Smurfit Westrock (SW) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

Smurfit Westrock has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 3 years of filings, most recently posting 3.75% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 3.75%, up 34.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.75% (up 34.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.6%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.75% for Q1 2026 at Smurfit Westrock, down from 4.49% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.11% in Q3 2024 to a low of 2.72% in Q4 2024.
• The 3-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.75% (2026), against an average of 3.91%.
• Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 177 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 59 bps in 2025.
• Smurfit Westrock's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.72% in 2024, then jumped by 65 bps to 4.49% in 2025, then retreated by 16 bps to 3.75% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.75% (Q1 2026), 4.49% (Q4 2025), and 4.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.