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 | 14.87 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 257.00 Mn | 5.25% |
| 2 | Suzano | 12.35 Bn | -4.50 Bn | 762.11 Mn | 5.96% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 362.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.52 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 205.00 Mn | 9.85% |
| 5 | Mercer International | 16.08 Mn | -405.04 Mn | 24.19 Mn | -33.32% |
| 6 | CL Workshop | 523,494.94 | -3.94 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.82% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 4.09% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.85% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.16% |
| 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
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();