For the quarter ended March 2025, Smurfit Westrock (SW) reported revenue of $7.66 billion, up 62% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.73, compared to $0.39 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.47% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.85 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.65, the EPS surprise was +12.31%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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:
- Geographic Revenue- Europe, MEA and APAC: $2.58 billion versus $2.61 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Geographic Revenue- LATAM: $513 million versus $483.65 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Geographic Revenue- North America: $4.67 billion versus $4.54 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Smurfit Westrock have returned -10.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% 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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