Suzano (SUZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026)
Suzano's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.38% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.16 percentage points from 9.54% a year earlier and down 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Suzano (SUZ) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Suzano came in at 6.80%, down 4.77 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.09 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.57% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.56 pp), 14.13% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-199.15 pp), 213.28% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+175.69 pp) and 37.59% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+29.70 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to the quarter ended Sep 30, 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for 12 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a gain of 32.15 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a drop of 27.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SUZ's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 6.42% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 6.80% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 7.39% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.05 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 311.00 Mn | 5.43% |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.92 Bn | -7.38 Bn | 558.88 Mn | 6.45% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.51 Bn | 4.61 Bn | 381.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.30 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 12.41% |
| 5 | Mercer International | 9.38 Mn | -438.84 Mn | 10.48 Mn | -33.28% |
| 6 | CL Workshop | 1.32 Mn | -3.14 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.03 Bn | 19.57 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.64% |
| 8 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.95 Bn | 18.88 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.92% |
| 9 | Boise Cascade | 2.71 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 327.87 Mn | 5.93% |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.60 Bn | 1.82 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 5.31% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.45% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.23% |
API Access
Suzano 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=SUZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SUZ", "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=SUZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();