Smurfit Westrock (SW) Free Cash Flow (2023 - 2026)

Smurfit Westrock's (SW) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$420.0 million in Q1 2026, down 73.55% year-on-year from -$1.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 168.63% quarter-over-quarter from $612.0 million in Q4 2025.

Smurfit Westrock (SW) Free Cash Flow (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smurfit Westrock has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 4 years of filings, most recently posting -$420.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$420.0 million, down 73.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.0 billion (up 1832.2% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.2 billion, up 6958.82% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$420.0 million for Q1 2026 at Smurfit Westrock, down from $612.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $948.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$420.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is $212.0 million (2024), against an average of $189.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 120.25% in 2024 and jumped 372.4% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Smurfit Westrock's Free Cash Flow stood at $343.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 38.19% to $212.0 million in 2024, then surged by 188.68% to $612.0 million in 2025, then sank by 168.63% to -$420.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$420.0 million (Q1 2026), $612.0 million (Q4 2025), and $523.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -420.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 327.40 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 94.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -42.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -938.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 108.20 Mn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -141.00 Mn
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -430.01 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn -882.02 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -420.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -420.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 612.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 612.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 523.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 523.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 307.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 307.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -242.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 212.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 212.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -192.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -192.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 163.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -166.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 343.00 Mn