Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
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Fundamental quality
40
out of 100
Smurfit Westrock Plc earns a fundamental-quality score of 40 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 3.2× EBITDA). Its weakest area is its profitability (net margin 1.6%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Smurfit Westrock is the world's largest cardboard-packaging maker, born from the merger of Ireland's Smurfit Kappa and America's WestRock: the corrugated boxes of e-commerce and the supermarket, produced on both sides of the Atlantic.
EPS growth: -18.9% · Revenue growth: 27.2%
Net margin: 1.6% · ROE: 2.8% · ROIC: 3.2%
Net debt/EBITDA: 3.2x · FCF: 3.2%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its profitability drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 27 Materials companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,509 | 1,034 | 503 | -841 |
| 2023 | 12,093 | 825 | 630 | 2,747 |
| 2024 | 21,109 | 319 | 17 | 13,254 |
| 2025 | 31,179 | 699 | 1,200 | 12,881 |
Between 2022 and 2025, revenue went from $13,509M to $31,179M (+131%) and net income went from $1,034M to $699M (-32%). Meanwhile, its margins have narrowed (from 8% to 2%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):
Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$1.72
per share, yearly
128.8% of earnings
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In terms of business quality, Smurfit Westrock Plc scores 40 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Smurfit Westrock Plc a profitable company?
Smurfit Westrock Plc is profitable, with a net margin of 1.6%, though a thin one.
Does Smurfit Westrock Plc have a lot of debt?
Yes, its leverage is high: net debt is 3.2 times its EBITDA, and it has been rising.
Is Smurfit Westrock Plc growing?
Its revenue has grown 27.2% annualized in recent years.
Does Smurfit Westrock Plc generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 3.2% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.
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