RYAM vs SON vs SUZ Stock Comparison

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Sonoco Products and Suzano Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SON Sonoco Products Co
$49.30 -1.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.37B
Div. yield
4.34%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
3 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.90 +2.4% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.25B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
2.36%
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, Sonoco Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYAMSONSUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $449.77M $4.87B $11.25B SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x -21.6x 7.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.7x 6.2x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.3% +3.6% +0.7% SON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.5% — 17.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.7% — 7.1% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.4x — 3.1x SUZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.34% 2.36% SON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.6% +24.9% -2.4% SON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -3.3%/yr +0.3%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.1% 33.6% 29.8% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 43/100 57/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

RYAMSONSUZ

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

AxisRYAMSONSUZ
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 60 #7 of 16 91 #28 of 287
Growth 9 #83 of 91 20 #13 of 16 17 #222 of 266
Profitability 27 #63 of 86 43 #9 of 15 76 #58 of 236
Financial Health 11 #85 of 95 23 #11 of 14 30 #202 of 288
Shareholder Returns – 67 #5 of 13 72 #58 of 203
Overall 22 43 57
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SON ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • 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

PeriodRYAMSONSUZSPY
1 month -22.5%-1.5%+2.4% -0.2%
3 months -24.2%-18.6%+5.8% +3.9%
6 months -32.8%-1.2%-1.9% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+13.0%-4.7% +12.9%
1 year -7.6%+24.9%-2.4% +12.3%
3 years +141.8%-2.6%-14.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.3%-0.9%-5.0% +23.3%
5 years -6.7%-15.6%+1.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.4%-3.3%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years -49.8%-1.7%+155.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.7%-0.2%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRYAMSONSUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.1%33.6%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%36.4%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.800.410.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.74-0.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-41.2%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.4%-18.6%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $11.75$60.55$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $5.52$39.27$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.

MultipleRYAMSONSUZ
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 22.0x -21.6xmedian 19.3x 7.1xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.4x —median 9.4x 5.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 15.1x 13.9xmedian 15.6x 12.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.66 0.62median 0.82 -0.19median 0.76

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 monthsRYAMSONSUZ
Revenue $1.47B $7.37B $9.04B
Gross profit $86.44M $1.49B $2.58B
Operating income -$51.13M $202.22M $1.91B
Net income -$139.93M -$226.60M $1.56B
Free cash flow -$36.56M – $888.28M
EPS (diluted) $-2.07 $-2.28 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $57.01M $183.10M $3.21B
Total debt $774.77M – $17.89B
Shares (diluted) 67.51M 99.78M 1.24B
Enterprise value $184.57M $4.87B -$7.05B

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
MetricRYAMSONSUZ
P/E -3.2x -21.6x 7.1x
P/FCF -12.3x 13.9x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 7.7x 3.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.7x 1.2x
P/B 2.3x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 14.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x – 5.8x
EV/EBIT -22.8x – 12.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF -31.9x – 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.7x 7.7x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.62 -0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYAMSONSUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.3% 3.6% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% 18.9% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.6% -1.3% -23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 13.7% -17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -130.1% -63.5% -20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.1% -30.2% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.5% -136.1% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -113.6% -35.0% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% -136.2% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -111.7% -35.0% -36.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.0% -6.3% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -7.8% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -241.2% – -70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.6% – -47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYAMSONSUZ
Gross margin 5.9% – 28.6%
EBITDA margin 5.9% – 46.0%
Operating margin -3.5% – 21.1%
Pretax margin -10.2% – 25.9%
Net margin -9.5% – 17.2%
FCF margin -2.5% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 8.6% 34.8%
Return on equity -65.8% -7.1% 16.6%
Return on assets -8.5% -2.1% 4.8%
Return on invested capital -4.7% – 7.1%
Return on capital employed -4.0% – 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -2.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYAMSONSUZ
Debt / assets 47.8% – 54.2%
Debt / equity 4.0x – 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.4x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF -21.2x – 20.1x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 72.2% 70.9%
Equity / assets 12.0% 27.8% 29.1%
Interest coverage -0.5x – 1.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.9x
Altman Z-score 0.92 – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYAMSONSUZ
Dividend yield – 4.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.3% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRYAMSONSUZ
Forward P/E – 9.7xFY2026 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.18FY2026 $5.09FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -10.9%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.5% -29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $7.65BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -5.9% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYAMSONSUZ
Held by institutions 77.1% 97.9% 5.9%
Institutions holding 188 507 136
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +13.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 98 264 77
Institutions selling 48 160 46
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.65 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.

RYAMSONSUZ
RYAM 1.00 0.10 0.24
SON 0.10 1.00 0.11
SUZ 0.24 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RYAM, SON and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $449.77M, Sonoco Products (SON) $4.87B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sonoco Products (SON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Sonoco Products (SON) +3.6%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sonoco Products (SON) returned the most: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -7.6%, Sonoco Products (SON) +24.9%, Suzano (SUZ) -2.4%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.4%/yr, Sonoco Products (SON) -3.3%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sonoco Products (SON) has the highest dividend yield: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, Sonoco Products (SON) 4.34%, Suzano (SUZ) 2.36%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.1%, Sonoco Products (SON) 33.6%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RYAM, SON 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.