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

Smurfit Westrock (SW) posted FCF Margin of 5.45% for Q1 2026, down 167.45% sequentially from 8.07% in Q4 2025, and down 229.0% YoY from 4.22% in Q1 2025.

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

Smurfit Westrock (SW) has 4 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 5.45% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 229.0% year-over-year to 5.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.27% (up 350.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.85%, up 377.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 5.45% in Q1 2026 per SW's latest filing, from 8.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 32.52% in Q3 2023, with the low at 5.67% in Q1 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 4 years is 4.96%, with a median of 3.87% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin tumbled 3502 bps in 2024 and soared 904 bps in 2025.
  • Smurfit Westrock's FCF Margin stood at 11.98% in 2023, then plunged by 77 bps to 2.81% in 2024, then jumped by 187 bps to 8.07% in 2025, then tumbled by 167 bps to 5.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SW's FCF Margin at 5.45% in Q1 2026, 8.07% in Q4 2025, and 6.54% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -26.03%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 1.57%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 4.71%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -4.33%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 3.08%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -25.65%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -56.49%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -11.73%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -19,082,446.81%
10 Smurfit Westrock 46.10 Mn -602.90 Mn 1.27 Bn -5.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%