MERC vs WY vs SUZ Stock Comparison

Mercer International, Weyerhaeuser and Suzano Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.78 +1.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.26B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
4.25%
Lumber Basic Materials
3 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$9.23 +8.3% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.67B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
2.28%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 8, Weyerhaeuser 3, Mercer International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMERCWYSUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.04M $14.26B $11.67B WY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 31.5x 7.4x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 76.1x 6.5x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.8% -1.1% +0.7% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.9% — 17.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.1% — 7.1% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.8x — 3.1x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.25% 2.28% WY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -94.8% -14.7% +0.8% SUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -59.3%/yr -11.2%/yr +1.0%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.8% 27.6% 29.9% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 45/100 55/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

MERCWYSUZ

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

AxisMERCWYSUZ
Valuation 18 #236 of 289 52 #138 of 289 89 #33 of 289
Growth 1 #266 of 268 29 #191 of 268 17 #224 of 268
Profitability 28 #171 of 237 48 #123 of 237 76 #57 of 237
Financial Health 10 #260 of 288 46 #155 of 288 28 #207 of 288
Shareholder Returns 14 #177 of 206 51 #102 of 206 67 #68 of 206
Overall 14 45 55
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WY 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

PeriodMERCWYSUZSPY
1 month -62.5%+1.2%+8.3% +0.7%
3 months -79.7%-15.8%+9.5% +3.7%
6 months -89.3%-19.3%+4.1% +7.1%
Year to date -93.9%-16.5%-1.2% +12.8%
1 year -94.8%-14.7%+0.8% +11.9%
3 years -98.5%-30.7%-9.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -75.3%-11.5%-3.3% +22.8%
5 years -98.9%-44.6%+5.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -59.3%-11.2%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years -98.5%-34.0%+165.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year -34.2%-4.1%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMERCWYSUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.8%27.6%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 115.3%25.3%28.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.850.210.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-0.530.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-56.6%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -95.7%-27.0%-19.5% -1.2%
52-week high $2.79$27.10$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $0.12$18.48$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.

MultipleMERCWYSUZ
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.6x 31.5xmedian 17.6x 7.4xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 9.8x —median 9.8x 5.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 15.6x -31.5xmedian 15.6x 13.1xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.78 -3.13median 0.78 -0.20median 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 monthsMERCWYSUZ
Revenue $1.86B $7.00B $9.04B
Gross profit $52.72M $1.05B $2.58B
Operating income -$437.94M $821.00M $1.91B
Net income -$517.45M $453.00M $1.56B
Free cash flow -$154.18M – $888.28M
EPS (diluted) $-7.72 $0.63 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $78.78M $349.00M $3.21B
Total debt $1.95B – $17.89B
Shares (diluted) 67.04M 721.90M 1.24B
Enterprise value -$440.18M $14.26B -$6.63B

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
MetricMERCWYSUZ
P/E 0.0x 31.5x 7.4x
P/FCF -0.1x -31.5x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow -0.1x 26.9x 3.7x
P/S 0.0x 2.0x 1.3x
P/B -0.1x 1.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.8x – 5.9x
EV/EBIT -4.3x – 12.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF -12.2x – 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -22.2x 26.9x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -3.13 -0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMERCWYSUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.8% -1.1% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.2% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -81.9% -10.4% -23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -15.4% -17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,891% 32.2% -20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -163.0% -10.4% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -373.6% 36.9% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -130.8% -10.5% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -372.7% 36.9% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -130.0% -10.1% -36.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -270.4% -40.7% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% -26.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -261.2% – -70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% – -47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMERCWYSUZ
Gross margin 2.8% – 28.6%
EBITDA margin -14.9% – 46.0%
Operating margin -23.6% – 21.1%
Pretax margin -29.7% – 25.9%
Net margin -27.9% – 17.2%
FCF margin -8.3% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin -4.6% 7.6% 34.8%
Return on equity – 4.8% 16.6%
Return on assets -27.0% 2.8% 4.8%
Return on invested capital -23.1% – 7.1%
Return on capital employed -33.3% – 6.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMERCWYSUZ
Debt / assets 104.3% – 54.2%
Debt / equity -19.9x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.8x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF -12.7x – 20.1x
Liabilities / assets 105.2% 42.7% 70.9%
Equity / assets -5.2% 57.3% 29.1%
Interest coverage -3.7x – 1.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.9x
Altman Z-score 0.04 – 1.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMERCWYSUZ
Dividend yield 0.0% 4.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.2% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.9% 133.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -6.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.0% 1.2% –
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.

ConsensusMERCWYSUZ
Forward P/E – 76.1xFY2026 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.79FY2026 $0.26FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.0%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +107.7% -29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.02BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% -1.9% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMERCWYSUZ
Held by institutions 63.8% 90.2% 5.9%
Institutions holding 67 904 136
Change in shares held, QoQ -11.3% +2.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 27 433 77
Institutions selling 19 318 46
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.36 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.

MERCWYSUZ
MERC 1.00 0.15 0.00
WY 0.15 1.00 0.25
SUZ 0.00 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MERC, WY and SUZ?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mercer International (MERC) $8.04M, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $14.26B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, MERC, WY and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mercer International (MERC) 0.0x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 31.5x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Weyerhaeuser (WY) 76.1x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.5x). 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%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -1.1%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suzano (SUZ) returned the most: Mercer International (MERC) -94.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -14.7%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.8%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Mercer International (MERC) -59.3%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.2%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +1.0%/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) 4.25%, Suzano (SUZ) 2.28%. 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) 97.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.6%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MERC, WY 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.