Smurfit Westrock (SW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2024 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock (SW) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.59% for Q3 2026, down 1.47 percentage points from 4.06% a year earlier and down 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Smurfit Westrock posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 3.91%, up 1.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 2.71% in FY2024 (-11.64 pp) and 14.34% in FY2023.
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of 1.80% in Q4 2024 and a high of 9.86% in Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in three of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.87 percentage points.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.73% (Q2 2026), 2.09% (Q1 2026) and 3.80% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.59% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 15.38% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -25.09% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 9.23% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 27.65% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -7.06% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 10.79% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | 9.27% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.30% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.59% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.86% |
API Access
Smurfit Westrock Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "SW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();