Mercer International (MERC) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Mercer International's (MERC) Debt Ratio came in at 1.04 for Q2 2026, up 62.5% from 0.64 a year earlier and up 19.7% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Mercer International (MERC) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mercer International's Debt Ratio stood at 0.79, up 21.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Debt Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Mercer International's Debt Ratio was 0.65 in FY2024 (+7.8%), 0.60 in FY2023 (+22.3%), 0.49 in FY2022 (-6.1%) and 0.53 in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with growth averaging 18.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 62.5%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 6.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.87 (Q1 2026), 0.79 (Q4 2025) and 0.68 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.22 Bn | 12.53 Bn | 311.00 Mn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.83 Bn | -7.74 Bn | 558.88 Mn | 0.04 |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.39 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.34 |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 22.18 Mn | 15.34 Mn | - | 0.42 |
| 6 | Mercer International | 21.45 Mn | -426.78 Mn | 10.48 Mn | 1.04 |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.31 |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 0.49 |
| 10 | Boise Cascade | 2.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 327.87 Mn | 0.13 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.04 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.64 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.63 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.52 |
API Access
Mercer International Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "MERC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();