Smurfit Westrock Q1 EPS Miss, 6% Drop

Smurfit Westrock posted Q1 adjusted EPS of $0.33, missing consensus $0.41 by $0.08, while revenue rose 0.7% YoY to $7.71bn.
Net income fell sharply to $63m from $382m YoY; adjusted EBITDA declined to $1.08bn, margin dropping to 14.0% from 16.4%.
Adverse weather cost $65m, hitting North America where adjusted EBITDA fell to $597m, margin 13.3% versus 16.8% a year earlier.
Shares slid about 6% pre‑market; board declared $0.4523 dividend, and the company reaffirmed FY adjusted EBITDA $5.0‑$5.3bn while reviewing its LSE listing.