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Sealed Air Reports Q1 2025 Results and Maintains Full Year Guidance

In This Article:

First Quarter 2025 Highlights and Financial Results

  • Maintaining our financial outlook for 2025

  • Volume performance modestly ahead of expectations in both Food and Protective

  • Margin expansion driven by continued cost take-out and productivity savings

  • EPS growth driven by improved operating leverage and net interest expense

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) announced first quarter 2025 financial results and business updates.

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"Our first quarter results were ahead of our expectations driven by continued execution on business fundamentals. We achieved organic growth in our Food business by continuing to take share in retail end markets with our case-ready solutions, while volumes in our Protective business continued to stabilize due to our ongoing transformation efforts," said Dustin Semach, Sealed Air's President and CEO. "Looking forward, we are focused on controlling the controllables, executing our transformation and supporting our customers as they navigate market uncertainties."

"While our first quarter results were ahead of expectations, we continue to be prudent as we navigate the limited-visibility environment," said Roni Johnson, Interim CFO. "We are maintaining our full year guidance and will continue to assess evolving trade policies and the second-half demand environment as we progress throughout the second quarter."

($ millions, except per share data)

GAAP Results

First Quarter




2025

2024

Reported △%

Constant currency △%

Net Sales

$1,272

$1,330

(4.3) %

(2.0) %

Net Earnings

$117

$83

40.2 %


Diluted EPS

$0.79

$0.57

38.6 %


Cash Flow from Operations

$32

$125

(74.5) %



Non-GAAP Results

First Quarter




2025

2024

Reported △%

Constant currency △%

Adjusted EBITDA

$276

$278

(0.7) %

2.2 %

Adjusted Net Earnings

$120

$113

5.9 %

10.8 %

Adjusted Diluted EPS

$0.81

$0.78

3.8 %

9.0 %

Free Cash Flow

($12)

$78



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Unless otherwise stated, all results compare first quarter 2025 results to first quarter 2024 results from continuing

operations. Year-over-year financial discussions present operating results from continuing operations as reported.

First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

Net sales of $1.27 billion decreased 4% as reported, with the Food and Protective segments down 2% and 9%, respectively in the quarter. Net sales decreased $27 million, or 2%, on a constant currency basis. Volumes decreased by $26 million, or 2%. Price was flat in the quarter.

Income tax expense was $10 million, or an effective tax rate of 8.0% in the quarter. This compares to an income tax expense of $36 million, or an effective tax rate of 30.0%, in the prior year. The first quarter 2025 tax rate benefited from the resolution of certain previous years' international tax matters. The Adjusted Tax Rate was 25.7% in the quarter, as compared to 25.9% in the prior year.