SLVM vs GPK vs RYAM Stock Comparison

Sylvamo, Graphic Packaging Holding and Rayonier Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.64 -9.2% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sylvamo leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sylvamo 6, Graphic Packaging Holding 4, Rayonier Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLVMGPKRYAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $2.57B $448.27M GPK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 13.3x -3.2x GPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 13.5x — GPK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% +0.0% -3.3% GPK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 2.2% -9.5% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 4.3% -4.7% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 5.1x 8.4x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% -49.2% -11.7% RYAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -15.1%/yr -1.9%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 47.4% 68.2% SLVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 54/100 22/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

SLVMGPKRYAM

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

AxisSLVMGPKRYAM
Valuation 86 #40 of 287 93 #2 of 16 43 #54 of 94
Growth 11 #239 of 267 0 #16 of 16 9 #84 of 92
Profitability 63 #88 of 239 71 #5 of 15 26 #66 of 89
Financial Health 27 #213 of 292 21 #12 of 15 10 #87 of 97
Shareholder Returns 96 #9 of 204 85 #3 of 14 –
Overall 57 54 22
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • GPK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLVMGPKRYAMSPY
1 month -9.2%-6.5%-24.5% -0.8%
3 months -13.3%-21.3%-23.9% +3.5%
6 months -24.1%-8.6%-33.5% +7.0%
Year to date -32.2%-41.8%+10.0% +12.2%
1 year -23.9%-49.2%-11.7% +13.0%
3 years -24.9%-58.1%+135.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.1%-25.2%+33.1% +23.1%
5 years +18.8%-55.8%-9.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%-15.1%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years —-29.5%-50.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.4%-6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLVMGPKRYAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%47.4%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%48.0%56.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.891.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-1.04-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-73.0%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.4%-49.5%-44.9% -1.8%
52-week high $54.74$17.37$11.75 $779.14
52-week low $31.19$8.24$5.52 $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.

MultipleSLVMGPKRYAM
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 17.8x 13.4xmedian 19.3x -3.1xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 9.9x 7.5xmedian 9.7x 13.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -118.1xmedian 16.0x 13.7xmedian 15.7x -12.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 0.79 -0.39median 0.82 0.03median 1.66

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 monthsSLVMGPKRYAM
Revenue $3.30B $8.64B $1.47B
Gross profit $679.00M $1.34B $86.44M
Operating income $261.00M $504.00M -$51.13M
Net income $76.00M $194.00M -$139.93M
Free cash flow -$11.00M $189.00M -$36.56M
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $0.65 $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $205.00M $57.01M
Total debt $3.55B $5.67B $774.77M
Shares (diluted) 39.80M 296.70M 67.51M
Enterprise value $1.17B $1.80B $170.89M

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
MetricSLVMGPKRYAM
P/E 17.1x 13.4x -3.1x
P/FCF -118.1x 13.7x -12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 3.3x 8.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 1.4x 0.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 7.5x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 16.0x -22.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF -194.6x 42.6x -31.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 10.2x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 -0.39 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLVMGPKRYAM
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% 0.0% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -3.7% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% -26.6% -32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -13.6% -15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% -45.9% -130.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -24.2% -43.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.1% -63.7% 68.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -35.0% -113.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -64.0% -63.1% 68.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -34.1% -111.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.5% 3.1% -55.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -10.1% -35.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.7% 147.8% -241.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -28.6% -34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLVMGPKRYAM
Gross margin 20.6% 15.5% 5.9%
EBITDA margin 13.3% 12.4% 5.9%
Operating margin 7.9% 5.8% -3.5%
Pretax margin 4.3% 2.9% -10.2%
Net margin 2.3% 2.2% -9.5%
FCF margin -0.3% 2.2% -2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 9.2% 3.5%
Return on equity 7.9% 6.0% -65.8%
Return on assets 2.7% 1.7% -8.5%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 4.3% -4.7%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 5.3% -4.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 4.1x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLVMGPKRYAM
Debt / assets 33.5% 48.6% 47.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.8x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 5.1x 8.4x
Debt / FCF -87.6x 30.0x -21.2x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 72.2% 88.0%
Equity / assets 33.2% 27.8% 12.0%
Interest coverage – 2.0x -0.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.20 1.34 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLVMGPKRYAM
Dividend yield 5.5% 5.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.2% – –
Shareholder yield 8.7% 5.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSLVMGPKRYAM
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $-1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -65.5%FY2026 -63.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +323.0% +44.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.41BFY2026 $8.24BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +0.2% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLVMGPKRYAM
Held by institutions 99.6% 100.0% 77.1%
Institutions holding 335 499 188
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +5.3% -2.3%
Institutions buying 162 322 98
Institutions selling 88 130 48
Buyers to sellers 1.84 2.48 2.04

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.

SLVMGPKRYAM
SLVM 1.00 0.47 0.16
GPK 0.47 1.00 0.16
RYAM 0.16 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLVM, GPK and RYAM?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) $2.57B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $448.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, SLVM, GPK and RYAM?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.3x, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) is cheapest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.8x, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) +0.0%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 2.2%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 4.3%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) returned the most: Sylvamo (SLVM) -23.9%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -49.2%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -11.7%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.5%/yr, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) -15.1%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sylvamo (SLVM) has been the steadiest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%, Graphic Packaging Holding (GPK) 47.4%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLVM, GPK and RYAM?

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.