SWSmurfit Westrock

$44.08+25% 1Y

The business

How SW's business earns

Smurfit Westrock earns 3.6% on the capital it employs against an estimated 9.0% cost of capital.

3.6%

Return on invested capital · cost of capital 9.0% · 5.4 points below the estimated cost of capital

Operating margin
4.6%

Operating margin · Packaging & Containers median 6.2% · 12 months to Sep 30, 2026

Cash conversion
3.16×

Cash conversion · 2.32× a year ago · operating cash flow divided by operating profit after tax

Share count, year on year
+0.38%

Share count, year on year · within 1% of a year ago

Operating margin by fiscal year
Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY202212%
FY202311%
FY20244.8%
FY20255.5%
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Gross margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
17%
Operating margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
4.6%
Net margin12 months to Sep 30, 2026
1.5%
Free cash flow margin
2.7%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$31.5B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$852M
Net income, trailing twelve months
$473M
Return on invested capitaloperating profit after tax ÷ debt + equity − cash
3.6%

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

Smurfit Westrock (SW) Margins and Return on Capital · Ryufin