Mercer International (MERC) Tax Rate (2011 - 2024)
Mercer International (MERC) posted Tax Rate of 15.00% for Q2 2026, up 12.89 percentage points from 2.12% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mercer International (MERC) Tax Rate (2011 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Mercer International was 6.13%, up 8.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.61%, up 0.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +57.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Mercer International's Tax Rate was 2.04% in FY2024 (-8.25 pp), 10.29% in FY2023 (-18.17 pp), 28.46% in FY2022 (-5.92 pp) and 34.38% in FY2021 (+89.11 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -18.13% in Q3 2023 to a high of 36.97% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.61 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 62.74 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 50.05 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 13.59% (Q1 2026), -0.85% (Q4 2025) and 15.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.09 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 311.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.77 Bn | -7.80 Bn | 558.88 Mn | - |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.59 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.35 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 1,200.00% |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 24.17 Mn | 17.32 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Mercer International | 21.45 Mn | -426.78 Mn | 10.48 Mn | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.20 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 31.25% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.79 Bn | 18.33 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 25.83% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.72 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 7.69% |
| 10 | Boise Cascade | 2.65 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 327.87 Mn | 27.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 33.29% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 31.26% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 273.77% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.82% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 50.42% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 32.12% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 31.25% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 19.83% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 33.55% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 27.20% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 21.69% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 23.88% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 137.04% |
API Access
Mercer International Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=MERC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();