Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Materials · Corrugated packaging and paper-based packaging materials
Global leader in sustainable, paper-based corrugated and consumer packaging created by merging Smurfit Kappa and WestRock, with scale and reach across North America, Europe, and Latin America.
What Smurfit Westrock does
Smurfit Westrock is a global packaging company formed in July 2024 through the combination of Smurfit Kappa (a leading integrated corrugated packaging manufacturer in Europe with pan-regional presence in Latin America) and WestRock (a leader in North America in corrugated and consumer packaging). The company manufactures and sells sustainable, fiber-based paper and packaging solutions to global customers, positioning itself as a large-scale, geographically diversified packaging partner with complementary product portfolios and capabilities across corrugated containers, consumer packaging, and related paper products.
Themes: ["Sustainable packaging","Packaging consolidation","North America packaging","Europe packaging","Latin America distribution","E-commerce logistics","Circular economy"]
Fundamentals
- Price$42.99 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$22.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-9.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E59.15 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+1.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+18.4% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+2.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.79 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-20.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+32.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.96 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +4.2%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Integration execution risk from the July 2024 Smurfit Kappa-WestRock combination, including delivery of expected synergies and medium-term plan targets","Cyclical demand sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions, customer inventory rebalancing, and changes in corrugated packaging volumes and pricing","Exposure to cost inflation in energy, raw materials, shipping, and labor, with limited ability to pass through increases to customers in competitive markets"]
Competitors & peers
- International Paper
- Georgia-Pacific
- Huhtamaki
- DS Smith
- Nippon Paper
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.