Smurfit Westrock (SW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
114.6%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.54B | 38.5% | — |
| 2024 | $27.00M | $206.00M | −$179.00M | 0.39B | 49.6% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | $30.00M | $66.00M | −$36.00M | 0.26B | -0.4% | 0.31% |
| 2022 | $74.00M | $68.00M | $6.00M | 0.26B | 0.4% | 0.88% |
| 2021 | $26.00M | $0.00 | $26.00M | 0.26B | 3.5% | 0.26% |
| 2020 | $19.68M | $43.05M | −$23.37M | 0.25B | 5.5% | 0.23% |
| 2019 | $25.76M | $43.69M | −$17.92M | 0.24B | 0.8% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | $11.44M | $25.17M | −$13.73M | 0.24B | -0.4% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | $12.00M | $27.59M | −$15.60M | 0.24B | 0.0% | 0.09% |
| 2016 | $10.52M | $12.62M | −$2.10M | 0.24B | 0.4% | 0.09% |
| 2015 | $14.21M | $30.61M | −$16.40M | 0.24B | 0.4% | 0.18% |
| 2014 | $15.81M | $31.62M | −$15.81M | 0.23B | 0.9% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | $20.71M | $35.90M | −$15.19M | 0.23B | 1.3% | 0.50% |
| 2012 | $17.19M | $34.39M | −$17.19M | 0.23B | 1.8% | 0.82% |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $19.44M | −$19.44M | 0.23B | 3.2% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $5.32M | −$5.32M | 0.22B | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $4.30M | −$4.30M | 0.22B | -0.0% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $5.57M | −$5.57M | 0.22B | 6.2% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $36.07M | −$36.07M | 0.21B | -0.1% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $10.67M | −$10.67M | 0.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | $332.18M | $0.00 | $332.18M | 0.21B | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.21B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $335.98M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Smurfit Westrock buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Smurfit Westrock (SW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Smurfit Westrock diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Smurfit Westrock's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 114.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).