Smurfit Westrock (SW) reported $7.58 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.5%. EPS of $0.34 for the same period compares to $0.34 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.13% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.67 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.46, the EPS surprise was -25.28%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Smurfit Westrock performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net sales (unaffiliated customers)- Europe, MEA and APAC: $2.69 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.74 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.1%.
- Net sales (unaffiliated customers)- LATAM: $537 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $532.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
- Net sales (unaffiliated customers)- North America: $4.35 billion compared to the $4.49 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.8% year over year.
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Shares of Smurfit Westrock have returned +7.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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