Sylvamo (SLVM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Sylvamo (SLVM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.37% for Q2 2026, down 9.48 percentage points from 16.84% a year earlier and down 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sylvamo (SLVM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sylvamo posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 12.00%, down 9.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of -1.81 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 21.28% in FY2024 (+3.96 pp), 17.32% in FY2023 (-8.04 pp), 25.37% in FY2022 (+11.56 pp) and 13.81% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 7.18 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 11.56 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 9.60% (Q1 2026), 11.56% (Q4 2025) and 14.45% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.87 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 257.00 Mn | 5.54% |
| 2 | Suzano | 12.35 Bn | -4.50 Bn | 762.11 Mn | 6.61% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 362.00 Mn | -18.00% |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.52 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 205.00 Mn | 7.50% |
| 5 | Mercer International | 16.08 Mn | -405.04 Mn | 24.19 Mn | -20.85% |
| 6 | CL Workshop | 523,494.94 | -3.94 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.99% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 9.47% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.69% |
API Access
Sylvamo Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();