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SW · Smurfit Westrock plc

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$49.39 +1.20 (+2.49%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$25.91B
Shares
524.52M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$49.39 Open$48.71 Day$48.25–49.63 52W close$32.79–51.84 Avg vol 30d4.9M Short int25.2M · 4.8% float · 4.3d Short vol69% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +18%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +7%
      above
      RSI (14) 57
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 87%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +5%
      trailing
      YTD return +28%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $42 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +105 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.81% of float · ▼ -1.1% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      638 holders — near 2-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 71
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +48%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 19%
      contracting
      EPS growth +62%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 52.5
      rich
      Balance sheet $12.9B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 44%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −31%
      past year
      ATR 3.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
      third quarter
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $1.3B
      2026
      2026 Cash interest $700M
      2026 Cash tax $500M
      2026 Depreciation and amortization $2.6B
      Capital expenditure $2.4B – $2.5B
      2026 FY
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $4.9B – $5.1B
      FY 2026 v FY 2025
      Energy cost increase $220M
      Freight cost increase $300M
      Q3 26 v Q3 25
      Freight cost increase $80M
      Energy cost increase $70M
      2026–2030
      Discretionary Free Cash Flow CAGR Non-GAAP 17%
      Cumulative Discretionary Free Cash Flow Non-GAAP $14B
      Dividends $5B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2025 $4.9B – $5.1B

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +18% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +7% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      57 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      87% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $42 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +105 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.81% of float · ▼ -1.1% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      638 holders — near 2-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $33 Now $49 · 87% Range high $52
      vs 200-day avg +18% vs 50-day avg +7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP 14.1% Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $204M Q1 2026
      Adjusted Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $1.5B Twelve months ended December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Packaging & Containers — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SW
      Smurfit Westrock plc
      this stock
      $25.91B +27.7% +47.7% 52.5 4.8%
      PKG
      Packaging Corp Of America
      $22.52B +22.6% +7.2% 32.8 3.7%
      AMCR
      Amcor plc
      $22.47B +56.6% 20.4 5.4%
      IP
      International Paper Co /New/
      $21.97B +5.3% +49.3% 9.0%
      BALL
      BALL Corp
      $16.83B +20.0% +11.6% 18.1 2.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      638
      % held
      96.2%
      Net QoQ
      +27.4M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      247
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      25.2M
      Days to cover
      4.3d
      Change
      -281.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      69%
      As of
      Aug 21, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      478
      Value
      $23.1K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.1%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 18, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $31.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $699.0M
      EPS diluted
      $1.33
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.1M
      Shares
      40.0K
      Filed
      Feb 19, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Smurfit Westrock plc: Form 10-Q f…
      Published
      Jul 31, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SW +0.3% +1.7% +5.5% +7.4% +27.7%
      SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
      vs SPY +1.7% -1.9% -6.1% +4.9% +15.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.452 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
      Raised 4.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.356 / share · 3 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.75%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 2005951 CUSIP G8267P108 13F (30d) 514 filings 501 filers Visit website Investor relations