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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Smurfit Westrock (SW)

Smurfit Westrock Q2 Net Loss of $26 Million on $280 Million Restructuring Charges

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Smurfit Westrock reported second-quarter 2025 net sales of $7,940 million, up from $2,969 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA of $1,213 million, up from $480 million. The company swung to a net loss of $26 million from net income of $132 million, mainly because of $280 million in impairment and restructuring costs. Management reiterated its full-year Adjusted EBITDA estimate of $5.0 billion to $5.2 billion, and shareholders will receive a quarterly dividend of $0.4308 per share.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales $7,940 million vs. $2,969 million in Q2 2024; the prior-year figures reflect legacy Smurfit Kappa only, as the WestRock combination closed July 5, 2024
  • Q2 net loss $26 million (net loss attributable to common shareholders $28 million), or $(0.05) per diluted share, vs. net income of $132 million a year earlier
  • Q2 Adjusted EBITDA $1,213 million with a 15.3% margin; North America Adjusted EBITDA $752 million
  • Third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA expected to be about $1.3 billion; full-year estimate of $5.0 billion to $5.2 billion unchanged; dividend payable September 18, 2025

The filing

CompanySmurfit Westrock (SW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2025, 6:37 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-071932

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 30, 2025.

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