Smurfit Westrock (SW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026)
Smurfit Westrock (SW) reported Tax Rate of 31.25% for Q2 2026, down 113.58 percentage points from 144.83% a year earlier but up 6.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Smurfit Westrock (SW) Tax Rate (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Smurfit Westrock's Tax Rate came in at 31.67%, down 4.79 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 27.11%, down 15.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a three-year change of -0.31 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 43.04% in FY2024 (+15.62 pp), 27.42% in FY2023 (unchanged) and 27.42% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of -28.21% in Q3 2024 and a high of 144.83% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.89 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 115.42 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 113.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 25.00% (Q1 2026), 44.00% (Q4 2025) and 27.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 31.25% |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | - |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 25.83% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 20.00% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 23.38% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 24.38% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 27.79% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 28.05% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 7.69% |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 144.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.17% |
API Access
Smurfit Westrock Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=SW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();