Smurfit Westrock (SW) Operating Margin (2023 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock's (SW) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.28% in Q1 2026, down 394.0% year-on-year from 1.12% in Q1 2025, and down 36.07% quarter-over-quarter from 5.13% in Q4 2025.
Smurfit Westrock (SW) Operating Margin (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Smurfit Westrock has disclosed Operating Margin across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 3.28% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 3.28%, down 394.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.54% (down 31.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.51%, up 74.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 3.28% for Q1 2026 at Smurfit Westrock, down from 5.13% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 12.14% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.72% in Q3 2024.
- The 4-year median for Operating Margin is 6.29% (2023), against an average of 6.23%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 1143 bps in 2024 and surged 586 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Smurfit Westrock's Operating Margin stood at 6.29% in 2023, then retreated by 15 bps to 5.32% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 5.13% in 2025, then tumbled by 36 bps to 3.28% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.28% (Q1 2026), 5.13% (Q4 2025), and 6.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 3.28% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 10.61% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 13.13% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 7.80% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 10.07% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 12.60% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 11.20% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 7.58% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 11.17% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 8.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.14% |