MERC vs SLVM vs SUZ Stock Comparison

Mercer International, Sylvamo and Suzano Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.54 -11.2% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
2 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.64 -6.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.91B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 8, Sylvamo 2, Mercer International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMERCSLVMSUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.43M $1.30B $10.91B SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 17.1x 7.0x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.7x 6.1x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -7.1% +0.7% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.9% 2.3% 17.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.1% 7.4% 7.1% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.8x 1.9x 3.1x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.19% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -94.4% -25.2% -4.6% SUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -57.7%/yr +3.3%/yr -1.5%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.6% 38.4% 29.8% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 57/100 57/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

MERCSLVMSUZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMERCSLVMSUZ
Valuation 19 #232 of 287 86 #40 of 287 90 #29 of 287
Growth 1 #265 of 267 11 #239 of 267 17 #222 of 267
Profitability 27 #176 of 240 62 #91 of 240 77 #55 of 240
Financial Health 8 #273 of 295 27 #216 of 295 30 #207 of 295
Shareholder Returns 13 #177 of 204 97 #8 of 204 70 #62 of 204
Overall 14 57 57
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMERCSLVMSUZSPY
1 month -56.3%-11.2%-6.3% -1.0%
3 months -79.1%-15.0%+4.3% +2.9%
6 months -87.5%-21.0%-5.1% +6.4%
Year to date -92.9%-32.4%-7.5% +11.4%
1 year -94.4%-25.2%-4.6% +13.1%
3 years -98.4%-23.0%-17.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year -74.7%-8.3%-6.2% +21.5%
5 years -98.6%+17.7%-7.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -57.7%+3.3%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years -98.2%—+159.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year -33.1%—+10.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMERCSLVMSUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.6%38.4%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 113.0%35.4%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.910.610.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.98-0.66-0.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.2%-67.4%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -95.0%-40.6%-24.6% -2.5%
52-week high $2.79$54.74$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $0.14$31.19$7.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMERCSLVMSUZ
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.9x 17.0xmedian 17.9x 6.9xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 9.8x 4.9xmedian 9.8x 5.7xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 16.0x -117.7xmedian 16.0x 12.3xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.73 -0.49median 0.73 -0.19median 0.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMERCSLVMSUZ
Revenue $1.86B $3.30B $9.04B
Gross profit $52.72M $679.00M $2.58B
Operating income -$437.94M $261.00M $1.91B
Net income -$517.45M $76.00M $1.56B
Free cash flow -$154.18M -$11.00M $888.28M
EPS (diluted) $-7.72 $1.91 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $78.78M $227.00M $3.21B
Total debt $1.95B $3.55B $17.89B
Shares (diluted) 67.04M 39.80M 1.24B
Enterprise value -$439.79M $1.18B -$7.42B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMERCSLVMSUZ
P/E 0.0x 17.0x 6.9x
P/FCF -0.1x -117.7x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 6.2x 3.5x
P/S 0.0x 0.4x 1.2x
P/B -0.1x 1.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x 4.9x 5.7x
EV/EBIT -4.3x 8.2x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF -12.2x -194.2x 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -22.2x 10.2x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -0.49 -0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMERCSLVMSUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -7.1% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -4.2% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -81.9% -16.7% -23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -12.8% -17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,891% -32.2% -20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -163.0% -23.2% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -373.6% -65.1% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -130.8% -36.5% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -372.7% -64.0% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -130.0% -35.0% -36.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -270.4% -49.5% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% -19.7% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -261.2% -105.7% -70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -27.1% -47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMERCSLVMSUZ
Gross margin 2.8% 20.6% 28.6%
EBITDA margin -14.9% 13.3% 46.0%
Operating margin -23.6% 7.9% 21.1%
Pretax margin -29.7% 4.3% 25.9%
Net margin -27.9% 2.3% 17.2%
FCF margin -8.3% -0.3% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -4.6% 6.3% 34.8%
Return on equity – 7.9% 16.6%
Return on assets -27.0% 2.7% 4.8%
Return on invested capital -23.1% 7.4% 7.1%
Return on capital employed -33.3% 12.4% 6.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 2.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMERCSLVMSUZ
Debt / assets 104.3% 33.5% 54.2%
Debt / equity -19.9x 1.0x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.8x 1.9x 3.1x
Debt / FCF -12.7x -87.6x 20.1x
Liabilities / assets 105.2% 66.8% 70.9%
Equity / assets -5.2% 33.2% 29.1%
Interest coverage -3.7x – 1.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 0.04 3.20 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMERCSLVMSUZ
Dividend yield 0.0% 5.5% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.8% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -6.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -26.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMERCSLVMSUZ
Forward P/E – 24.7xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.78FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $1.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -62.7%FY2026 -32.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +303.0% -28.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $3.45BFY2026 $10.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +1.3% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMERCSLVMSUZ
Held by institutions 63.8% 99.6% 5.9%
Institutions holding 67 335 136
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.3% -0.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 27 162 77
Institutions selling 19 88 46
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.84 1.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MERCSLVMSUZ
MERC 1.00 0.09 0.01
SLVM 0.09 1.00 0.28
SUZ 0.01 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MERC, SLVM and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercer International (MERC) $8.43M, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.30B, Suzano (SUZ) $10.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, MERC, SLVM and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercer International (MERC) 0.0x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.1x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 24.7x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Suzano (SUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mercer International (MERC) -4.8%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Mercer International (MERC) -27.9%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Mercer International (MERC) -23.1%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suzano (SUZ) returned the most: Mercer International (MERC) -94.4%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%, Suzano (SUZ) -4.6%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Mercer International (MERC) -57.7%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.3%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mercer International (MERC) 1.19%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 0.00%, Suzano (SUZ) 0.00%. Sylvamo (SLVM) and Suzano (SUZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Mercer International (MERC) 96.6%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MERC, SLVM and SUZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suzano (SUZ) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.