SW's Quality Score rose 3 points on Wed, Nov 4, to 4.
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Up 4.9% on an up day: the S&P 500 is up 1.8% and 7 in 10 stocks are higher; materials stocks are up 3.4%; energy and refiner stocks fell.
Fell on Oct 28
Down 5% on Oct 28 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.
| The company | Profit up 41% to $497M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
TodayOn an up day.
Fri Nov 13: Ex-dividend, $0.4523 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 10.
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.9% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
SW is #3 of 4 by Quality Score among Paperboard Containers & Boxes.
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Net income over four quarters: SW $497M, GPK $194M.
Expected to report Wed Feb 10, before the open (in 98 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $8.2B, 2% more than a year ago.
SW's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 32% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.
Pays $1.81 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | -5.8% | -5.2% | +2.1% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | -6.6% | -5.0% | -4.5% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -4.5% | -3.3% | +5.6% |
Sales grew in two of the last three years, to $31B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the four years.
Its dividends come to 94% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.81 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $952M a year |
| Free cash flow | $1B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 2 years |
9 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: SW is under 0.1% of VYM, under 0.1% of IVV, and under 0.1% of SPY, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026 (SPY's as filed by IVV).
Smurfit WestRock PLC manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. operates a vertically integrated system supplying wood and recovered fiber to produce various grades of board, which are then converted into packaging products. Its main packaging categories include corrugated containers and consumer packaging, with additional products such as solidboard, kraft paper, graphic board, paper sacks, and bag-in-box packaging. The company's geographical segments include North America (including the U.S., Canada and Mexico), Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from product sales in the North American region.
“We operate in a competitive global marketplace.”
SW scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #3 of 4 in Paperboard Containers & Boxes by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 5% on Oct 28 while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
SW scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #3 of 4 in Paperboard Containers & Boxes by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SW's 4.
Expected to report Wed Feb 10, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. SW closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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