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How Smurfit Westrock Plc stacks up
SW · against 109 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
49/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #47 of 110 · scores higher than 57% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score19 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including SW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 49?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 68% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.2% vs peer median 4.4%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 4.5% vs peer median 6.1%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 70% of peers. EBITDA yield: 11.6% vs peer median 8.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 108 reported | 2.2% | 4.6% | 13% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 111 reported | 12.6% | 7.5% | 85% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 62 reported | 4.5% | 4.6% | 48% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 104 reported | 79.3% | 22.2% | 88% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 219.5B CNY (≈$30.7B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 37.54T KRW (≈$27.0B) | 97 | 65 | |
| 2 | 150.1B HKD (≈$19.2B) | 97 | 79 | |
| 4 | 4.04T JPY (≈$27.5B) | 93 | 76 | |
| 5 | 31.01T KRW (≈$22.3B) | 91 | 59 | |
| 43 | 15.4B USD | 51 | 74 | |
| 43 | 13.9B USD | 51 | 44 | |
| 46 | 16.7B USD | 50 | 54 | |
| 47 | 18.6B USD | 49 | 43 | |
| 47 | 22.8B USD | 49 | 50 | |
| 49 | 20.5B USD | 48 | 50 | |
| 50 | 283.2B SEK (≈$28.3B) | 47 | 41 | |
| 50 | 18.3B USD | 47 | 55 | |
| 52 | 28.4B EUR (≈$31.3B) | 46 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score