Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.31%
5Y share count change
109.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$636.51M
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 109.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
Smurfit Westrock (SW) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025) – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Smurfit Westrock buyback spend compounded at -100.0% per year, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2005 and 2025, Smurfit Westrock buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $332.18M to $0.00.
The highest annual buyback spend of $332.18M was reported in 2005. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2004.
Smurfit Westrock Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
In 2025, Smurfit Westrock reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Smurfit Westrock Buyback Spend 2024: $27.00M
Smurfit Westrock buyback spend in 2024 was $27.00M, declined 10.0% below 2023.
Smurfit Westrock Buyback Spend 2023: $30.00M
2023's buyback spend for Smurfit Westrock came in at $30.00M, plunged 59.5% below 2022.
Smurfit Westrock Buyback Spend 2022: $74.00M
Smurfit Westrock posted buyback spend of $74.00M in 2022, surged 184.6% from 2021.
Smurfit Westrock Buyback Spend 2021: $26.00M
Smurfit Westrock buyback spend in 2021 was $26.00M.
See more financial history for Smurfit Westrock (SW).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $139.00M | −$139.00M | — | 0.53B | +35.2% | |
| 2024 | $27.00M | $206.00M | −$179.00M | 0.11% | 0.39B | +49.6% | |
| 2023 | $30.00M | $66.00M | −$36.00M | 0.31% | 0.26B | -0.4% | |
| 2022 | $74.00M | $68.00M | $6.00M | 0.88% | 0.26B | +0.4% | |
| 2021 | $26.00M | $78.12M | −$52.12M | 0.26% | 0.26B | +3.5% | |
| 2020 | $19.68M | $43.05M | −$23.37M | 0.23% | 0.25B | +5.5% | |
| 2019 | $25.76M | $43.69M | −$17.92M | 0.28% | 0.24B | +0.8% | |
| 2018 | $11.44M | $25.17M | −$13.73M | 0.15% | 0.24B | -0.4% | |
| 2017 | $12.00M | $27.59M | −$15.60M | 0.09% | 0.24B | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | $10.52M | $12.62M | −$2.10M | 0.09% | 0.24B | +0.4% | |
| 2015 | $14.21M | $30.61M | −$16.40M | 0.18% | 0.24B | +0.4% | |
| 2014 | $15.81M | $31.62M | −$15.81M | 0.37% | 0.23B | +0.9% | |
| 2013 | $20.71M | $35.90M | −$15.19M | 0.50% | 0.23B | +1.3% | |
| 2012 | $17.19M | $34.39M | −$17.19M | 0.82% | 0.23B | +1.8% | |
| 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 | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$27.00M
- 2023$30.00M
- 2022$74.00M
- 2021$26.00M
- 2020$19.68M
- 2019$25.76M
- 2018$11.44M
- 2017$12.00M
- 2016$10.52M
- 2015$14.21M
- 2014$15.81M
- 2013$20.71M
- 2012$17.19M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$332.18M
- 2004$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.00×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
How Smurfit Westrock splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Smurfit Westrock, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $145.98M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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