TTM
14.8%
YoY change
+1.85pp
Trough year (2018)
2.2%
Peak year (2022)
16.9%
Latest annual
15.3%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Smurfit Westrock (SW) from 2004 to 2025
Latest: 15.3%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Smurfit Westrock (SW) from 2004 to 2025
Latest: +1.85pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Smurfit Westrock (SW) from 2004 to 2025
| 2025 | 15.3% | +1.85pp | ||
| 2024 | 13.5% | -2.92pp | ||
| 2023 | 16.4% | -0.53pp | ||
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.93pp | ||
| 2021 | 15.0% | -1.04pp | ||
| 2020 | 16.0% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2019 | 16.4% | +14.22pp | ||
| 2018 | 2.2% | -11.50pp | ||
| 2017 | 13.7% | -1.46pp | ||
| 2016 | 15.2% | +1.19pp | ||
| 2015 | 14.0% | +2.54pp | ||
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.01pp | ||
| 2013 | 11.4% | -1.68pp | ||
| 2012 | 13.1% | -1.12pp | ||
| 2011 | 14.2% | +2.15pp | ||
| 2010 | 12.1% | +1.55pp | ||
| 2009 | 10.5% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2008 | 9.8% | +1.19pp | ||
| 2007 | 8.6% | -0.71pp | ||
| 2006 | 9.3% | +1.25pp | ||
| 2005 | 8.0% | -4.30pp | ||
| 2004 | 12.3% | — |
- 202515.3%+1.85pp
- 202413.5%-2.92pp
- 202316.4%-0.53pp
- 202216.9%+1.93pp
- 202115.0%-1.04pp
- 202016.0%-0.40pp
- 201916.4%+14.22pp
- 20182.2%-11.50pp
- 201713.7%-1.46pp
- 201615.2%+1.19pp
- 201514.0%+2.54pp
- 201411.4%+0.01pp
- 201311.4%-1.68pp
- 201213.1%-1.12pp
- 201114.2%+2.15pp
- 201012.1%+1.55pp
- 200910.5%+0.76pp
- 20089.8%+1.19pp
- 20078.6%-0.71pp
- 20069.3%+1.25pp
- 20058.0%-4.30pp
- 200412.3%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Smurfit Westrock's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Smurfit Westrock (SW)
According to Smurfit Westrock's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 14.8%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Smurfit Westrock (SW) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 15.31% (2025) – expanded 1.8 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 16.91%, reached in 2022; the historical low of 2.20% was recorded in 2018.
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA Margin by Year
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA Margin 2025: 15.3%
In 2025, Smurfit Westrock reported EBITDA margin of 15.31%, expanded 1.8 percentage points from 2024.
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA Margin 2024: 13.5%
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA margin in 2024 was 13.46%, contracted 2.9 percentage points from 2023.
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA Margin 2023: 16.4%
2023's EBITDA margin for Smurfit Westrock came in at 16.38%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2022.
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA Margin 2022: 16.9%
Smurfit Westrock posted EBITDA margin of 16.91% in 2022, expanded 1.9 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA Margin 2021: 15.0%
Smurfit Westrock EBITDA margin in 2021 was 14.98%.
See more financial history for Smurfit Westrock (SW).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Consumer Cyclical peers of Smurfit Westrock (SW), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 54.4% | |
| 34.4% | |
| 30.3% | |
| 23.1% | |
| 14.1% | |
| 14.0% | |
| 13.9% | |
| 10.7% |
- 54.4%
- 30.3%
- 23.1%
- 14.1%
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