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Smurfit Westrock Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

 

Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW, LSE: SWR) today announced the financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Key Points:


 * Net Sales of $7,712 million

 * Net Income of $63 million, with a Net Income Margin of 0.8%

 * Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $1,076 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) of
14.0%

 * Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $204 million

 * Quarterly dividend of $0.4523 per ordinary share

Smurfit Westrock plc’s performance for the three months ended March 31, 2026
and 2025 (in millions, except margins and per share data):
                                                Three months ended          
                                                
                           
                                                
March 31,                  
                                                2026                 2025   
 Net Sales                                  $   7,712         $      7,656  
 Net Income                                 $   63            $      382    
 Net Income Margin                              0.8%                 5.0%   
 Adjusted EBITDA(1)                         $   1,076         $      1,252  
 Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)                      14.0%                16.4%  
 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities  $   204           $      235    
 Basic EPS                                  $   0.12          $      0.74   
 Adjusted Basic EPS(1)                      $   0.33          $      0.68   


Tony Smurfit, President and CEO, commented:

“Against the backdrop of continued macro uncertainty we have delivered a
solid first quarter performance, generating an Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $1,076
million.

“Our Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the first quarter were negatively
impacted by $65 million due to adverse weather events, primarily in our North
American business.

“Our North American business represents our largest value creation
opportunity. Demand across all paper grades improved progressively during the
quarter. Reflecting this, containerboard pricing increased by a net $20 per
ton in the quarter, with further price increases of $30 per ton implemented in
April. Corrugated box volumes were in line with our expectations and reflect
the continued evolution of our business mix and our approach to delivering
value for customers. In corrugated, we onboarded over 600 new customers during
the quarter. In our consumer and paperboard businesses, we continue to see
strong customer adoption of our substrate‑agnostic offering. As a result of
these actions, and a generally better operating environment, we expect volume
growth in the second half of the year.

“Our EMEA & APAC business continues to significantly outperform our
peers with continued growth during the quarter with an improving demand
profile and customer wins. Containerboard prices increased during March and
April, primarily as a result of increased energy costs and better demand. Our
corrugated business will be implementing this containerboard increase with the
usual time-lag, which we expect to happen in the second half of the year. As
part of our continued asset optimization program, we have entered into
consultations at one of our UK mills, with capacity of approximately 200
thousand tonnes of containerboard, and at four converting facilities in the UK
and the Netherlands. Smurfit Westrock continues to lead through innovation and
sustainability, recently hosting over 200 customers at our European Innovation
Event, which showcased advancements in sustainable packaging design and
AI‑enabled capabilities.

“Our Latin American business delivered another strong performance in the
quarter with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 20%. Our unique,
pan-regional offering and strong market positions, underpin our sustainable
competitive advantage in this high growth region. The recent addition of a
corrugated box plant in Ecuador expands our geographic reach, reinforces our
position as the number one supplier in Latin America and increases our global
paper integration.

“Our recently announced Medium-Term Plan targets an accelerated path to
growth to 2030 and beyond through strong operational performance and
disciplined capital allocation. We are focused on unlocking the full potential
of North America, while continuing to outperform in EMEA & APAC, and
delivering dynamic growth and strong margins in LATAM. Today, we see a
stronger and a generally better industry operating environment. Assuming those
conditions prevail, we currently expect to deliver Adjusted EBITDA(2) of
between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion for the second quarter and, for the full
year, we re-affirm our previous expectation of delivering Adjusted EBITDA(2)
of between $5.0 billion and $5.3 billion.”

Dividend

Smurfit Westrock plc announced today that its Board approved a quarterly
dividend of $0.4523 per share on its ordinary shares. The quarterly dividend
of $0.4523 per ordinary share is payable on June 10, 2026 to shareholders of
record at the close of business on May 15, 2026. The default payment currency
is U.S. Dollar for shareholders who hold their ordinary shares through a
Depository Trust Company participant. It is also U.S. Dollar for shareholders
holding their ordinary shares in registered form, unless a currency election
has been registered with the Company’s Transfer Agent, Computershare Trust
Company N.A. by 5:00 p.m. (New York) / 10:00 p.m. (Dublin) on May 14, 2026.
The default payment currency for shareholders holding their ordinary shares in
the form of Depository Interests is U.S. Dollar. Such shareholders can elect
to receive the dividend in Pounds Sterling or Euro by providing their
instructions to the Company’s Depositary Interest provider, Computershare
Investor Services plc, by 12:00 p.m. (New York) / 5:00 p.m. (Dublin) on May
19, 2026.

Review of LSE Listing

Smurfit Westrock is undertaking a review of its listing on the London Stock
Exchange (“LSE”). The outcome of the review may result in Smurfit Westrock
delisting from the LSE. Smurfit Westrock’s primary listing on the New York
Stock Exchange is not within the scope of the review.

It is anticipated that this review will be completed during May 2026 and an
update will be provided to shareholders on conclusion of the review.
         
 (1) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Basic EPS are 
 non-GAAP measures. See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and 
 Reconciliations” below for discussion and reconciliation of these measures 
 to the most comparable GAAP measures. 
 (2) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We have not reconciled 
 Adjusted EBITDA outlook to the most comparable GAAP outlook because it is not 
 possible to do so without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty and 
 potential variability of reconciling items, which are dependent on future 
 events and often outside of management’s control and which could be 
 significant. Because such items cannot be reasonably predicted with the level 
 of precision required, we are unable to provide an outlook for the comparable 
 GAAP measure (net income). 


Earnings Call

Management will host an earnings conference call today at 7:30 AM ET / 12:30
PM BST to discuss Smurfit Westrock’s financial results. The conference call
will be accessible through a live webcast. Interested investors and other
individuals can access the webcast, earnings release, and earnings
presentation via the Company’s website at www.smurfitwestrock.com
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smurfitwestrock.com&esheet=54525612&newsitemid=20260430428006&lan=en-US&anchor=www.smurfitwestrock.com&index=1&md5=760bbaee67eba0f431d43a3c8d66a9d4)
. The webcast will be available at
https://investors.smurfitwestrock.com/overview
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.smurfitwestrock.com%2Foverview&esheet=54525612&newsitemid=20260430428006&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.smurfitwestrock.com%2Foverview&index=2&md5=ba27266d7a669c13f3f104dd3780e7ba)
and a replay of the webcast will be available on the website shortly after the
call.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements”
(including within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies, outcomes, outlooks, and
prospects, both business and financial, of Smurfit Westrock, the expected
benefits of the completed combination of Smurfit Kappa Group plc and WestRock
Company (the “Combination”) (including, but not limited to, synergies, as
well as our scale, geographic reach and product portfolio), our medium-term
plan, demand outlook, operating environment and the impact of announced
closures and additional economic downtime and any other statements regarding
the Company's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, results of
operations, financial condition and cash flows, or future events, outlook or
performance. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about the beliefs and expectations of the management of the Company, are
forward-looking statements. Words such as “may”, “will”, “could”,
“should”, “would”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”,
“project”, “plan”, “believe”, “expect”, “target”,
“prospects”, “potential”, “commit”, “forecasts”, “aims”,
“considered”, “likely” and variations of these words and similar
future or conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of
which are beyond the control of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and
depend upon future circumstances that may or may not occur. Actual results may
differ materially from the current expectations of the Company depending upon
a number of factors affecting its business, including risks associated with
the integration and performance of the Company following the Combination.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
plans, estimates or expectations include: our ability to deliver on our
medium-term plan; changes in demand environment; our ability to deliver on our
closure plan and associated efforts; our future cash payments associated with
these initiatives; potential future cost savings associated with such
initiatives; the amount of charges and the timing of such charges or actions
described herein; potential future impairment charges; accuracy of assumptions
associated with the charges; economic, competitive and market conditions
generally, including macroeconomic uncertainty, customer inventory
rebalancing, the impact of inflation and increases in energy, raw materials,
shipping, labor and capital equipment costs; geo-economic fragmentation and
protectionism such as tariffs, trade wars or similar governmental actions
affecting the flows of goods, services or currency (including the
implementation of tariffs by the US federal government and reciprocal tariffs
and other protectionist or retaliatory measures governments in Europe, Asia,
and other countries have taken or may take in response); the impact of
prolonged or recurring U.S. federal government shutdowns and any resulting
volatility in the capital markets or interruptions in the Company’s access
to capital; the impact of public health crises, such as pandemics and
epidemics and any related company or governmental policies and actions to
protect the health and safety of individuals or governmental policies or
actions to maintain the functioning of national or global economies and
markets; reduced supply of raw materials, energy and transportation, including
from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages; developments related to
pricing cycles and volumes; intense competition; the ability of the Company to
successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problem due
to a hurricane, flood, earthquake or other weather-event, terrorist attack,
war, pandemic, security breach, cyber-attack, power loss, telecommunications
failure or other natural or man-made events, including the ability to function
remotely during long-term disruptions; the Company's ability to respond to
changing customer preferences and to protect intellectual property; the amount
and timing of the Company's capital expenditures; risks related to
international sales and operations; failures in the Company's quality control
measures and systems resulting in faulty or contaminated products;
cybersecurity risks, including threats to the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of data in the Company's systems; works stoppages and other labor
disputes; the Company’s ability to establish and maintain effective internal
controls over financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
2002, as amended, and remediate any weaknesses in controls and processes; the
Company's ability to retain or hire key personnel; risks related to
sustainability matters, including climate change and scarce resources, as well
as the Company's ability to comply with changing environmental laws and
regulations; the Company's ability to successfully implement strategic
transformation initiatives; results and impacts of acquisitions by the
Company; the Company's significant levels of indebtedness; the impact of the
Combination on the Company's credit ratings; the potential impairment of
assets and goodwill; the availability of sufficient cash to distribute
dividends to the Company's shareholders in line with current expectations; the
scope, costs, timing and impact of any restructuring of operations and
corporate and tax structure; evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes;
changes in economic, financial, political and regulatory conditions in
Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere, and other
factors that contribute to uncertainty and volatility, natural and man-made
disasters, civil unrest, geopolitical uncertainty, and conditions that may
result from legislative, regulatory, trade and policy changes associated with
the current or subsequent Irish, US or UK administrations; legal proceedings
instituted against the Company; actions by third parties, including government
agencies; the Company's ability to promptly and effectively integrate Smurfit
Kappa's and WestRock's businesses; the Company's ability to achieve the
synergies and value creation contemplated by the Combination; the Company's
ability to meet expectations regarding the accounting and tax treatments of
the Combination, including the risk that the Internal Revenue Service may
assert that the Company should be treated as a US corporation or be subject to
certain unfavorable US federal income tax rules under Section 7874 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as a result of the Combination;
other factors such as future market conditions, currency fluctuations, the
behavior of other market participants, the actions of regulators and other
factors such as changes in the political, social and regulatory framework in
which the Company's group operates or in economic or technological trends or
conditions, and other risk factors included in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Neither the Company nor any of its associates or
directors, officers or advisers provides any representation, assurance or
guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any such
forward-looking statements will actually occur. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Other than in accordance
with its legal or regulatory obligations (including under the UK Listing
Rules, the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the UK Market Abuse
Regulation and other applicable regulations), the Company is under no
obligation, and the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation,
to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Smurfit Westrock

Smurfit Westrock is a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions in
the world, with approximately 97,000 employees across 40 countries.
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)                                                       
 
                                                                                                                 
 
(in millions, except per share data)                                                                             
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                   Three months ended              
                                                                                   
                               
                                                                                   
March 31,                      
                                                                                   2026                   2025     
 Net sales                                                                     $   7,712           $      7,656    
 Cost of goods sold                                                                (6,444)                (6,079)  
 Gross profit                                                                      1,268                  1,577    
 Selling, general and administrative expenses                                      (961)                  (973)    
 Impairment and restructuring costs                                                (54)                   (15)     
 Transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination      -                      (36)     
 Operating profit                                                                  253                    553      
 Interest expense, net                                                             (166)                  (167)    
 Pension and other postretirement non-service income, net                          8                      9        
 Other expense, net                                                                (11)                   (5)      
 Income before income taxes                                                        84                     390      
 Income tax expense                                                                (21)                   (8)      
 Net income                                                                        63                     382      
 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests                               2                      2        
 Net income attributable to common shareholders                                $   65              $      384      
                                                                                                                   
 Basic earnings per share attributable to common shareholders                  $   0.12            $      0.74     
                                                                                                                   
 Diluted earnings per share attributable to common shareholders                $   0.12            $      0.73     


Segment Information

We report our financial results of operations in the following three
reportable segments:


 1. North America, which includes operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

 2. Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“MEA”) and Asia-Pacific (“APAC”).

 3. Latin America (“LATAM”), which includes operations in Central America and
the Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Segment profitability is measured based on Adjusted EBITDA, defined as income
before income taxes, unallocated corporate costs, depreciation, depletion and
amortization, interest expense, net, pension and other postretirement
non-service income, net, share-based compensation expense, other expense, net,
impairment and restructuring costs, transaction and integration-related
expenses associated with the Combination and other specific items that
management believes are not indicative of the ongoing operating results of the
business.
 Financial information by segment is summarized below (in millions, except                                  
 margins).                                                                                                  
                                                                                                            
                                                                                Three months ended          
                                                                                
                           
                                                                                
March 31,                  
                                                                                2026                 2025   
 Net sales (unaffiliated customers)                                                                         
 North America                                                              $   4,407         $      4,578  
 Europe, MEA and APAC                                                           2,765                2,576  
 LATAM                                                                          540                  502    
 Total                                                                      $   7,712         $      7,656  
                                                                                                            
 Add net sales (intersegment)                                                                               
 North America                                                              $   95            $      91     
 Europe, MEA and APAC                                                           6                    6      
 LATAM                                                                          -                    11     
 Total                                                                      $   101           $      108    
                                                                                                            
 Net sales (aggregate)                                                                                      
 North America                                                              $   4,502         $      4,669  
 Europe, MEA and APAC                                                           2,771                2,582  
 LATAM                                                                          540                  513    
 Total                                                                      $   7,813         $      7,764  
                                                                                                            
 Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                            
 North America                                                              $   597           $      785    
 Europe, MEA and APAC                                                           421                  389    
 LATAM                                                                          109                  115    
 Total                                                                      $   1,127         $      1,289  
                                                                                                            
 Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1)                                                                                  
 North America                                                                  13.3%                16.8%  
 Europe, MEA and APAC                                                           15.2%                15.1%  
 LATAM                                                                          20.2%                22.5%  
                                                                                                            
 (1 )Adjusted EBITDA / Net sales (aggregate)                                                                

 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)                                                                 
 
                                                                                                                 
 
(in millions, except share and per share data)                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                    March 31,        December 31,  
                                                                                    
                
             
                                                                                    
2026            
2025         
 Assets                                                                                                            
 Current assets:                                                                                                   
 Cash and cash equivalents (amounts related to consolidated variable interest                                      
 entities of $6 million and $3 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31,                                          
 2025, respectively)                                                            $   674          $   892           
 Accounts receivable, net (amounts related to consolidated variable interest                                       
 entities of $834 million and $876 million at March 31, 2026 and                                                   
 December 31, 2025, respectively)                                                   4,644            4,268         
 Inventories                                                                        3,583            3,693         
 Other current assets                                                               1,651            1,586         
 Total current assets                                                               10,552           10,439        
 Property, plant and equipment, net                                                 22,900           23,232        
 Goodwill                                                                           7,186            7,218         
 Intangibles, net                                                                   1,036            1,059         
 Prepaid pension asset                                                              642              616           
 Other non-current assets (amounts related to consolidated variable interest                                       
 entities of $393 million and $393 million at March 31, 2026 and                                                   
 December 31, 2025, respectively)                                                   2,854            2,593         
 Total assets                                                                   $   45,170       $   45,157        
 Liabilities and Equity                                                                                            
 Current liabilities:                                                                                              
 Accounts payable                                                               $   3,344        $   3,597         
 Accrued expenses                                                                   636              601           
 Accrued compensation and benefits                                                  832              997           
 Current portion of debt                                                            980              346           
 Other current liabilities                                                          1,522            1,523         
 Total current liabilities                                                          7,314            7,064         
 Non-current debt due after one year (amounts related to consolidated variable                                     
 interest entities of $369 million and $376 million at March 31, 2026 and                                          
 December 31, 2025, respectively)                                                   13,275           13,427        
 Deferred tax liabilities                                                           3,410            3,297         
 Pension liabilities and other postretirement benefits, net of current portion      686              697           
 Other non-current liabilities (amounts related to consolidated variable                                           
 interest                                                                                                          
 entities of $335 million and $335 million at March 31, 2026 and                                                   
 December 31, 2025, respectively)                                                   2,402            2,318         
 Total liabilities                                                                  27,087           26,803        
 Equity:                                                                                                           
 Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 10,000                                          
 shares outstanding                                                                 -                -             
 Common stock, $0.001 par value; 9,500,000,000 shares authorized;                                                  
 524,457,866 and 522,310,486 shares outstanding at March 31, 2026 and                                              
 December 31, 2025, respectively                                                    1                1             
 Treasury stock, at cost; 706,129 and 1,449,320 common stock at March 31,                                          
 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively                                           (34)             (64)          
 Capital in excess of par value                                                     16,095           16,083        
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                               (401)            (348)         
 Retained earnings                                                                  2,397            2,655         
 Total shareholders’ equity                                                         18,058           18,327        
 Noncontrolling interests                                                           25               27            
 Total equity                                                                       18,083           18,354        
 Total liabilities and equity                                                   $   45,170       $   45,157        

 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)                                               
 
                                                                                                         
 
(in millions)                                                                                            
                                                                                                           
                                                                               Three months ended          
                                                                               
                           
                                                                               
March 31,                  
                                                                               2026                 2025   
 Operating activities:                                                                                     
 Net income                                                                $   63            $      382    
 Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by                                  
 operating activities:                                                                                     
 Depreciation, depletion and amortization                                      728                  603    
 Impairment of assets                                                          35                   -      
 Cash surrender value increase in excess of premiums paid                      (4)                  (5)    
 Share-based compensation expense                                              28                   43     
 Deferred income tax benefit                                                   (36)                 (29)   
 Pension and other postretirement funding more than cost                       (27)                 (23)   
 Other                                                                         (3)                  1      
 Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and                                       
 divestitures:                                                                                             
 Accounts receivable                                                           (398)                (342)  
 Inventories                                                                   101                  (62)   
 Other assets                                                                  (48)                 (47)   
 Accounts payable                                                              (44)                 (117)  
 Income taxes                                                                  (48)                 (70)   
 Accrued liabilities and other                                                 (143)                (99)   
 Net cash provided by operating activities                                     204                  235    
 Investing activities:                                                                                     
 Capital expenditures                                                          (624)                (477)  
 Cash paid for purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired                    (18)                 (4)    
 Proceeds from corporate owed life insurance                                   3                    -      
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                           9                    -      
 Other                                                                         3                    5      
 Net cash used for investing activities                                        (627)                (476)  
 Financing activities:                                                                                     
 Additions to debt                                                             48                   295    
 Repayments of debt                                                            (29)                 (65)   
 Debt issuance costs                                                           (3)                  (5)    
 Changes in commercial paper, net                                              507                  246    
 Other debt additions (repayments), net                                        5                    (16)   
 Repayments of finance lease liabilities                                       (14)                 (16)   
 Proceeds from re-issuance of shares from treasury stock                       14                   -      
 Tax paid in connection with shares withheld from employees                    (83)                 (64)   
 Cash dividends paid to shareholders                                           (237)                (225)  
 Other                                                                         1                    1      
 Net cash provided by financing activities                                     209                  151    
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                  (4)                  32     
 Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                         (218)                (58)   
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                              892                  855    
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                $   674           $      797    


Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

Smurfit Westrock reports its financial results in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). However,
management believes certain non-GAAP financial measures provide Smurfit
Westrock’s Board of Directors, investors, potential investors, securities
analysts and others with additional meaningful financial information that
should be considered when assessing its ongoing performance. Smurfit Westrock
management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial,
operating and planning decisions, and in evaluating company performance.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation of
or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and
presented in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed in addition to, and not
as an alternative for, the GAAP results. The non‑GAAP financial measures we
present may differ from similarly captioned measures presented by other
companies. Smurfit Westrock uses the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted
EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” and “Adjusted Basic Earnings Per
Share” (referred to as “Adjusted Basic EPS”). We discuss below details
of the non-GAAP financial measures presented by us and provide reconciliations
of these non‑GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable
financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Definitions

Smurfit Westrock uses the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA”
and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” to evaluate its overall performance. The
composition of Adjusted EBITDA is not addressed or prescribed by GAAP. Smurfit
Westrock defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income before income tax expense,
depreciation, depletion and amortization, interest expense, net, pension and
other postretirement non-service income, net, share‑based compensation
expense, other expense, net, impairment and restructuring costs, transaction
and integration-related expenses associated with the Combination and other
specific items that management believes are not indicative of the ongoing
operating results of the business.

Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin measures
provide Smurfit Westrock’s management, Board of Directors, investors,
potential investors, securities analysts and others with useful information to
evaluate Smurfit Westrock’s performance relative to other periods because it
adjusts out non‑recurring items that management believes are not indicative
of the ongoing results of the business. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated
as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Net Sales.

Smurfit Westrock uses the non-GAAP financial measure “Adjusted Basic EPS”.
Management believes this measure provides Smurfit Westrock’s management,
Board of Directors, investors, potential investors, securities analysts and
others with useful information to evaluate Smurfit Westrock’s performance
because it excludes impairment and restructuring costs, transaction and
integration-related expenses associated with the Combination and other
specific items that management believes are not indicative of the ongoing
operating results of the business. Smurfit Westrock and its Board of Directors
use this information when making financial, operating and planning decisions
and when evaluating Smurfit Westrock’s performance relative to other
periods. Smurfit Westrock believes that the most directly comparable GAAP
measure to Adjusted Basic EPS is Basic earnings per share attributable to
common shareholders (referred to as “Basic EPS”).

Reconciliations to Most Comparable GAAP Measure

Set forth below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to Net Income and Net Income
Margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measures, for the periods indicated
(in millions, except margins).
                                                                       Three months ended          
                                                                       
                           
                                                                       
March 31,                  
                                                                       2026                 2025   
 Net income                                                        $   63            $      382    
 Income tax expense                                                    21                   8      
 Depreciation, depletion and amortization                              728                  603    
 Impairment and restructuring costs                                    54                   15     
 Transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the                                  
 Combination                                                           -                    36     
 Interest expense, net                                                 166                  167    
 Pension and other postretirement non-service income, net              (8)                  (9)    
 Share-based compensation expense                                      28                   43     
 Other expense, net                                                    11                   5      
 Other adjustments                                                     13                   2      
 Adjusted EBITDA                                                   $   1,076         $      1,252  
                                                                                                   
 Net Sales                                                         $   7,712         $      7,656  
 Net Income Margin(1)                                                  0.8%                 5.0%   
 Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2)                                             14.0%                16.4%  
                                                                                                   
 (1 )Net Income / Net Sales                                                                        
 (2 )Adjusted EBITDA / Net Sales                                                                   


Set forth below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted
Basic EPS to Basic EPS, the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the
periods indicated.
                                                                       Three months ended            
                                                                       
                             
                                                                       
March 31,                    
                                                                       2026                  2025    
 Basic EPS                                                         $   0.12           $      0.74    
 Impairment and restructuring costs                                    0.10                  0.03    
 Accelerated depreciation related to machine closures                  0.13                  -       
 Transaction and integration-related expenses associated with the                                    
 Combination                                                           -                     0.07    
 Other adjustments                                                     0.03                  -       
 Income tax on above items                                             (0.05)                (0.16)  
 Adjusted Basic EPS                                                $   0.33           $      0.68    


Ciarán Potts 

Smurfit Westrock

T: +353 1 202 71 27

E: ir@smurfitwestrock.com 
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