# Smurfit WestRock (SW) — Dividends

SW · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/sw/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.79 |
| Forward yield | 4.33% |
| Growth streak | 4 years |

Smurfit WestRock pays a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 14, 2026 and was paid on September 10, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.79 per share, a yield of about 4.2% at a share price of $42.54.

Raises came with the November payment in 2022 and 2023, lifting the rate from $0.25 to $0.28 and then to $0.30, steps of 12% and about 7.1%. The rate held at $0.30 through November 2024. It then rose to $0.43 with the February 2025 payment, an unusually large step of about 43%, and to $0.45 with the February 2026 payment, about 4.7%. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown 80%. Payments by calendar year rose each year, from $1.03 in 2022 to $1.72 in 2025. Pay dates have also moved, from about two weeks after the ex-date to about a month. The company has increased its dividend for four consecutive years.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-November 2026 and be paid around mid-December. The last two raises came with the February payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | $0.45 |
| May 15, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | $0.45 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 | $0.45 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | $0.43 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | $0.43 |
| May 16, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | $0.43 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 | $0.43 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | $0.30 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | $0.30 |
| May 13, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | $0.30 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 21, 2024 | $0.30 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Nov 21, 2023 | $0.30 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Aug 24, 2023 | $0.28 |
| May 10, 2023 | May 25, 2023 | $0.28 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 22, 2023 | $0.28 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Nov 23, 2022 | $0.28 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Aug 24, 2022 | $0.25 |
| May 11, 2022 | May 24, 2022 | $0.25 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Feb 23, 2022 | $0.25 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Nov 23, 2021 | $0.25 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Smurfit WestRock (SW) pay a dividend?

Yes. Smurfit WestRock pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.45 per share.

### What is SW's dividend yield?

Smurfit WestRock paid $1.79 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 4.33% at the last price of $41.24. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is SW's most recent ex-dividend date?

Smurfit WestRock's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 14, 2026, payable on Sep 10, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has SW been raising its dividend?

Yes — Smurfit WestRock has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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