SLVM vs WFG vs MAGN Stock Comparison

Sylvamo, West Fraser Timber and Magnera Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$32.33 -5.0% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
4 wins
MAGN Magnera Corp
$12.06 +3.7% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$422.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sylvamo leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sylvamo 4, Magnera 3, West Fraser Timber 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLVMWFGMAGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $5.23B $422.36M WFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -4.8x -3.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% -7.1% +21.9% MAGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -20.4% -3.4% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -18.0% 2.2% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.1x 5.1x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.5% +9.9% +40.2% MAGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr -3.1%/yr -43.7%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 33.2% 55.8% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 35/100 65/100 MAGN

Percentile Scorecard

SLVMWFGMAGN

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

AxisSLVMWFGMAGN
Valuation 87 #40 of 289 46 #157 of 289 90 #10 of 94
Growth 11 #240 of 268 9 #244 of 268 100 #1 of 92
Profitability 62 #90 of 237 20 #189 of 237 46 #47 of 86
Financial Health 26 #213 of 288 38 #180 of 288 23 #72 of 93
Shareholder Returns 97 #8 of 206 60 #83 of 206 –
Overall 56 35 65
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • MAGN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLVMWFGMAGNSPY
1 month -5.0%-3.6%+3.7% +0.7%
3 months -14.0%+7.1%-9.5% +3.7%
6 months -24.3%+7.8%+20.8% +7.1%
Year to date -32.9%+11.6%-20.3% +12.8%
1 year -22.5%+9.9%+40.2% +11.9%
3 years -26.4%+1.6%-44.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.7%+0.5%-18.0% +22.8%
5 years +14.8%-14.8%-94.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.8%-3.1%-43.7% +10.9%
10 years —+98.0%-95.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.1%-27.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLVMWFGMAGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%33.2%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%31.7%47.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.631.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.300.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.4%-43.2%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-11.0%-21.0% -1.2%
52-week high $54.74$76.69$15.26 $779.14
52-week low $31.19$57.91$7.96 $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.

MultipleSLVMWFGMAGN
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 17.6x -5.0xmedian 17.6x -3.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 9.8x 32.7xmedian 9.8x 6.5xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -117.0xmedian 15.6x -11.4xmedian 15.6x 3.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.78 -1.67median 0.78 -0.07median 1.68

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 monthsSLVMWFGMAGN
Revenue $3.30B $5.30B $3.28B
Gross profit $679.00M $1.30B $392.00M
Operating income $261.00M -$1.31B $63.00M
Net income $76.00M -$1.08B -$112.00M
Free cash flow -$11.00M -$472.00M $113.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $-13.64 $-3.12
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $203.00M $280.00M
Total debt $3.55B $578.00M $1.90B
Shares (diluted) 39.80M 79.16M 35.90M
Enterprise value $1.15B $4.67B -$729.64M

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
MetricSLVMWFGMAGN
P/E 16.9x -5.0x -3.9x
P/FCF -117.0x -11.4x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – 2.5x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 0.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.0x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 32.7x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 8.2x -4.4x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF -193.4x -12.2x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x – 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 -1.67 -0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLVMWFGMAGN
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% -7.1% 21.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -9.0% 30.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% -10.6% 37.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -14.6% 43.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% -307.2% 2,646%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.2% -108.8% 44.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.1% -465.4% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -116.1% 5.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -64.0% -327.3% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 3.0% 56.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -49.5% – 762.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% – 126.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.7% 13.6% 399.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 0.9% 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLVMWFGMAGN
Gross margin 20.6% 24.6% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 13.3% 3.3% 9.6%
Operating margin 7.9% -24.7% 1.9%
Pretax margin 4.3% -25.6% -3.0%
Net margin 2.3% -20.4% -3.4%
FCF margin -0.3% -8.9% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% – 5.2%
Return on equity 7.9% -20.3% -10.9%
Return on assets 2.7% – -2.9%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -18.0% 2.2%
Return on capital employed 12.4% – 1.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLVMWFGMAGN
Debt / assets 33.5% – 49.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.1x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -87.6x -1.2x 16.8x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% – 73.5%
Equity / assets 33.2% – 26.5%
Interest coverage – -42.2x 0.4x
Current ratio 1.5x – 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.20 – 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLVMWFGMAGN
Dividend yield 5.6% 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% – –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 1.9% 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.

ConsensusSLVMWFGMAGN
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.22FY2026 $-4.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -65.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +323.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.41BFY2026 $5.84BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +9.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLVMWFGMAGN
Held by institutions 99.6% 49.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 336 166 176
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 163 79 94
Institutions selling 88 55 42
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.44 2.24

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.

SLVMWFGMAGN
SLVM 1.00 0.43 0.31
WFG 0.43 1.00 0.28
MAGN 0.31 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLVM, WFG and MAGN?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.28B, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.23B, Magnera (MAGN) $422.36M.

Which company is growing faster?

Magnera (MAGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -7.1%, Magnera (MAGN) +21.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -20.4%, Magnera (MAGN) -3.4%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -18.0%, Magnera (MAGN) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnera (MAGN) returned the most: Sylvamo (SLVM) -22.5%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +9.9%, Magnera (MAGN) +40.2%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Sylvamo (SLVM) +2.8%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.1%/yr, Magnera (MAGN) -43.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Fraser Timber (WFG) has been the steadiest (Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.3%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.2%, Magnera (MAGN) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.