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Smurfit Westrock

MaterialsPaper & PackagingS&P 500
Ticker SWDUBLIN 4Fiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $34.29Diluted shares 526.0M

Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) is a global leader in sustainable, paper-based packaging created through the July 2024 combination of Smurfit Kappa Group and WestRock Company. The company maintains dual listings on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. More information is available at… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$31.18BFY2025
+47.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $31.33B
5.51%FY2025
+0.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo 4.71%
$699.00MFY2025
+119.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $494.00M
5.35%FY2025
+3.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo 2.76%
Cash & financing
$3.39BFY2025
+128.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.30B
$1.20BFY2025
+6958.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.01B
0.75FY2025
Was 0.78× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.79
526.0MFY2025
+35.2% year over year
Last 12 mo 526.0M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Smurfit Westrock does

In the company’s own words

Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) is a global leader in sustainable, paper-based packaging created through the July 2024 combination of Smurfit Kappa Group and WestRock Company. The company maintains dual listings on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. More information is available at www.smurfitwestrock.com.

The company operates an integrated system spanning raw material sourcing through converted packaging products. Its primary offerings include corrugated containers manufactured from containerboard, consumer packaging products such as folding cartons, and specialty products including solidboard packaging, kraft paper, paper sacks, and bag-in-box solutions. The company also produces graphic board and machine glazed paper for various applications.

Smurfit Westrock operates across three reportable segments. North America, accounting for 58.5 percent of net sales, encompasses operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico where the company ranks among the largest integrated producers of linerboard, containerboard, and kraft paper. Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, representing 34.8 percent of net sales, operates across 22 countries with particular strength in western and eastern Europe. Latin America contributes 6.7 percent of net sales with leading positions in containerboard and corrugated containers across Brazil, Colombia, and other regional markets.

The company maintains an extensive operational footprint including 57 paper mills, 450 converting plants, 70 recovered fiber facilities, forestry operations, and distribution infrastructure across 40 countries. In 2025, North American containerboard mills produced approximately 9.3 million tons while paperboard mills produced 3.2 million tons. The Europe, MEA and APAC segment produced approximately 6.4 million tons of containerboard, and the LATAM segment produced approximately 1.5 million tons combined.

As of December 31, 2025, the company employed approximately 97,000 people globally, with roughly 50,000 in North America, 36,500 in Europe, MEA and APAC, and 10,500 in LATAM. The company serves diverse end markets including fast-moving consumer goods, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors. No single customer accounted for more than ten percent of net sales in 2025. The company emphasizes innovation through 33 customer-centric innovation centers and sustainability through its Better Planet Packaging initiative focused on optimized materials, reduced carbon footprint, and recyclability.

Company details
Sector
Materials
Industry (SIC)
Paper & Packaging
Headquarters
DUBLIN 4
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
2005951
SIC
2650

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2024–2025 · USD
$-3.13B$6.27B$15.66B$25.06B$34.46B20242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Smurfit Westrock — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

239
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$4.70B
held by funds, at market
20.1%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Smurfit Westrock’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.03%of fund net assets
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND
VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.04%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.29%of fund net assets
College Retirement Equities Fund - Total Global Stock Account
QCSTRX · College Retirement Equities Fund
0.34%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE INDEX FUND
VBR · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.52%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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