Sylvamo (SLVM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Sylvamo (SLVM) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.41% in Q2 2026, down 5.68 percentage points from 18.09% a year earlier and down 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sylvamo (SLVM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sylvamo reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.96%, down 8.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of -2.63 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 24.37% in FY2024 (+2.85 pp), 21.52% in FY2023 (-8.60 pp), 30.12% in FY2022 (+11.53 pp) and 18.59% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 5.38 percentage points in Q1 2023, against a drop of 13.06 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.72% (Q1 2026), 15.57% (Q4 2025) and 16.54% (Q3 2025).
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 | 12.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.09% |
| 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 | 21.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.92% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.86% |
API Access
Sylvamo 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=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();