SLVM vs RYAM vs WFG Stock Comparison

Sylvamo, Rayonier Advanced Materials and West Fraser Timber Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sylvamo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sylvamo 5, West Fraser Timber 4, Rayonier Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLVMRYAMWFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $449.77M $5.50B WFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -3.2x -4.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% -3.3% -10.2% RYAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -9.5% -26.2% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -4.7% — SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 8.4x -181.5x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.55% 0.00% 1.84% SLVM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.2% -7.6% +4.9% WFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr -1.4%/yr -3.4%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 68.1% 33.6% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 22/100 33/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

SLVMRYAMWFG

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

AxisSLVMRYAMWFG
Valuation 88 #35 of 287 42 #55 of 94 45 #159 of 287
Growth 11 #237 of 266 9 #83 of 91 6 #251 of 266
Profitability 64 #86 of 236 27 #63 of 86 21 #187 of 236
Financial Health 27 #211 of 288 11 #85 of 95 –
Shareholder Returns 97 #8 of 203 – 62 #78 of 203
Overall 57 22 33
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLVMRYAMWFGSPY
1 month -9.8%-22.5%-2.7% -0.2%
3 months -16.7%-24.2%+3.4% +3.9%
6 months -25.5%-32.8%+9.0% +8.2%
Year to date -32.6%+12.9%+14.0% +12.9%
1 year -25.2%-7.6%+4.9% +12.3%
3 years -25.4%+141.8%+6.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.3%+34.3%+2.0% +23.3%
5 years +16.5%-6.7%-15.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.1%-1.4%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years —-49.8%+103.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.7%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLVMRYAMWFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%68.1%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%56.3%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.800.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.110.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-71.6%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.7%-43.4%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $54.74$11.75$76.69 $779.14
52-week low $31.19$5.52$57.91 $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.

MultipleSLVMRYAMWFG
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 18.1x -3.2xmedian 22.0x -4.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 9.8x 13.6xmedian 12.4x -2,933xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -117.4xmedian 15.5x -12.3xmedian 15.1x -12.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 0.76 0.03median 1.66 0.61median 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 monthsSLVMRYAMWFG
Revenue $3.30B $1.47B $5.24B
Gross profit $679.00M $86.44M $1.14B
Operating income $261.00M -$51.13M -$1.49B
Net income $76.00M -$139.93M -$1.20B
Free cash flow -$11.00M -$36.56M -$435.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $-2.07 $-17.33
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $57.01M $74.00M
Total debt $3.55B $774.77M $437.00M
Shares (diluted) 39.80M 67.51M 79.16M
Enterprise value $1.17B $184.57M $4.60B

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
MetricSLVMRYAMWFG
P/E 17.0x -3.2x -4.0x
P/FCF -117.4x -12.3x -12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 8.7x –
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 1.1x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 13.6x -2,933x
EV/EBIT 8.2x -22.8x -3.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF -193.8x -31.9x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 22.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 0.03 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMWFG
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% -3.3% -10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -6.9% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% -32.6% -29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -15.4% -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% -130.1% -867.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -43.1% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.1% 68.5% -1,620%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -113.6% -188.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -64.0% 68.8% -331.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% -111.7% -6.5%
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% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -34.6% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMWFG
Gross margin 20.6% 5.9% 21.8%
EBITDA margin 13.3% 5.9% 0.0%
Operating margin 7.9% -3.5% -28.4%
Pretax margin 4.3% -10.2% -29.3%
Net margin 2.3% -9.5% -26.2%
FCF margin -0.3% -2.5% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 3.5% –
Return on equity 7.9% -65.8% -24.5%
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
MetricSLVMRYAMWFG
Debt / assets 33.5% 47.8% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 8.4x -181.5x
Debt / FCF -87.6x -21.2x -1.0x
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 0.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLVMRYAMWFG
Dividend yield 5.5% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 0.0% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusSLVMRYAMWFG
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $-1.18FY2026 $-4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -65.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +323.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.41BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $5.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +1.5% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLVMRYAMWFG
Held by institutions 99.6% 77.1% 49.7%
Institutions holding 335 188 166
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.3% +3.1%
Institutions buying 162 98 79
Institutions selling 88 48 55
Buyers to sellers 1.84 2.04 1.44

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.

SLVMRYAMWFG
SLVM 1.00 0.16 0.44
RYAM 0.16 1.00 0.23
WFG 0.44 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLVM, RYAM and WFG?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $449.77M, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.50B.

Which company is growing faster?

Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%). 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 West Fraser Timber (WFG) returned the most: Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.2%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -7.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +4.9%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.1%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.4%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest dividend yield: Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.55%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 1.84%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Fraser Timber (WFG) has been the steadiest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.1%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.