SLVM vs RYAM vs CLW Stock Comparison

Sylvamo, Rayonier Advanced Materials and Clearwater Paper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.44 -9.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
5.55%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$13.64 -33.1% 1M -29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$220.17M
P/E
91.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sylvamo leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sylvamo 8, Clearwater Paper 1, Rayonier Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLVMRYAMCLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $449.77M $220.17M SLVM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -3.2x 91.7x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% -3.3% -3.2% CLW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -9.5% 0.2% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -4.7% -1.3% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 8.4x 7.6x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.55% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.2% -7.6% -29.7% RYAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr -1.4%/yr -20.3%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 68.1% 62.8% SLVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 22/100 53/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

SLVMRYAMCLW

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

AxisSLVMRYAMCLW
Valuation 88 #35 of 287 42 #55 of 94 100 #1 of 16
Growth 11 #237 of 266 9 #83 of 91 40 #10 of 16
Profitability 64 #86 of 236 27 #63 of 86 36 #10 of 15
Financial Health 27 #211 of 288 11 #85 of 95 54 #7 of 14
Shareholder Returns 97 #8 of 203 – 33 #9 of 13
Overall 57 22 53
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLVMRYAMCLWSPY
1 month -9.8%-22.5%-33.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.7%-24.2%-22.1% +3.9%
6 months -25.5%-32.8%-8.1% +8.2%
Year to date -32.6%+12.9%-21.6% +12.9%
1 year -25.2%-7.6%-29.7% +12.3%
3 years -25.4%+141.8%-60.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.3%+34.3%-26.6% +23.3%
5 years +16.5%-6.7%-67.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.1%-1.4%-20.3% +10.9%
10 years —-49.8%-74.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.7%-12.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLVMRYAMCLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%68.1%62.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%56.3%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.800.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.11-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-71.6%-77.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.7%-43.4%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $54.74$11.75$23.30 $779.14
52-week low $31.19$5.52$12.44 $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.

MultipleSLVMRYAMCLW
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 18.1x -3.2xmedian 22.0x 91.7xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 9.8x 13.6xmedian 12.4x 10.8xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -117.4xmedian 15.5x -12.3xmedian 15.1x 3.9xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 0.76 0.03median 1.66 -1.33median 0.82

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 monthsSLVMRYAMCLW
Revenue $3.30B $1.47B $1.51B
Gross profit $679.00M $86.44M $27.10M
Operating income $261.00M -$51.13M -$24.30M
Net income $76.00M -$139.93M $2.40M
Free cash flow -$11.00M -$36.56M $56.80M
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $-2.07 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $57.01M $35.70M
Total debt $3.55B $774.77M $567.40M
Shares (diluted) 39.80M 67.51M 16.13M
Enterprise value $1.17B $184.57M $21.87M

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
MetricSLVMRYAMCLW
P/E 17.0x -3.2x 91.7x
P/FCF -117.4x -12.3x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 8.7x 2.1x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.4x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 13.6x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 8.2x -22.8x -30.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF -193.8x -31.9x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 22.7x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 0.03 -1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMCLW
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% -3.3% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -6.9% 43.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% -32.6% -76.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -15.4% 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% -130.1% 62.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -43.1% -31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.1% 68.5% -98.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -113.6% -69.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -64.0% 68.8% -98.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -111.7% -69.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.5% -55.0% 478.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -35.2% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.7% -241.2% 142.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -34.6% -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMCLW
Gross margin 20.6% 5.9% 1.8%
EBITDA margin 13.3% 5.9% 4.6%
Operating margin 7.9% -3.5% -1.6%
Pretax margin 4.3% -10.2% -3.2%
Net margin 2.3% -9.5% 0.2%
FCF margin -0.3% -2.5% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 3.5% 7.0%
Return on equity 7.9% -65.8% 0.3%
Return on assets 2.7% -8.5% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -4.7% -1.3%
Return on capital employed 12.4% -4.0% -2.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.4x 43.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMCLW
Debt / assets 33.5% 47.8% 31.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 8.4x 7.6x
Debt / FCF -87.6x -21.2x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 88.0% 55.3%
Equity / assets 33.2% 12.0% 44.7%
Interest coverage – -0.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.20 0.92 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMCLW
Dividend yield 5.5% – –
Net buyback yield 3.3% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusSLVMRYAMCLW
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $-1.18FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -65.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +323.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.41BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $1.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +1.5% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLVMRYAMCLW
Held by institutions 99.6% 77.1% 88.7%
Institutions holding 335 188 134
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.3% +9.9%
Institutions buying 162 98 85
Institutions selling 88 48 33
Buyers to sellers 1.84 2.04 2.58

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.

SLVMRYAMCLW
SLVM 1.00 0.16 0.35
RYAM 0.16 1.00 0.15
CLW 0.35 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLVM, RYAM and CLW?

Sylvamo (SLVM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $449.77M, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $220.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, SLVM, RYAM and CLW?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 91.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clearwater Paper (CLW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) returned the most: Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -7.6%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -29.7%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.4%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.55%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) and Clearwater Paper (CLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sylvamo (SLVM) has been the steadiest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 62.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.