---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-087515"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SW"
cik: "0002005951"
company_name: "Smurfit Westrock plc"
filed_at: "2024-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T10:33:40.598569+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smurfit Kappa Q2 net sales $2.97B, net income $132M, down 51% YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $2,969M (Q2) and $5,899M (H1), down 3.5% and 6.6% YoY respectively.
- Net income $132M (Q2) and $323M (H1), down 50.6% and 41.1% YoY.
- Operating profit $244M (Q2) and $551M (H1) vs $394M and $838M prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $501M (Q2) and $992M (H1), down 12.4% and 16.5% YoY.
- Transaction-related costs of $60M (Q2) and $83M (H1) for the Smurfit Westrock combination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-087515
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SW
- cik: 0002005951
- company_name: Smurfit Westrock plc
- filed_at: 2024-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465924087515/0001104659-24-087515-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465924087515/tm2421045d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-087515
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-087515.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-087515.txt

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