Mercer International (MERC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Mercer International's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -33.28% for Q2 2026, down 33.65 percentage points from 0.37% a year earlier and down 6.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercer International (MERC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mercer International's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -21.29%, down 21.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -24.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 0.68% in FY2024 (+8.52 pp), -7.84% in FY2023 (-26.01 pp), 18.16% in FY2022 (+0.46 pp) and 17.71% in FY2021 (+14.33 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 15.36 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 33.65 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MERC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -27.03% (Q1 2026), -21.13% (Q4 2025) and -3.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 13.32 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 311.00 Mn | 5.43% |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.76 Bn | -7.81 Bn | 558.88 Mn | 6.38% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.26 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.29 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 12.41% |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 23.84 Mn | 16.99 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Mercer International | 17.42 Mn | -430.80 Mn | 10.48 Mn | -33.28% |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.31 Bn | 19.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.92% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.37 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.64% |
| 9 | Boise Cascade | 2.62 Bn | 986.47 Mn | 327.87 Mn | 5.93% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.60 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 5.31% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -33.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.81% |
API Access
Mercer International Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();