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Smurfit WestRock (FRA:N4U) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 26.52 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-04), Smurfit WestRock's current share price is €36.60. Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.38. Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 26.52.

The historical rank and industry rank for Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:N4U' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.14   Med: 27.67   Max: 36.78
Current: 27.95

During the past years, Smurfit WestRock's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 36.78. The lowest was 22.14. And the median was 27.67.

FRA:N4U's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
68.13% of 160 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 15.37 vs FRA:N4U: 27.95

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Smurfit WestRock's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-0.426. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.38 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Smurfit WestRock Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Smurfit WestRock Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Smurfit WestRock Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=36.60/1.38
=26.52

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Smurfit WestRock's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Smurfit WestRock's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-0.426/123.4051*123.4051
=-0.426

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 123.4051.

Smurfit WestRock Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201209 0.540 100.075 0.666
201212 0.432 99.676 0.535
201303 -0.069 100.374 -0.085
201306 0.327 100.374 0.402
201309 0.787 100.274 0.969
201312 0.196 99.875 0.242
201403 0.261 100.573 0.320
201406 0.290 100.773 0.355
201409 0.592 100.474 0.727
201412 0.012 99.576 0.015
201503 0.073 99.975 0.090
201506 0.186 100.573 0.228
201509 0.677 100.274 0.833
201512 0.475 99.676 0.588
201603 0.004 99.676 0.005
201606 0.100 101.072 0.122
201609 0.679 100.274 0.836
201612 0.402 99.676 0.498
201703 0.021 100.374 0.026
201706 0.130 100.673 0.159
201709 0.598 100.474 0.734
201712 0.474 100.075 0.585
201806 0.000 101.072 0.000
201812 0.000 100.773 0.000
201906 0.000 102.168 0.000
201912 0.000 102.068 0.000
202006 0.000 101.769 0.000
202012 0.000 101.072 0.000
202106 0.000 103.364 0.000
202112 0.000 106.653 0.000
202206 0.000 112.779 0.000
202212 0.000 115.436 0.000
202306 0.000 119.662 0.000
202309 0.000 120.749 0.000
202312 0.000 120.749 0.000
202403 -0.587 120.990 -0.599
202406 0.585 122.318 0.590
202409 -0.341 121.594 -0.346
202412 0.386 122.439 0.389
202503 -0.426 123.405 -0.426

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Smurfit WestRock  (FRA:N4U) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Smurfit WestRock Business Description

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Address
Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, Dublin, IRL, D04 N2R2
Smurfit WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock in summer 2024, Smurfit WestRock became the largest producer of containerboard in the world, with substantial operations in North America, South America, and Europe.

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