Insider’s View: Deciphering Smurfit WestRock plc (SW)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

Abby Carey

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The price of Smurfit WestRock plc (NYSE: SW) closed at $40.07 in the last session, up 1.19% from day before closing price of $39.6. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.57 million shares were traded. SW stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.25.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at SW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.

On September 15, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $60.UBS initiated its Buy rating on September 15, 2025, with a $60 target price.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’25 when Finan Irial bought 15,180 shares for $39.21 per share. The transaction valued at 595,182 led to the insider holds 54,893 shares of the business.

Henao Alvaro sold 4,000 shares of SW for $215,604 on Feb 24 ’25. The insider now owns 44,361 shares after completing the transaction at $53.90 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Henao Alvaro, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $53.90 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SW now has a Market Capitalization of 20924006400 and an Enterprise Value of 34151917568. As of this moment, Smurfit’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.097 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.661.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for SW is 1.00, which has changed by -0.24006909 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SW has reached a high of $56.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.93%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, SW traded on average about 5.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4123290 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 522.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 519.75M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.30% stake in the company. Shares short for SW as of 1765756800 were 22825824 with a Short Ratio of 4.35, compared to 1763078400 on 22040538. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22825824 and a Short% of Float of 5.17.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for SW is 1.72, which was 1.595 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04027778. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.53.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 5.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.77, with high estimates of $0.78 and low estimates of $0.76.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.6 and $2.22 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.43. EPS for the following year is $3.19, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $3.8 and $2.5.

Revenue Estimates

According to 8 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $7.65B. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.04B to a low estimate of $7.38B. As of. The current estimate, Smurfit WestRock plc’s year-ago sales were $7.54BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $7.75B. There is a high estimate of $8.06B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.56B.

A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $31.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $30.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $31.24B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $21.11BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $32.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $33.68B and the low estimate is $31.16B.

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