SUZ vs SW vs MAGN Stock Comparison

Suzano, Smurfit Westrock and Magnera Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SUZ Suzano S.A.
$9.44 +12.4% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.91B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
6 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$44.51 +5.0% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.05B
P/E
48.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins
MAGN Magnera Corp
$12.11 +3.6% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$443.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 6, Magnera 3, Smurfit Westrock 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUZSWMAGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.91B $23.05B $443.72M SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 48.7x -4.0x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 21.5x — SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +1.1% +21.9% MAGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.0% 1.5% -3.4% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 3.0% 2.2% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.2x 5.1x SW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +23.5% +41.3% MAGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr -3.8%/yr -44.7%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 42.6% 55.9% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 48/100 64/100 MAGN

Percentile Scorecard

SUZSWMAGN

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

AxisSUZSWMAGN
Valuation 89 #34 of 296 69 #6 of 17 90 #10 of 95
Growth 31 #191 of 275 13 #14 of 16 100 #1 of 93
Profitability 75 #62 of 241 47 #9 of 16 41 #53 of 89
Financial Health 24 #224 of 294 81 #4 of 17 26 #71 of 96
Shareholder Returns 62 #83 of 218 31 #10 of 14 –
Overall 56 48 64
  • SUZ ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • MAGN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUZSWMAGNSPY
1 month +12.4%+5.0%+3.6% -5.9%
3 months +14.3%-5.2%-3.1% -4.6%
6 months +7.6%+6.9%+3.1% +0.2%
Year to date +1.1%+15.1%-20.0% +7.5%
1 year +3.3%+23.5%+41.3% +8.2%
3 years -10.6%+35.3%-42.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.7%+10.6%-16.7% +19.0%
5 years +5.5%-17.6%-94.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +1.1%-3.8%-44.7% +9.4%
10 years +185.2%+103.2%-94.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.1%+7.3%-25.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSUZSWMAGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%42.6%55.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%37.0%48.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.271.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.550.74 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-55.1%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-14.1%-20.6% -5.9%
52-week high $11.46$51.84$15.26 $779.14
52-week low $7.67$32.79$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.

MultipleSUZSWMAGN
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 17.3x 49.3xmedian 33.2x -3.9xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 10.0x 8.7xmedian 10.3x 6.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 15.8x 27.4xmedian 17.5x 3.8xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.23median 0.59 —median 0.82 -0.07median 1.76

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 monthsSUZSWMAGN
Revenue $10.02B $31.48B $3.28B
Gross profit $2.67B $5.49B $392.00M
Operating income $1.86B $1.44B $63.00M
Net income $1.60B $473.00M -$112.00M
Free cash flow $1.13B $852.00M $113.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $0.90 $-3.12
Cash & equivalents $2.58B $723.00M $280.00M
Total debt $18.81B $14.05B $1.90B
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 528.00M 35.90M
Enterprise value -$6.06B $20.09B -$708.28M

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
MetricSUZSWMAGN
P/E 7.3x 49.3x -3.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 27.4x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 7.7x 2.5x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.3x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 8.7x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 25.5x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 23.7x 43.0x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 12.1x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.23 – -0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUZSWMAGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 1.1% 21.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 30.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.8% -10.1% 37.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.8% – 43.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.8% -16.9% 2,646%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.6% – 44.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.1% -36.8% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.4% – 5.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.5% -37.0% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.8% – 56.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 2.0% 762.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.9% – 126.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.9% 6.5% 399.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.1% – 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUZSWMAGN
Gross margin 26.6% 17.4% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 43.0% 13.3% 9.6%
Operating margin 18.5% 4.6% 1.9%
Pretax margin 23.2% 2.2% -3.0%
Net margin 16.0% 1.5% -3.4%
FCF margin 11.3% 2.7% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 32.0% 9.6% 5.2%
Return on equity 16.4% 2.6% -10.9%
Return on assets 4.6% 1.0% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 3.0% 2.2%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 3.8% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 6.4x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUZSWMAGN
Debt / assets 51.3% 31.1% 49.6%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.8x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.2x 5.1x
Debt / FCF 16.7x 16.5x 16.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 60.1% 73.5%
Equity / assets 27.1% 39.9% 26.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 0.4x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.95 1.48 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUZSWMAGN
Dividend yield 2.2% 4.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.9% 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.

ConsensusSUZSWMAGN
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $2.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -35.9%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -25.4% +66.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.51BFY2026 $33.66BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +9.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUZSWMAGN
Held by institutions 5.9% 95.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 136 643 177
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.7% +0.4%
Institutions buying 77 376 94
Institutions selling 46 191 43
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.97 2.19

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.

SUZSWMAGN
SUZ 1.00 0.37 0.19
SW 0.37 1.00 0.36
MAGN 0.19 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUZ, SW and MAGN?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suzano (SUZ) $11.91B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $23.05B, Magnera (MAGN) $443.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, SUZ, SW and MAGN?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Suzano (SUZ) 7.4x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 48.7x, Magnera (MAGN) -4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (Suzano (SUZ) 7.0x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Magnera (MAGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Suzano (SUZ) +11.4%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%, Magnera (MAGN) +21.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Suzano (SUZ) 16.0%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 1.5%, Magnera (MAGN) -3.4%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (Suzano (SUZ) 6.6%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 3.0%, Magnera (MAGN) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnera (MAGN) returned the most: Suzano (SUZ) +3.3%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +23.5%, Magnera (MAGN) +41.3%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Suzano (SUZ) +1.1%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -3.8%/yr, Magnera (MAGN) -44.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Suzano (SUZ) 30.1%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 42.6%, Magnera (MAGN) 55.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUZ, SW 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, Suzano (SUZ) 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.