Sylvamo Corporation (SLVM) Key Metrics
SLVM valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $1.30B
- Enterprise value
- $2.30B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.4 10-yr median 11.0
- Forward P/E
- 7.1
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.6
- Price / book
- 1.5 10-yr median 3.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.3 10-yr median 5.1
- Dividend yield
- 5.49% $1.80 a year
- Beta
- 0.77
SLVM key metrics, 2018–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSLVM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SLVM returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SLVM per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SLVM financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SLVM efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SLVM valuation history
SLVM returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SLVM debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SLVM cash returned to shareholders
SLVM price vs earnings per share
SLVM key metrics
2018–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.97B | $3.32B | $2.10B | $2.16B | $1.23B | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $2.69B | $3.92B | $2.84B | $2.83B | $2.47B | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 15.0 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 3.7 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 44.9 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.4 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 61.2 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 6.7% | 9.1% | 12.1% | 5.5% | 27.0% | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.2% | 7.5% | 14.0% | 13.4% | 39.1% | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 7.9% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 0.8% | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $48.15 | $79.02 | $49.11 | $48.59 | $27.89 | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||
| Revenue per share | $81.73 | $89.83 | $87.14 | $81.71 | $64.27 | $54.07 | $91.07 | $93.12 |
| Earnings per share | $3.22 | $7.19 | $5.93 | $2.66 | $7.52 | $3.85 | $8.55 | $9.47 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.54 | $11.17 | $11.80 | $9.86 | $12.48 | $8.14 | $11.88 | $13.32 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.07 | $5.90 | $6.89 | $6.51 | $10.91 | $6.44 | $9.20 | $9.92 |
| Cash per share | $3.29 | $4.88 | $5.15 | $8.11 | $3.61 | $2.15 | $3.06 | — |
| Book value per share | $23.56 | $20.17 | $21.10 | $15.27 | $4.14 | $47.88 | $57.07 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $20.78 | $17.52 | $17.70 | $9.50 | −$1.89 | $41.40 | $48.95 | — |
| Dividends per share | $1.78 | $1.48 | $1.33 | $0.23 | $0.23 | $0.23 | $0.23 | — |
| Capex per share | $5.46 | $5.26 | $4.92 | $3.36 | $1.57 | $1.70 | $2.68 | $3.39 |
| Debt per share | $20.80 | $19.14 | $22.46 | $23.24 | $31.77 | $1.63 | $1.68 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 41.0M | 42.0M | 42.7M | 44.4M | 44.0M | 44.1M | 44.1M | 44.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.4% | −1.6% | −3.8% | +0.9% | −0.2% | 0.0% | −0.3% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 14.6% | 34.6% | 32.0% | 27.4% | 28.9% | 7.3% | 15.0% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 10.6% | 21.5% | 18.5% | 27.8% | 12.9% | 3.7% | 15.3% | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.9% | 11.0% | 9.1% | 4.4% | 12.0% | 5.3% | 10.9% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | 5.0% | 12.1% | 9.3% | 4.8% | 14.2% | 6.5% | 12.1% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 17.0% | 11.9% | 10.1% | 10.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.03 | 1.55 | 1.99 | 3.71 | 1.66 | 2.11 | 1.39 | 1.41 |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Total debt | $853.0M | $804.0M | $959.0M | $1.03B | $1.40B | $72.0M | $74.0M | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $135.0M | $205.0M | $220.0M | $360.0M | $159.0M | $95.0M | $135.0M | — |
| Net debt | $718.0M | $599.0M | $739.0M | $672.0M | $1.24B | −$23.0M | −$61.0M | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 1.52 | 7.68 | 0.03 | 0.03 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.54 | 0.02 | 0.02 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.70 | 0.97 | 1.29 | 1.04 | 2.55 | −0.10 | −0.09 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.46 | 2.28 | 2.40 | — |
| Quick ratio | 0.92 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.59 | 1.64 | — |
| Interest coverage | 5.5 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 22.8 | 124.8 | — |
| Working capital | $360.0M | $381.0M | $498.0M | $515.0M | $350.0M | $629.0M | $813.0M | — |
| Invested capital | $1.68B | $1.45B | $1.64B | $1.35B | $1.42B | $2.09B | $2.46B | — |
| Tangible asset value | $852.0M | $736.0M | $756.0M | $422.0M | −$83.0M | $1.83B | $2.16B | — |
| Net current asset value | −$721.0M | −$694.0M | −$778.0M | −$789.0M | −$1.31B | $320.0M | $440.0M | — |
| Graham number | $41.31 | $57.12 | $53.04 | $30.22 | $26.46 | $64.44 | $104.76 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$27.34 | −$24.53 | −$28.28 | −$25.45 | −$40.81 | −$1.52 | −$1.43 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Dividends paid | $73.0M | $62.0M | $57.0M | $10.0M | $10.0M | $10.0M | $10.0M | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $82.0M | $69.0M | $70.0M | $80.0M | $0 | $0 | — | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 55.3% | 20.5% | 22.5% | 8.5% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 2.7% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 352.3% | 52.8% | 43.2% | 31.1% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 2.5% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 6.7% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 83.6% | 47.1% | 41.7% | 34.0% | 12.6% | 20.9% | 22.5% | 25.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.19 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.76 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 8.4% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 16.3% | 16.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 48.9 | 44.0 | 45.9 | 45.7 | 67.7 | 101.9 | 64.6 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | 54.3 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 44.8 | 52.9 | 74.3 | 61.3 | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 52.7 | 51.3 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 55.0 | 53.9 | 43.0 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 50.5 | 42.0 | 39.0 | 31.9 | 65.6 | 122.3 | 82.9 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 7.46 | 8.29 | 7.96 | 7.99 | 5.39 | 3.58 | 5.65 | — |
| Payables turnover | 6.92 | 7.12 | 6.43 | 6.24 | 6.63 | 6.77 | 8.48 | — |
| Inventory turnover | 6.72 | 7.41 | 7.32 | 8.15 | 6.90 | 4.91 | 5.95 | — |
| Asset turnover | 1.25 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.03 | 0.75 | 1.16 | — |
| Average receivables | $449.0M | $455.0M | $467.5M | $454.0M | $524.5M | $666.0M | $711.0M | — |
| Average payables | $378.0M | $398.0M | $437.0M | $420.0M | $323.0M | $285.0M | $311.0M | — |
| Average inventory | $389.5M | $382.5M | $384.0M | $321.5M | $310.5M | $392.5M | $443.0M | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.3% | — |
Computed from SLVM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SLVM valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Sylvamo traded at 15.0 times earnings, against a 8-year median of 11.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 17.4 and the forward P/E is 7.1. Sylvamo earned a return on equity of 14.6% and a return on invested capital of 10.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $853.0 million of debt and $135.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $718.0 million. It returned $155.0 million to shareholders: $73.0 million in dividends and $82.0 million in share buybacks, 352% of free cash flow. The share count fell 7.3% from 44.2M to 41.0M over 7 years.
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SLVM key metrics FAQ
What is Sylvamo's P/E ratio?
Sylvamo's trailing P/E ratio is 17.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 7.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 15.0, compared with a 8-year median of 11.0.
What is Sylvamo's EV/EBITDA?
Sylvamo's enterprise value was 6.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.7 billion, EBITDA $423.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 6.3.
What is Sylvamo's return on equity?
Sylvamo's return on equity (ROE) was 14.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $132.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $906.5 million.
What is Sylvamo's ROIC?
Sylvamo's return on invested capital was 10.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Sylvamo have?
Sylvamo had total debt of $853.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88 and $718.0 million of net debt (1.70 times EBITDA).
What is Sylvamo's dividend yield?
Sylvamo's forward dividend yield is 5.49%. Sylvamo paid $73.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.78 per share), a payout ratio of 55.3%.
Does Sylvamo buy back its shares?
Yes. Sylvamo spent $82.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.4% over the year, to 41.0M..
What is Sylvamo's free cash flow yield?
Sylvamo generated $44.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.2% on its market value at year-end ($2.0 billion).
What is Sylvamo's current ratio?
Sylvamo's current ratio was 1.50 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.50 times current liabilities.