SW Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-29

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
SW Report Net Sales / Revenue BEAT pred ~$8.05B vs. cons $7.91B HIGH
SW Report Adjusted EBITDA BEAT pred ~$1.17B vs. cons ~$1.15B MEDIUM
SW Report Adjusted EPS MISS pred ~$0.40 vs. cons $0.42 MEDIUM
SW Guide FY2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance UNCHANGED guide ~$5.0-5.3B reaffirmed (~$5.15B midpoint) vs. cons ~$5.15B (FY2026) MEDIUM
SW Guide Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA (implied by commentary) LOWER guide/implied ~$1.30B vs. cons ~$1.34B (Q3 2026) LOW
SW Guide FY2026 Energy Cost Headwind (full-year bridge update) UNCHANGED guide ~$280M vs. prior guide ~$270-290M i.e. ~$280M (FY2026) MEDIUM
SW Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) -1.8% MEDIUM
SW Return 5-day cumulative residual -3.5% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) Stock already re-rated ~17% pre-print on PKG/IP-driven containerboard price-hike optimism, front-loading much of the good news. A likely Rev/EBITDA beat but 4th-straight EPS miss, plus a tripled full-year energy/freight cost bridge since February, means FY26 EBITDA guidance is more likely reaffirmed than raised. That reaffirmation, against expectations primed for an explicit raise after PKG's $140/ton and IP's $80/ton hikes, implies analysts trim H2/FY26 EBITDA-per-ton and EPS estimates even after a Q2 beat, extending an initial soft reaction into a modest multi-day drift lower as the pre-earnings rally partially unwinds. LOW