Smurfit Westrock plc (SW) stock
SWNYSEPaperboard Containers & BoxesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 9/3032% above fair value
$43.18−0.85 (-1.93%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $22.65BP/E 48.5Yield 3.98%
Smurfit Westrock statistics
109 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.30
- 2.94
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.46
- 7.55
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.14
- 1.13
- EV / EBIT
- 25.03
- 23.15
- EV / FCF
- 42.25
- 22.26
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.52%
- 0.52%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 522M
- 68M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.54%
- 1.61%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 96.0%
- 96.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 24M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 5.05%
- -3.09%
- Short % of Float
- 4.68%
- 4.68%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.66%
- 4.31%
- Days to Cover
- 4.30
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $52.65
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $32.73
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $42.80
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $43.28
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $43.51
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.48
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.99%
- -2.11%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.96%
- 6.89%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -12.3%
- -10.2%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 7.90%
- 6.79%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 11.7%
- -13.2%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 20.5%
- -8.87%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 28.1%
- -10.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -17.7%
- -29.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 97.1%
- -41.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.59
- 0.76
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 49.5
- 50.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 42.7%
- 51.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.04
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 2.23%
- -0.54%
- EBITDA Margin
- 13.3%
- 9.90%
- FCF Margin
- 2.71%
- 4.27%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 2.60%
- -6.62%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.04%
- -2.06%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 3.05%
- 1.10%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 3.82%
- 0.08%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.48
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.75
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 0.78
- 1.02
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.35
- 3.35
- Debt / FCF
- 16.49
- 7.85
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 3.18
- 3.18
- Interest Coverage
- 1.71
- -0.08
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 1.11%
- 0.84%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -36.8%
- -36.8%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 6.50%
- 10.8%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 32.2%
- -0.76%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -30.5%
- 0.23%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.69
- 0.75
- Inventory Turnover
- 6.89
- 6.58
- Revenue Per Employee
- $324.58K
- $422.91K
- Profits Per Employee
- $4.88K
- -$9.89K
- Employee Count
- 97,000
- 5,500
- WACC
- 7.82%
- 6.94%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $701.00M
- -$8.75M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$13.33B
- -$1.55B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$25.41
- -$17.60
- Equity (Book Value)
- $17.99B
- $905.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $34.30
- $11.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $9.85B
- $76.53M
- Working Capital
- $3.59B
- $276.90M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.19B
- -$175.25M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.62
- $1.48
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.09%
- -4.72%
- FCF Yield
- 3.76%
- 4.60%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.98%
- 4.16%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.98%
- 4.49%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.72
- $1.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -8.99%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 198.1%
- 59.8%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 110.0%
- 68.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $841.00M
- $88.00M
- Income Tax
- $233.00M
- $10.51M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 33.2%
- 24.8%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $26.21
- $22.89
- Graham Upside
- -39.3%
- -29.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.47
- 1.39
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.63
- -2.64
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SW | S&P 500 | Difference | SW per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +5.1% | -2.7% | +7.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -11.5% | -1.7% | −9.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +15.0% | +11.9% | +3.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +25.7% | +12.0% | +13.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +44.8% | +78.2% | −33.4 pts | +13.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -1.7% | +73.2% | −75.0 pts | -0.3% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +176.9% | +309.6% | −132.8 pts | +10.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
24M SW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 5.0% from the previous report, or 4.68% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 24,420,861 | +5.0% | 5,680,894 | 4.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 23,247,756 | -11.9% | 3,722,362 | 6.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26,395,328 | +10.2% | 4,785,635 | 5.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 23,954,818 | +6.4% | 4,042,072 | 5.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 22,504,988 | +7.1% | 4,426,277 | 5.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 21,012,230 | -16.7% | 4,272,943 | 4.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 25,227,020 | -1.1% | 5,848,183 | 4.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 25,508,021 | -7.7% | 5,097,711 | 5.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27,647,502 | -2.4% | 7,045,309 | 3.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28,316,803 | +3.3% | 5,792,454 | 4.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 27,410,385 | +1.6% | 4,872,507 | 5.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 26,982,156 | -7.0% | 4,775,895 | 5.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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