Growth Metrics

Sylvamo (SLVM) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 911.0% to 13.72% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.72% through Mar 2026, down 911.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 15.96% for FY2025, 841.0% down from the prior year.

Sylvamo's Return on Capital Employed history spans 6 years, with the latest figure at 13.72% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.72% for Q1 2026, down from 15.57% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 63.56% in Q1 2023 to a low of 13.72% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 24.43% (2024), against an average of 31.93%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 2799bps in 2023 and then plummeted -4566bps in 2024.
  • Sylvamo's Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.59% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 82bps to 52.12% in 2023, then plummeted by -53bps to 24.43% in 2024, then crashed by -36bps to 15.57% in 2025, then decreased by -12bps to 13.72% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SLVM's Return on Capital Employed are 13.72% (Q1 2026), 15.57% (Q4 2025), and 16.92% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn 7.79%
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 13.72%
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn 1.64%
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 -3.52%
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -31.74%
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn -6.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.72%
Dec 31, 2025 15.57%
Sep 30, 2025 16.92%
Jun 30, 2025 18.51%
Mar 31, 2025 22.83%
Dec 31, 2024 24.43%
Sep 30, 2024 22.36%
Jun 30, 2024 20.87%
Mar 31, 2024 17.90%
Dec 31, 2023 52.12%
Sep 30, 2023 55.16%
Jun 30, 2023 57.76%
Mar 31, 2023 63.56%
Dec 31, 2022 28.59%
Sep 30, 2022 35.46%
Jun 30, 2022 29.77%
Mar 31, 2022 47.20%
Dec 31, 2021 52.28%