Growth Metrics

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

Smurfit Westrock's Operating Margin history spans 4 years, with the latest figure at 3.28% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 394.0% to 3.28% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.54%, a 31.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 5.51%, up 74.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 3.28% in Q1 2026 for Smurfit Westrock, down from 5.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for SW hit a ceiling of 12.14% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 0.72% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 6.23% across 4 years, with a median of 6.29% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: tumbled -1143bps in 2024 and later skyrocketed 586bps in 2025.
  • Tracing SW's Operating Margin over 4 years: stood at 6.29% in 2023, then decreased by -15bps to 5.32% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 5.13% in 2025, then plummeted by -36bps to 3.28% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for SW at 3.28% in Q1 2026, 5.13% in Q4 2025, and 6.57% in Q3 2025.