Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE:SW) is a global provider of paper-based packaging solutions. The company manufactures corrugated packaging, folding cartons, paper bags and sacks, beverage packaging, consumer packaging, point-of-sale displays, and other customized products designed to protect, transport, and present goods.

The company also operates paper mills, recycling facilities, and packaging-design and testing operations. Its products serve customers in industries including food and beverage, consumer goods, retail, industrial products, and e-commerce. Smurfit Westrock emphasizes renewable, recyclable, and fiber-based packaging materials as alternatives to certain plastic packaging applications.

Smurfit Westrock was formed in July 2024 through the combination of Ireland-based Smurfit Kappa Group and U.S.-based WestRock. The combined company serves customers through operations across Europe and the Americas, as well as other international markets. Tony Smurfit serves as chief executive officer, continuing his leadership role from Smurfit Kappa.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.10 to $44.88
• 50-Day Range: $42.21 to $50.79
• 52-Week Range: $32.73 to $52.65
• Volume: 5.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 47.05
• Dividend Yield: 4.09%
• Price Target: $57.54
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Smurfit Westrock Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Smurfit Westrock scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 234 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Smurfit Westrock has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Smurfit Westrock has a consensus price target of $57.54, representing about 30.1% upside from its current price of $44.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Smurfit Westrock has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 83.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Smurfit Westrock are expected to grow by 83.84% in the coming year, from $1.98 to $3.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 27.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 27.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.25.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Smurfit Westrock has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Smurfit Westrock has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.59% of the float of Smurfit Westrock has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Smurfit Westrock has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Smurfit Westrock has recently increased by 6.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Smurfit Westrock is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Smurfit Westrock does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Smurfit Westrock is 192.55%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Smurfit Westrock will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.73% next year. This indicates that Smurfit Westrock will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Smurfit Westrock has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Smurfit Westrock this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for SW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Smurfit Westrock insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.46% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.38% of the stock of Smurfit Westrock is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Containers & Packaging
• Sub-Industry: Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SW
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SW
• CIK: 2005951
• Web: www.smurfitwestrock.com
• Phone: 353 1 202 7000
• Fax: 804-327-6363
• Employees: 97,000
• Year Founded: 1934

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Smurfit Westrock: $57.54
• High Price Target: $71.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.85
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 47.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.34
• P/E Growth: 1.42
• Net Income: $699 million
• Net Margins: 1.59%
• Pretax Margin: 2.31%
• Return on Equity: 4.60%
• Return on Assets: 1.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.73
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.74
• Cash Flow: $6.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.40
• Book Value: $35.15 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 524,520,000
• Free Float: 522,110,000
• Market Cap: $23.20 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.95