MERC vs WY vs PKG Stock Comparison

Mercer International, Weyerhaeuser and Packaging Corp Of America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.20 -2.7% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.85B
Div. yield
4.37%
Lumber Basic Materials
6 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$248.49 +6.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.14B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
2.21%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Weyerhaeuser leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Weyerhaeuser 6, Packaging Corp Of America 5, Mercer International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMERCWYPKGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.04M $13.84B $22.14B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 29.3x 30.2x WY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 73.8x 22.8x PKG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -2.6% +12.0% PKG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.9% 6.9% — WY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.1% 5.7% — WY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.8x 3.6x — MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.37% 2.21% WY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -95.1% -19.1% +20.5% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -59.3%/yr -11.7%/yr +12.6%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.9% 27.5% 28.1% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 45/100 32/100 WY

Percentile Scorecard

MERCWYPKG

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

AxisMERCWYPKG
Valuation 20 #231 of 287 51 #142 of 287 13 #14 of 16
Growth 1 #264 of 266 26 #198 of 266 60 #7 of 16
Profitability 28 #170 of 234 51 #115 of 234 –
Financial Health 8 #266 of 289 40 #174 of 289 –
Shareholder Returns 14 #174 of 203 56 #90 of 203 23 #11 of 14
Overall 14 45 32
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WY ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMERCWYPKGSPY
1 month -62.5%-2.7%+6.0% +0.9%
3 months -80.0%-21.5%-0.4% +5.9%
6 months -88.8%-20.8%+15.0% +8.5%
Year to date -93.9%-19.0%+20.5% +13.3%
1 year -95.1%-19.1%+20.5% +12.4%
3 years -98.5%-32.9%+65.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -75.4%-12.5%+18.3% +23.5%
5 years -98.9%-46.2%+80.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -59.3%-11.7%+12.6% +11.0%
10 years -98.5%-36.0%+204.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -34.2%-4.4%+11.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMERCWYPKGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.9%27.5%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 115.2%25.4%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.860.220.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-0.700.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-56.6%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -95.7%-29.2%-3.5% -0.9%
52-week high $2.79$27.10$257.38 $779.14
52-week low $0.12$18.48$191.68 $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.

MultipleMERCWYPKG
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.5x 29.3xmedian 17.5x 30.2xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 9.8x 13.8xmedian 9.8x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 15.8x -31.0xmedian 15.8x 28.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.78 -2.45median 0.78 -12.36median 0.78

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 monthsMERCWYPKG
Revenue $1.86B $6.85B $9.82B
Gross profit $52.72M $994.00M $2.02B
Operating income -$437.94M $844.00M $1.10B
Net income -$517.45M $472.00M –
Free cash flow -$154.18M -$447.00M –
R&D – $5.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.72 $0.65 $8.17
Cash & equivalents $78.78M $527.00M –
Total debt $1.95B $5.43B –
Shares (diluted) 67.04M 721.90M 89.00M
Enterprise value -$440.18M $12.15B $22.14B

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
MetricMERCWYPKG
P/E 0.0x 29.3x 30.2x
P/FCF -0.1x -31.0x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 25.3x –
P/S 0.0x 2.0x 2.3x
P/B -0.1x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book -0.1x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA -6.8x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT -4.3x 22.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF -12.2x -41.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -22.2x 34.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -2.45 -12.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMERCWYPKG
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -2.6% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -4.9% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -81.9% -18.1% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -18.1% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,891% 46.5% -11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -163.0% -12.1% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -373.6% 69.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -130.8% -12.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -372.7% 69.7% -18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -130.0% -12.0% -2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -270.4% -40.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% -26.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -261.2% -263.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -36.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMERCWYPKG
Gross margin 2.8% 14.5% –
EBITDA margin -14.9% 19.8% –
Operating margin -23.6% 12.3% –
Pretax margin -29.7% 5.5% –
Net margin -27.9% 6.9% –
FCF margin -8.3% -6.5% –
Operating cash flow margin -4.6% 8.0% –
Return on equity – 5.0% –
Return on assets -27.0% 2.9% –
Return on invested capital -23.1% 5.7% –
Return on capital employed -33.3% 5.4% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMERCWYPKG
Debt / assets 104.3% 32.9% –
Debt / equity -19.9x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.8x 3.6x –
Debt / FCF -12.7x -12.1x –
Liabilities / assets 105.2% 42.7% –
Equity / assets -5.2% 57.3% –
Interest coverage -3.7x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 0.04 1.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMERCWYPKG
Dividend yield 0.0% 4.4% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.8% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.9% 128.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -6.5% -135.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.0% 1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -20.5% –

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.

ConsensusMERCWYPKG
Forward P/E – 73.8xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.79FY2026 $0.26FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +107.7% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% -1.9% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMERCWYPKG
Held by institutions 63.8% 90.2% 97.9%
Institutions holding 67 903 902
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.3% +2.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 27 432 457
Institutions selling 19 318 291
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.36 1.57

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.

MERCWYPKG
MERC 1.00 0.14 0.09
WY 0.14 1.00 0.43
PKG 0.09 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MERC, WY and PKG?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercer International (MERC) $8.04M, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $13.84B, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, MERC, WY and PKG?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercer International (MERC) 0.0x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 29.3x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is cheapest (Weyerhaeuser (WY) 73.8x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mercer International (MERC) -4.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -2.6%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest net margin (Mercer International (MERC) -27.9%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Weyerhaeuser (WY) leads (Mercer International (MERC) -23.1%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Mercer International (MERC) -95.1%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -19.1%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +20.5%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Mercer International (MERC) -59.3%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.7%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest dividend yield: Mercer International (MERC) 0.00%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 4.37%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.21%. Mercer International (MERC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (Mercer International (MERC) 97.9%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.5%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MERC, WY and PKG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Weyerhaeuser (WY) leads on 6. 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.