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Smurfit Kappa Group SW Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$7.7B+0.7%
Gross profit$1.3B-19.6%
Operating income$253.0M-54.3%
Net income$65.0M-83.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.12-83.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$674.0M-15.4%
Total debt$15.2B-5.1%
Total equity$18.1B+1.1%
Total assets$45.2B+1.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$204.0M-13.2%
CapEx$624.0M+30.8%
Free cash flow-$420.0M-73.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$22.77B-11.2%
Enterprise value$37.33B-8.6%
P/E59.9×+9.9×
P/S0.7×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.4%-1.2pp
Operating margin4.5%-0.3pp
Net margin1.2%-0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.1%-3.6pp
Debt / equity0.8×-0.1×
Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Smurfit Kappa Group’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Smurfit Kappa Group’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Smurfit Kappa Group's return on invested capital?
Smurfit Kappa Group (SW) reported return on invested capital of 2.5% in Q1 2026.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.