Sylvamo (SLVM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Sylvamo (SLVM) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Sylvamo's Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +3.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.87 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 257.00 Mn | 5.37% |
| 2 | Suzano | 12.35 Bn | -4.50 Bn | 762.11 Mn | 9.71% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 362.00 Mn | -6.75% |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.52 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 205.00 Mn | 14.88% |
| 5 | Mercer International | 16.08 Mn | -405.04 Mn | 24.19 Mn | -8.79% |
| 6 | CL Workshop | 523,494.94 | -3.94 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 14.81% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 4.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.64% |
| 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% |
API Access
Sylvamo Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SLVM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();