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 32.52% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 5.67% in Q1 2024.
  • A 4-year average of 4.85% and a median of 3.8% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Margin sank 3502 bps; it then surged 904 bps in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 11.98% in 2023, then sank by 77 bps to 2.81% in 2024, then soared by 187 bps to 8.07% in 2025, then slumped by 54 bps to 3.74% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 3.74% in Q2 2026, 5.45% in Q1 2026, and 8.07% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.58 Bn 24.91 Bn 1.40 Bn 3.74%
2 Amcor 22.30 Bn 21.19 Bn 1.34 Bn 21.26%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.29 Bn 21.69 Bn 512.50 Mn 6.83%
4 International Paper 21.75 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.12%
5 Ball 16.83 Bn 16.16 Bn 697.00 Mn 11.68%
6 Avery Dennison 14.00 Bn 13.77 Bn 729.40 Mn 14.98%
7 Crown Holdings 12.93 Bn 12.27 Bn 748.00 Mn 16.28%
8 Sonoco Products 5.86 Bn 5.69 Bn 392.38 Mn 12.57%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.36 Bn 5.29 Bn 245.00 Mn 4.77%
10 Silgan Holdings 4.40 Bn 4.05 Bn 294.88 Mn -15.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.74%
Mar 31, 2026 -5.45%
Dec 31, 2025 8.07%
Sep 30, 2025 6.54%
Jun 30, 2025 3.87%
Mar 31, 2025 -3.16%
Dec 31, 2024 2.81%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.50%
Jun 30, 2024 5.49%
Mar 31, 2024 -5.67%
Dec 31, 2023 11.98%
Sep 30, 2023 32.52%