SUZ vs CLW vs PKG Stock Comparison

Suzano, Clearwater Paper and Packaging Corp Of America Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SUZ Suzano S.A.
$9.23 +8.3% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.67B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
2.28%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
7 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$12.95 -33.2% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$209.04M
P/E
87.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
PKG Packaging Corp Of America
$254.54 +9.1% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.68B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.82B
Div. yield
2.16%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 7, Packaging Corp Of America 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUZCLWPKGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.67B $209.04M $22.68B PKG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 87.1x 31.0x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x — 23.3x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% -3.2% +12.0% PKG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 0.2% — SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% -1.3% — SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 7.6x — SUZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.28% — 2.16% SUZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.8% -26.7% +29.4% PKG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr -20.9%/yr +13.1%/yr PKG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 62.4% 27.7% PKG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 47/100 37/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

SUZCLWPKG

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

AxisSUZCLWPKG
Valuation 89 #33 of 289 100 #1 of 17 13 #15 of 17
Growth 17 #224 of 268 33 #11 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 76 #57 of 237 36 #10 of 15 –
Financial Health 28 #207 of 288 43 #9 of 15 –
Shareholder Returns 67 #68 of 206 23 #11 of 14 31 #10 of 14
Overall 55 47 37
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • PKG ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUZCLWPKGSPY
1 month +8.3%-33.2%+9.1% +0.7%
3 months +9.5%-38.6%+2.4% +3.7%
6 months +4.1%-5.5%+19.3% +7.1%
Year to date -1.2%-25.6%+23.4% +12.8%
1 year +0.8%-26.7%+29.4% +11.9%
3 years -9.6%-63.0%+67.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.3%-28.2%+18.8% +22.8%
5 years +5.2%-69.0%+85.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.0%-20.9%+13.1% +10.9%
10 years +165.2%-76.0%+212.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%-13.3%+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSUZCLWPKGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%62.4%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%69.0%25.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.800.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.431.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-77.8%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-44.4%-1.1% -1.2%
52-week high $11.46$23.30$257.38 $779.14
52-week low $7.67$12.44$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.

MultipleSUZCLWPKG
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 17.6x 87.1xmedian 19.7x 31.0xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 9.8x 10.6xmedian 10.1x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.6x 3.7xmedian 15.9x 28.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.20median 0.78 -1.26median 0.80 -12.66median 0.80

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 monthsSUZCLWPKG
Revenue $9.04B $1.51B $9.82B
Gross profit $2.58B $27.10M $2.02B
Operating income $1.91B -$24.30M $1.10B
Net income $1.56B $2.40M –
Free cash flow $888.28M $56.80M –
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $0.15 $8.17
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $35.70M –
Total debt $17.89B $567.40M –
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 16.13M 89.00M
Enterprise value -$6.63B $10.74M $22.68B

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
MetricSUZCLWPKG
P/E 7.4x 87.1x 31.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 3.7x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 2.0x –
P/S 1.3x 0.1x 2.3x
P/B 1.2x 0.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.3x –
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 10.6x –
EV/EBIT 12.8x -30.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF 27.6x 13.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 7.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.20 -1.26 -12.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUZCLWPKG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% -3.2% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 43.6% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.8% -76.0% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.1% 28.2% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.3% 62.7% -11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -31.2% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -98.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -69.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% -98.3% -18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -69.0% -2.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% 478.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 142.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% -10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUZCLWPKG
Gross margin 28.6% 1.8% –
EBITDA margin 46.0% 4.6% –
Operating margin 21.1% -1.6% –
Pretax margin 25.9% -3.2% –
Net margin 17.2% 0.2% –
FCF margin 9.8% 3.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 7.0% –
Return on equity 16.6% 0.3% –
Return on assets 4.8% 0.1% –
Return on invested capital 7.1% -1.3% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% -2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 43.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUZCLWPKG
Debt / assets 54.2% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 7.6x –
Debt / FCF 20.1x 10.0x –
Liabilities / assets 70.9% 55.3% –
Equity / assets 29.1% 44.7% –
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.04 1.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUZCLWPKG
Dividend yield 2.3% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 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.

ConsensusSUZCLWPKG
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2026 – 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $10.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.6%FY2026 – +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -29.4% – +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.39BFY2026 $1.55BFY2026 $9.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +6.7% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUZCLWPKG
Held by institutions 5.9% 88.7% 97.9%
Institutions holding 136 134 903
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +9.9% +1.6%
Institutions buying 77 85 457
Institutions selling 46 33 292
Buyers to sellers 1.67 2.58 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.

SUZCLWPKG
SUZ 1.00 0.10 0.23
CLW 0.10 1.00 0.30
PKG 0.23 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUZ, CLW and PKG?

Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suzano (SUZ) $11.67B, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $209.04M, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) $22.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUZ, CLW and PKG?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Suzano (SUZ) 7.4x, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 87.1x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Suzano (SUZ) 6.5x, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 23.3x). 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: Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) returned the most: Suzano (SUZ) +0.8%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -26.7%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +29.4%. Over five years, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) compounded fastest (Suzano (SUZ) +1.0%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -20.9%/yr, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest dividend yield: Suzano (SUZ) 2.28%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 2.16%. Clearwater Paper (CLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has been the steadiest (Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 62.4%, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUZ, CLW 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, Suzano (SUZ) leads on 7. 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.