Smurfit Westrock has posted attributable net income of $97m for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025, a 33.6% decrease from $146m a year ago.
The packaging provider’s attributable diluted earnings per share for the quarter dropped to $0.18 from $0.28.
Operating profit for the quarter was $389m, down 2% from $401m a year earlier.
The company’s quarterly net sales were almost flat at $7.5bn.
North American sales declined to $4.4bn, while sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) rose to $2.7bn; LATAM reached $537m.
For the full year 2025, the company’s attributable net income more than doubled to $699m from $319m in 2024.
Operating profit for the year was $1.7bn as against $1bn a year ago.
Annual net sales reached $31.1bn, up from the previous year's $21.1bn.
Smurfit Westrock president and CEO Tony Smurfit commented: “In 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.
“We 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.”
North American sales increased to $18.5bn; Europe, MEA and APAC rose to $10.8bn; LATAM came in at $2.1bn.
Speaking on the outlook, Smurfit said: “For the first quarter, we currently expect to deliver adjusted EBITDA of between $1.1bn and $1.2bn, and for the full year, we currently expect to deliver adjusted EBITDA of between $5bn and $5.3bn.”
Earlier this week, the company announced the closure of a paper machine at its La Tuque mill in Quebec, Canada. It cited ongoing difficulties with scale and costs.
