Smurfit Westrock (SW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026)

Smurfit Westrock (SW) posted Tax Rate of 25.0% for Q1 2026, down 43.18% sequentially from 44.0% in Q4 2025, and up 2295.0% YoY from 1.04% in Q1 2025.

Smurfit Westrock (SW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smurfit Westrock (SW) has 4 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 25.0% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 2295.0% year-over-year to 25.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.81% (up 1648.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 27.11%, down 1592.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate retreated to 25.0% in Q1 2026 per SW's latest filing, from 44.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 144.83% in Q2 2025, with the low at 28.21% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Tax Rate over 4 years is 34.89%, with a median of 28.46% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate plunged 5238 bps in 2024 and surged 11542 bps in 2025.
  • Smurfit Westrock's Tax Rate stood at 52.43% in 2023, then plunged by 34 bps to 34.53% in 2024, then grew by 27 bps to 44.0% in 2025, then plunged by 43 bps to 25.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SW's Tax Rate at 25.0% in Q1 2026, 44.0% in Q4 2025, and 27.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 24.03%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 18.28%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 30.07%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 25.45%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.38%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 12.44%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 26.51%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 4.44%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 25.00%
10 Smurfit Westrock 46.10 Mn -602.90 Mn 1.27 Bn 25.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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