Smurfit Westrock (SW) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026)

Smurfit Westrock (SW) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.56 for Q1 2026, down 253.49% sequentially from 0.37 in Q4 2025, and up 39.31% YoY from 0.41 in Q1 2025.

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

Smurfit Westrock (SW) has 4 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.56 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 39.31% year-over-year to 0.56 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.89 (up 106.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.75, down 98.04% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.56 in Q1 2026 per SW's latest filing, from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.06 in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.93 in Q1 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years is 0.25, with a median of 0.37 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio soared 176.1% in 2024 and plunged 64.34% in 2025.
  • Smurfit Westrock's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2023, then soared by 176.1% to 0.74 in 2024, then plunged by 50.36% to 0.37 in 2025, then slumped by 253.49% to 0.56 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SW's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.56 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.43 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -0.03
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -0.13
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 0.21
10 Smurfit Westrock 46.10 Mn -602.90 Mn 1.27 Bn -0.56

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.56
Dec 31, 2025 0.37
Sep 30, 2025 0.43
Jun 30, 2025 0.73
Mar 31, 2025 -0.93
Dec 31, 2024 0.74
Sep 30, 2024 -0.82
Jun 30, 2024 2.06
Dec 31, 2023 0.27