Smurfit Westrock (SW) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock (SW) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.79 for Q2 2026, up 7.79% year-over-year from 0.73 in Q2 2025, and up 240.0% on a QoQ basis from 0.56 in Q1 2026.
Smurfit Westrock (SW) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Smurfit Westrock has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 4 years, with the latest figure at 0.79 in Q2 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.79, up 7.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.91 (down 89.89% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.75, down 98.04% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.79 in Q2 2026, from 0.56 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.06 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 0.93 in Q1 2025.
- A 4-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.4 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Payout Ratio surged 176.1%; it then slumped 64.34% in 2025.
- A 4-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.27 in 2023, then surged by 176.1% to 0.74 in 2024, then sank by 50.36% to 0.37 in 2025, then jumped by 114.88% to 0.79 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.79 in Q2 2026, 0.56 in Q1 2026, and 0.37 in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 25.81 Bn | 25.14 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.79 |
| 2 | Amcor | 22.45 Bn | 21.33 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.22 |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.35 Bn | 21.76 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 0.65 |
| 4 | International Paper | 21.95 Bn | 21.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -35.29 |
| 5 | Ball | 16.86 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 0.11 |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 14.01 Bn | 13.78 Bn | 729.40 Mn | 0.21 |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 12.98 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 0.10 |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 5.88 Bn | 5.71 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 0.23 |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.37 Bn | 5.31 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 0.80 |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.41 Bn | 4.06 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -0.09 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.79 |
| 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 |