Smurfit Westrock (SW) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday

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

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $7.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.57 billion. Smurfit Westrock had a net margin of 1.22% and a return on equity of 4.96%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share. 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 Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSE SW opened at $50.06 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $26.25 billion, a PE ratio of 69.52, a PEG ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a fifty day moving average of $43.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.68. Smurfit Westrock has a 52-week low of $32.73 and a 52-week high of $52.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.44.

Smurfit Westrock Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.4523 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Smurfit Westrock’s dividend payout ratio is 251.39%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SW has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Smurfit Westrock from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Smurfit Westrock from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Smurfit Westrock from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Smurfit Westrock from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Smurfit Westrock from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Smurfit Westrock

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning raised its position in Smurfit Westrock by 5.0% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 5,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 43.0% in the 4th quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after acquiring an additional 1,836 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Smurfit Westrock during the 2nd quarter worth about $224,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT increased its stake in shares of Smurfit Westrock by 1,276.4% during the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 3,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191 shares during the last quarter. 83.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.