Mercer International MERC
NASDAQ MERC
$0.43 0.00 (-1.02%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Mercer International (MERC) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025)

Mercer International (MERC) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.08 for Q3 2025, up 31.28% year-over-year from 0.06 in Q3 2024, and up 51.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q2 2025.

Mercer International (MERC) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Mercer International's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.08 for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, FCF Payout Ratio rose 31.28% year-over-year to 0.08; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.25 (down 104.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.13, down 103.68% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q3 2025 stood at 0.08, up from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 12.69 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.17 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.1 (2024), against an average of 1.13.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio surged 15432.36% in 2022, then plunged 260.22% in 2023.
  • Mercer International's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.08 in 2021, then jumped by 15432.36% to 12.69 in 2022, then plunged by 95.96% to 0.51 in 2023, then sank by 61.18% to 0.2 in 2024, then sank by 142.06% to 0.08 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows MERC's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.08 in Q3 2025, 0.17 in Q2 2025, and 0.2 in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Suzano 10.85 Bn 5.66 Bn 558.88 Mn -
2 Sylvamo 1.47 Bn 1.28 Bn 132.00 Mn -0.78
3 Clearwater Paper 349.45 Mn 254.05 Mn -10.40 Mn -
4 Mercer International 28.48 Mn -55.29 Mn 10.48 Mn -
5 It Tech Packaging 2.43 Mn -7.34 Mn 2.02 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 -0.08
Jun 30, 2025 -0.17
Dec 31, 2024 0.20
Sep 30, 2024 -0.12
Jun 30, 2024 0.11
Dec 31, 2023 0.51
Sep 30, 2023 -0.08
Jun 30, 2023 -0.07
Dec 31, 2022 12.69
Sep 30, 2022 0.13
Jun 30, 2022 0.05
Dec 31, 2021 0.08
Sep 30, 2021 2.34
Jun 30, 2021 0.23
Dec 31, 2020 -17.02
Sep 30, 2020 0.31
Mar 31, 2020 -0.10
Dec 31, 2019 3.06
Sep 30, 2019 0.46
Jun 30, 2019 0.13