Smurfit Westrock (SW) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is expected to issue its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 29th. Analysts expect Smurfit Westrock to announce earnings of $0.42 per share and revenue of $7.9125 billion for the quarter. Individuals may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM ET.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $7.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.57 billion. Smurfit Westrock had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 1.22%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.74 EPS. On average, analysts expect Smurfit Westrock to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Smurfit Westrock Stock Down 0.2%

Smurfit Westrock stock opened at $43.06 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $42.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market cap of $22.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.95. Smurfit Westrock has a 52 week low of $32.73 and a 52 week high of $52.65.

Smurfit Westrock Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.4523 dividend. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Smurfit Westrock’s dividend payout ratio is currently 250.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SW. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Smurfit Westrock from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $60.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Smurfit Westrock in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $49.00 target price on the stock. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Smurfit Westrock

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 21.1% during the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 8,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,521 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Smurfit Westrock by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 2,737 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Smurfit Westrock by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 22,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after purchasing an additional 2,715 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Smurfit Westrock by 116.9% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 241,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,321,000 after purchasing an additional 129,905 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wahed Invest LLC grew its holdings in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Wahed Invest LLC now owns 13,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $531,000 after buying an additional 221 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.38% of the company’s stock.

About Smurfit Westrock

Smurfit Westrock Plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in Ireland and internationally. The company produces containerboard that it converts into corrugated containers or sells to third parties, as well as produces other types of paper, such as consumer packaging board, sack paper, graphic paper, solid board and graphic board, and other paper-based packaging products, such as consumer packaging, solid board packaging, paper sacks, and other packaging products, including bag-in-box.