Mercer International (MERC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Mercer International (MERC) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -1687.55% for Q1 2026, down 1666.62 percentage points from -20.94% a year earlier and down 1454.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercer International (MERC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Mercer International posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -200.02%, down 184.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -197.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -15.99% in FY2024 (+16.85 pp), -32.84% in FY2023 (-65.07 pp), 32.23% in FY2022 (+5.83 pp) and 26.41% in FY2021 (+29.40 pp).
- The Q1 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -236.04 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 36.24 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 1666.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q1 2026 came in at -232.88% (Q4 2025), -42.80% (Q3 2025) and -24.72% (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 13.73 Bn | 12.04 Bn | 311.00 Mn | 5.00% |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.82 Bn | -7.75 Bn | 558.88 Mn | 16.40% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.48 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.30 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 7.86% |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 23.51 Mn | 16.66 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Mercer International | 20.78 Mn | -427.45 Mn | 10.48 Mn | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 2.73% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 14.96% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 10 | Boise Cascade | 2.59 Bn | 954.37 Mn | 327.87 Mn | 5.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1,687.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -232.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -42.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -24.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.65% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -37.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -37.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -37.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -19.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.55% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.74% |
API Access
Mercer International Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();