With a market cap of $24.3 billion, Smurfit Westrock Plc (SW) is a leading global provider of paper-based packaging solutions, formed through the merger of WestRock and Smurfit Kappa. It operates in 40 countries, producing containerboard, corrugated and consumer packaging, recycled paper products, and packaging machinery, with major markets in food and beverage, e-commerce, retail, and industrial sectors.
Shares of the Dublin, Ireland-based company have underperformed the broader market on a YTD basis. SW has declined 13.5% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained marginally.
