Mercer International (MERC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Mercer International (MERC) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -26.99% for Q2 2026, down 22.36 percentage points from -4.64% a year earlier and down 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercer International (MERC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mercer International's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -23.13%, down 19.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -22.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mercer International's Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.46% in FY2024 (+5.53 pp), -8.99% in FY2023 (-18.72 pp), 9.73% in FY2022 (+2.10 pp) and 7.63% in FY2021 (+8.45 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 11.48 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 22.40 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -26.34% (Q1 2026), -22.99% (Q4 2025) and -7.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.87 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 257.00 Mn | 2.75% |
| 2 | Suzano | 12.35 Bn | -4.50 Bn | 762.11 Mn | 4.60% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 362.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.52 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 205.00 Mn | -1.61% |
| 5 | Mercer International | 16.08 Mn | -405.04 Mn | 24.19 Mn | -26.91% |
| 6 | CL Workshop | 523,494.94 | -3.94 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.04% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 6.54% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 0.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -26.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -26.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -26.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -22.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.46% |
API Access
Mercer International Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();