Smurfit Westrock (SW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock's (SW) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 25.0% in Q1 2026, up 2295.0% year-on-year from 1.04% in Q1 2025, and down 43.18% quarter-over-quarter from 44.0% in Q4 2025.
Smurfit Westrock (SW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Smurfit Westrock has disclosed Tax Rate across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 25.0% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 25.0%, up 2295.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.81% (up 1648.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 27.11%, down 1592.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 25.0% for Q1 2026 at Smurfit Westrock, down from 44.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 144.83% in Q2 2025 to a low of 28.21% in Q3 2024.
- The 4-year median for Tax Rate is 28.46% (2024), against an average of 34.89%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 5238 bps in 2024 and jumped 11542 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Smurfit Westrock's Tax Rate stood at 52.43% in 2023, then tumbled by 34 bps to 34.53% in 2024, then gained by 27 bps to 44.0% in 2025, then tumbled by 43 bps to 25.0% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 25.0% (Q1 2026), 44.0% (Q4 2025), and 27.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.64 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.07 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 452.90 Mn | 22.25% |
| 3 | International Paper | 18.03 Bn | 16.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 18.28% |
| 4 | Amcor | 17.99 Bn | 16.41 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 10.32% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.38 Bn | 13.50 Bn | 646.00 Mn | 24.03% |
| 6 | Avery Dennison | 12.23 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 664.80 Mn | 30.07% |
| 7 | Crown Holdings | 10.71 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 25.45% |
| 8 | Sonoco Products | 4.95 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 345.63 Mn | 12.44% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.85 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 207.00 Mn | 23.38% |
| 10 | Silgan Holdings | 4.09 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 265.78 Mn | 26.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 144.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 144.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.53% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -28.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.43% |