Sylvamo (SLVM) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Sylvamo (SLVM) recorded Operating Margin of 3.72% in Q2 2026, down 2.45 percentage points from 6.17% a year earlier but up 1.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sylvamo (SLVM) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Sylvamo's Operating Margin came in at 7.92% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 2.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 9.37%, down 3.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +3.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 13.28% in FY2024 (+1.16 pp), 12.12% in FY2023 (-3.87 pp), 15.99% in FY2022 (+2.87 pp) and 13.12% in FY2021 (+7.54 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from 2.52% in Q1 2026 to 18.18% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.79 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 156.20 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 12.73 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.52% (Q1 2026), 10.67% (Q4 2025) and 13.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.22 Bn | 12.53 Bn | 311.00 Mn | 11.94% |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.83 Bn | -7.74 Bn | 558.88 Mn | 24.06% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 381.00 Mn | -5.16% |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.39 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.72% |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 22.18 Mn | 15.34 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Mercer International | 21.45 Mn | -426.78 Mn | 10.48 Mn | -12.81% |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.85% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 11.70% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Boise Cascade | 2.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 327.87 Mn | 4.59% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.13% |
API Access
Sylvamo Operating Margin 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=operating-margin&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "SLVM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();