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

Smurfit Westrock's (SW) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.56 in Q1 2026, up 39.31% year-on-year from 0.41 in Q1 2025, and down 253.49% quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q4 2025.

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

Smurfit Westrock has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 0.56 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.56, up 39.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.89 (up 106.02% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.75, down 98.04% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.56 for Q1 2026 at Smurfit Westrock, down from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.06 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.93 in Q1 2025.
  • The 4-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.37 (2025), against an average of 0.25.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 176.1% in 2024 and slumped 64.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Smurfit Westrock's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2023, then soared by 176.1% to 0.74 in 2024, then tumbled by 50.36% to 0.37 in 2025, then sank by 253.49% to 0.56 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.56 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.43 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -0.56
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 0.34
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -7.14
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -0.03

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