MERC vs WY vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Mercer International, Weyerhaeuser and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.58 -2.1% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.11B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.85B
Div. yield
4.29%
Lumber Basic Materials
5 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.64 -9.2% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
5.51%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMERCWYSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.04M $14.11B $1.30B WY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 29.9x 17.1x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 69.9x 26.8x SLVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -2.6% -7.1% WY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.9% 6.9% 2.3% WY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.1% 5.7% 7.4% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.8x 3.6x 1.9x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.29% 5.51% SLVM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -95.5% -18.0% -23.9% WY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -59.2%/yr -11.3%/yr +3.5%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.6% 27.5% 38.4% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 44/100 57/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

MERCWYSLVM

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

AxisMERCWYSLVM
Valuation 19 #232 of 287 50 #143 of 287 86 #40 of 287
Growth 1 #265 of 267 26 #199 of 267 11 #239 of 267
Profitability 27 #175 of 239 50 #119 of 239 63 #88 of 239
Financial Health 8 #268 of 292 40 #177 of 292 27 #213 of 292
Shareholder Returns 14 #176 of 204 55 #93 of 204 96 #9 of 204
Overall 14 44 57
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WY ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMERCWYSLVMSPY
1 month -62.5%-2.1%-9.2% -0.8%
3 months -82.1%-18.2%-13.3% +3.5%
6 months -89.3%-21.7%-24.1% +7.0%
Year to date -93.9%-17.3%-32.2% +12.2%
1 year -95.5%-18.0%-23.9% +13.0%
3 years -98.5%-31.6%-24.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -75.4%-11.9%-9.1% +23.1%
5 years -98.9%-45.2%+18.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -59.2%-11.3%+3.5% +11.0%
10 years -98.5%-35.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -34.1%-4.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMERCWYSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.6%27.5%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 115.0%25.5%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.840.220.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.98-0.66-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-56.6%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -95.7%-27.7%-40.4% -1.8%
52-week high $2.79$27.10$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $0.12$18.48$31.19 $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.

MultipleMERCWYSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.8x 29.9xmedian 17.8x 17.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 9.9x 14.0xmedian 9.9x 4.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 16.0x -31.6xmedian 16.0x -118.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.79 -2.50median 0.79 -0.49median 0.79

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 monthsMERCWYSLVM
Revenue $1.86B $6.85B $3.30B
Gross profit $52.72M $994.00M $679.00M
Operating income -$437.94M $844.00M $261.00M
Net income -$517.45M $472.00M $76.00M
Free cash flow -$154.18M -$447.00M -$11.00M
R&D – $5.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.72 $0.65 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $78.78M $527.00M $227.00M
Total debt $1.95B $5.43B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 67.04M 721.90M 39.80M
Enterprise value -$440.18M $12.42B $1.18B

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
MetricMERCWYSLVM
P/E 0.0x 29.9x 17.1x
P/FCF -0.1x -31.6x -118.1x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 25.8x 6.2x
P/S 0.0x 2.1x 0.4x
P/B -0.1x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x 14.0x 4.9x
EV/EBIT -4.3x 22.5x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF -12.2x -42.5x -194.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -22.2x 34.8x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -2.50 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMERCWYSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -2.6% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -4.9% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -81.9% -18.1% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -18.1% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,891% 46.5% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -163.0% -12.1% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -373.6% 69.2% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -130.8% -12.4% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -372.7% 69.7% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -130.0% -12.0% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -270.4% -40.4% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% -26.0% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -261.2% -263.1% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -36.0% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMERCWYSLVM
Gross margin 2.8% 14.5% 20.6%
EBITDA margin -14.9% 19.8% 13.3%
Operating margin -23.6% 12.3% 7.9%
Pretax margin -29.7% 5.5% 4.3%
Net margin -27.9% 6.9% 2.3%
FCF margin -8.3% -6.5% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin -4.6% 8.0% 6.3%
Return on equity – 5.0% 7.9%
Return on assets -27.0% 2.9% 2.7%
Return on invested capital -23.1% 5.7% 7.4%
Return on capital employed -33.3% 5.4% 12.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.2x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMERCWYSLVM
Debt / assets 104.3% 32.9% 33.5%
Debt / equity -19.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.8x 3.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF -12.7x -12.1x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 105.2% 42.7% 66.8%
Equity / assets -5.2% 57.3% 33.2%
Interest coverage -3.7x 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.04 1.96 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMERCWYSLVM
Dividend yield 0.0% 4.3% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.7% 8.7%
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.

ConsensusMERCWYSLVM
Forward P/E – 69.9xFY2026 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.78FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +40.0%FY2026 -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +107.1% +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $7.59BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% -2.0% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMERCWYSLVM
Held by institutions 63.8% 90.2% 99.6%
Institutions holding 67 903 335
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.3% +2.1% -0.4%
Institutions buying 27 432 162
Institutions selling 19 318 88
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.36 1.84

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.

MERCWYSLVM
MERC 1.00 0.15 0.09
WY 0.15 1.00 0.40
SLVM 0.09 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MERC, WY and SLVM?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercer International (MERC) $8.04M, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $14.11B, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, MERC, WY and SLVM?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercer International (MERC) 0.0x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 29.9x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sylvamo (SLVM) is cheapest (Weyerhaeuser (WY) 69.9x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mercer International (MERC) -4.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -2.6%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest net margin (Mercer International (MERC) -27.9%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 6.9%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Mercer International (MERC) -23.1%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 5.7%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Weyerhaeuser (WY) returned the most: Mercer International (MERC) -95.5%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -18.0%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -23.9%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Mercer International (MERC) -59.2%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.3%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest dividend yield: Mercer International (MERC) 0.00%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 4.29%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.51%. 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) 97.6%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.5%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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