SW

Smurfit Westrock
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$48.71
+3.0% on the session
1-year return
+16.9%
-4.1% over six months
Volatility
44.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-30.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Smurfit Westrock is a paper & plastic packaging products & materials name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +16.9%, against +38.0% over three months and +14.2% over one. It trades 19.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 44.2% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -30.8%, and it has traded a median $211M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.42 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#8 of 25
Stronger than 71% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#93 of 500

How SW scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 4 others in Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials.

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Full metrics
1 day+3.0%
1 week-0.2%
1 month+14.2%
3 months+38.0%
6 months-4.1%
1 year+16.9%
12-1 momentum+2.4%
Volatility (1y, annualized)44.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-30.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+19.1%
Return per unit of risk0.38
Median daily dollar volume$211M
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