Smurfit Westrock CFO: Freight costs to remain high for rest of 2026 - SW News | RalliesSmurfit Westrock CFO: Freight costs to remain high for rest of 2026
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SW• Freight costs driving earnings outlook cut
- Smurfit Westrock CFO: increased freight costs is singular reason for cut to FY earnings outlook
- Smurfit Westrock CFO: we see freight costs staying elevated for the rest of the year, 2027 too far away to think about
- Smurfit Westrock CFO: energy, labour and fibre costs broadly where we thought they would be in April
- Smurfit Westrock CFO: price increases that have been implemented and were announced a couple of days ago will be more of a 2027 event
- Smurfit Westrock CFO: mitigated freight costs by being smarter on logistics, opting for other forms of transport other than road
- Smurfit Westrock CFO: expect volumes in North America to return to growth possibly back half of Q3, definitely in Q4
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