SUZ vs IP vs SLVM Stock Comparison

Suzano, International Paper and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.81 +1.4% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.99B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
5 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

International Paper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (International Paper 5, Suzano 5, Sylvamo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUZIPSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.99B $17.67B $1.29B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x -5.1x 17.0x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.2x 25.5x 26.8x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +25.4% -7.1% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% -14.2% 2.3% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% 7.5% 7.4% IP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.7x 1.9x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% -31.7% -23.9% SUZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr -7.8%/yr +3.5%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 45.0% 38.4% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 68/100 57/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

SUZIPSLVM

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

AxisSUZIPSLVM
Valuation 90 #30 of 287 60 #7 of 16 86 #40 of 287
Growth 17 #223 of 267 47 #9 of 16 11 #239 of 267
Profitability 76 #59 of 239 57 #7 of 15 63 #88 of 239
Financial Health 30 #204 of 292 86 #3 of 15 27 #213 of 292
Shareholder Returns 71 #60 of 204 92 #2 of 14 96 #9 of 204
Overall 57 68 57
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUZIPSLVMSPY
1 month +1.4%-4.7%-9.2% -0.8%
3 months +7.0%-21.2%-13.3% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%+2.3%-24.1% +7.0%
Year to date -5.7%-15.2%-32.2% +12.2%
1 year -3.4%-31.7%-23.9% +13.0%
3 years -15.1%+0.8%-24.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%+0.3%-9.1% +23.1%
5 years +0.8%-33.5%+18.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.2%-7.8%+3.5% +11.0%
10 years +149.6%-27.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%-3.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSUZIPSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%45.0%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%44.5%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.260.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.70-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-51.1%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-32.1%-40.4% -1.8%
52-week high $11.46$49.19$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $7.67$29.38$31.19 $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.

MultipleSUZIPSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 17.8x -5.1xmedian 19.3x 17.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 9.9x 6.0xmedian 9.7x 4.9xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 16.0x 42.6xmedian 15.7x -118.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.19median 0.79 0.08median 0.82 -0.49median 0.79

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 monthsSUZIPSLVM
Revenue $9.04B $24.20B $3.30B
Gross profit $2.58B $7.21B $679.00M
Operating income $1.91B $2.13B $261.00M
Net income $1.56B -$3.44B $76.00M
Free cash flow $888.28M $492.00M -$11.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $-6.49 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $726.00M $227.00M
Total debt $17.89B $34.22B $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 529.50M 39.80M
Enterprise value -$7.34B $13.57B $1.17B

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
MetricSUZIPSLVM
P/E 7.0x -5.1x 17.1x
P/FCF 12.5x 42.6x -118.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 7.9x 6.2x
P/S 1.2x 0.9x 0.4x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.8x 6.0x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 13.8x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 27.0x 59.8x -194.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 11.1x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.19 0.08 -0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUZIPSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 25.4% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 6.1% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.8% 32.6% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.1% 7.9% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.3% 6.8% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -13.8% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -12,633% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -74.4% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% -12,708% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -60.9% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% 139.3% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 8.6% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 516.9% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% -18.3% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUZIPSLVM
Gross margin 28.6% 29.8% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 46.0% 20.4% 13.3%
Operating margin 21.1% 8.8% 7.9%
Pretax margin 25.9% -13.5% 4.3%
Net margin 17.2% -14.2% 2.3%
FCF margin 9.8% 2.0% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 10.9% 6.3%
Return on equity 16.6% -23.5% 7.9%
Return on assets 4.8% -9.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 7.1% 7.5% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 6.4% 7.3% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.8x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUZIPSLVM
Debt / assets 54.2% 25.2% 33.5%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.7x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 20.1x 18.7x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 70.9% 60.4% 66.8%
Equity / assets 29.1% 39.6% 33.2%
Interest coverage 1.4x 6.2x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.03 1.62 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUZIPSLVM
Dividend yield 2.4% 5.5% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.7% 8.7%
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.

ConsensusSUZIPSLVM
Forward P/E 6.2xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -31.6%FY2026 – -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -29.4% +122.1% +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.39BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +17.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUZIPSLVM
Held by institutions 5.9% 85.3% 99.6%
Institutions holding 136 855 335
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +4.9% -0.4%
Institutions buying 77 453 162
Institutions selling 46 282 88
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.61 1.84

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.

SUZIPSLVM
SUZ 1.00 0.26 0.28
IP 0.26 1.00 0.49
SLVM 0.28 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUZ, IP and SLVM?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suzano (SUZ) $10.99B, International Paper (IP) $17.67B, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUZ, IP and SLVM?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Suzano (SUZ) 7.1x, International Paper (IP) -5.1x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Suzano (SUZ) 6.2x, International Paper (IP) 25.5x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, International Paper (IP) leads (Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suzano (SUZ) returned the most: Suzano (SUZ) -3.4%, International Paper (IP) -31.7%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -23.9%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (Suzano (SUZ) +0.2%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.8%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUZ, IP and SLVM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Paper (IP) 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.