Smurfit Westrock (SW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock's Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.85% in Q2 2026, up 0.69 percentage points from 3.16% a year earlier and up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Smurfit Westrock (SW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Smurfit Westrock's Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.71% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.51%, up 0.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a three-year change of -6.02 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.77% in FY2024 (-6.57 pp), 11.35% in FY2023 (-0.19 pp) and 11.53% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 0.72% (Q3 2024) and 12.14% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.29 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 5.86 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 11.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SW's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.28% (Q1 2026), 5.13% (Q4 2025) and 6.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.97% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 14.81% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 14.88% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.41% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.96% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 11.91% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -31.25% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 9.39% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 4.61% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.97% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.85% |
| 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% |
API Access
Smurfit Westrock Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();