SLVM vs RYAM vs PKG Stock Comparison

Sylvamo, Rayonier Advanced Materials and Packaging Corp Of America 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
5 wins
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$253.80 +7.0% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSLVMRYAMPKGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $448.27M $22.42B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -3.2x 30.8x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x — 23.2x PKG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% -3.3% +12.0% PKG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -9.5% — SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -4.7% — SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 8.4x — SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% -11.7% +23.9% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -1.9%/yr +13.4%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 68.2% 28.0% PKG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 22/100 30/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

SLVMRYAMPKG

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

AxisSLVMRYAMPKG
Valuation 86 #40 of 287 43 #54 of 94 13 #14 of 16
Growth 11 #239 of 267 9 #84 of 92 53 #8 of 16
Profitability 63 #88 of 239 26 #66 of 89 –
Financial Health 27 #213 of 292 10 #87 of 97 –
Shareholder Returns 96 #9 of 204 – 23 #11 of 14
Overall 57 22 30
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLVMRYAMPKGSPY
1 month -9.2%-24.5%+7.0% -0.8%
3 months -13.3%-23.9%+0.5% +3.5%
6 months -24.1%-33.5%+19.4% +7.0%
Year to date -32.2%+10.0%+23.1% +12.2%
1 year -23.9%-11.7%+23.9% +13.0%
3 years -24.9%+135.6%+69.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.1%+33.1%+19.1% +23.1%
5 years +18.8%-9.0%+87.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%-1.9%+13.4% +11.0%
10 years —-50.6%+213.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-6.8%+12.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLVMRYAMPKGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%68.2%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%56.3%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.790.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.170.85 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-71.6%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.4%-44.9%-1.4% -1.8%
52-week high $54.74$11.75$257.38 $779.14
52-week low $31.19$5.52$191.68 $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.

MultipleSLVMRYAMPKG
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 17.8x -3.1xmedian 21.6x 30.9xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 9.9x 13.5xmedian 12.4x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -118.1xmedian 16.0x -12.0xmedian 15.8x 28.1xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.6x —median 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 0.79 0.03median 1.66 -12.62median 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 monthsSLVMRYAMPKG
Revenue $3.30B $1.47B $9.82B
Gross profit $679.00M $86.44M $2.02B
Operating income $261.00M -$51.13M $1.10B
Net income $76.00M -$139.93M –
Free cash flow -$11.00M -$36.56M –
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $-2.07 $8.17
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $57.01M –
Total debt $3.55B $774.77M –
Shares (diluted) 39.80M 67.51M 89.00M
Enterprise value $1.17B $170.89M $22.42B

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
MetricSLVMRYAMPKG
P/E 17.1x -3.1x 30.9x
P/FCF -118.1x -12.0x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 8.5x –
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 2.3x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.3x –
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 13.5x –
EV/EBIT 8.2x -22.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 2.3x
EV/FCF -194.6x -31.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 22.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 0.03 -12.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMPKG
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% -3.3% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -6.9% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% -32.6% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -15.4% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% -130.1% -11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -43.1% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.1% 68.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -113.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -64.0% 68.8% -18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -111.7% -2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.5% -55.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -35.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.7% -241.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -34.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMPKG
Dividend yield 5.5% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – –
Shareholder yield 8.7% 0.0% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusSLVMRYAMPKG
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 – 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $-1.18FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -65.5%FY2026 – +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +323.0% – +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.41BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +1.5% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLVMRYAMPKG
Held by institutions 99.6% 77.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding 335 188 901
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 162 98 456
Institutions selling 88 48 291
Buyers to sellers 1.84 2.04 1.57

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.

SLVMRYAMPKG
SLVM 1.00 0.16 0.50
RYAM 0.16 1.00 0.18
PKG 0.50 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLVM, RYAM and PKG?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $448.27M, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLVM, RYAM and PKG?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is cheapest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.8x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Sylvamo (SLVM) -23.9%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -11.7%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +23.9%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.5%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.9%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has been the steadiest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.2%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 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.