{"id":11669,"date":"2026-02-12T08:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11669"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:07:17","slug":"smurfit-westrock-profit-falls-33-6-in-q4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=11669","title":{"rendered":"Smurfit Westrock\u00a0profit falls 33.6% in Q4 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Smurfit Westrock\u00a0has\u00a0posted\u00a0attributable\u00a0net income\u00a0of $97m for the fourth quarter\u00a0(Q4)\u00a0of 2025, a\u00a033.6%\u00a0decrease from $146m\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0ago.<\/p>\n

The packaging provider\u2019s\u00a0attributable\u00a0diluted earnings per share\u00a0for the quarter dropped to $0.18 from $0.28.<\/p>\n

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Operating profit for the quarter was\u00a0$389m,\u00a0down\u00a02%\u00a0from $401m a year earlier.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s quarterly net sales were\u00a0almost flat at\u00a0$7.5bn.<\/p>\n

North American sales declined to $4.4bn, while sales in Europe, the Middle\u00a0East and\u00a0Africa (MEA)\u00a0and Asia\u00a0Pacific (APAC)\u00a0rose to $2.7bn; LATAM reached $537m.<\/p>\n

For the full year 2025,\u00a0the company\u2019s\u00a0attributable\u00a0net income\u00a0more than doubled\u00a0to\u00a0$699m\u00a0from\u00a0$319m\u00a0in\u00a02024.<\/p>\n

Operating profit for the year was $1.7bn\u00a0as against\u00a0$1bn\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0ago.<\/p>\n

Annual net sales reached $31.1bn, up from the previous year\u2019s $21.1bn.<\/p>\n

Smurfit Westrock president and CEO Tony Smurfit commented: \u201cIn 2025, we established a strong foundation for Smurfit Westrock. We exceeded our committed synergy target of $400m and put in place a series of customer-centric, commercial and operating initiatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also reduced loss-making businesses and closed approximately 600,000t of high-cost or inefficient capacity as we continued to focus on portfolio optimisation. During the year, we further reduced headcount by over 3,000, while continuing to invest significantly behind our customers, in our asset base and operating efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n

North American sales increased to $18.5bn; Europe,\u00a0MEA\u00a0and APAC rose to $10.8bn; LATAM came in at $2.1bn.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the outlook, Smurfit said: \u201cFor the first quarter, we currently expect to deliver adjusted EBITDA\u202fof between $1.1bn and $1.2bn, and for the full year, we currently expect to deliver adjusted EBITDA of between $5bn and $5.3bn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the company\u00a0announced the closure<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0a paper machine at its La Tuque mill in Quebec, Canada. It\u00a0cited\u00a0ongoing difficulties with scale and costs.<\/p>\n

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