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Sylvamo

SLVM NYSE Paper Products Financials FY2019–FY2025

Sylvamo's revenue fell 11.2% to $3.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.5%, down from 12.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $44 million, down 82.3%. It paid out $155 million in dividends and buybacks, 352% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.1%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$32.54

0.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$3.4B
11.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
7.5%
4.5 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$132M
56.3%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$44.0M
82.3%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
10.9%
11.0 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$1.3B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
17.4x
On $1.87 EPS (TTM)

What Sylvamo does

No business description yet.

Legal name
SYLVAMO CORPORATION
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001856485-26-000008
0001856485

Revenue and margins

Sylvamo had $3.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 11.2% on the year before.

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Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2019 to 2025, diluted EPS grew −14.9% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $44.0M in fiscal 2025, 1.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Sylvamo returned $155M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 352% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.1%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Sylvamo yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$651M and divides by 40.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 17.4x · peers 22.2x · sector 20.6x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Sylvamo can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $159M$360M$220M$205M$135M
Debt incl. finance leases $1.4B$1.0B$959M$804M$786M
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x1.0x1.3x1.0x1.5x
Debt / equity 7.6x1.5x1.1x1.0x0.8x
Interest coverage 11.3x6.9x6.9x8.0x5.1x
Current ratio 1.5x1.7x1.7x1.6x1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x1.2x1.1x1.0x0.9x
Total assets $2.6B$2.7B$2.9B$2.6B$2.8B
Total liabilities $2.4B$2.0B$2.0B$1.8B$1.8B
Shareholders' equity $182M$678M$901M$847M$966M
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.2B$672M$739M$599M$651M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.8M

4 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jun 15, 2026 Lizanne M BruceDirector Sold 1,230 $41.70 $0.1M Form 4
Mar 17, 2026 Patrick WilczynskiSVP, Operational Excellence Sold 6,000 $42.28 $0.3M Form 4
Mar 9, 2026 Kevin W FergusonVP, Controller,Chief Acct.Off. Sold 2,500 $42.06 $0.1M Form 4
Mar 4, 2026 Rodrigo DavoliSVP & Gm, North America Sold 3,250 $46.46 $0.2M Form 4
Dec 9, 2025 Kevin W FergusonVP, Controller,Chief Acct.Off. Sold 2,000 $48.25 $0.1M Form 4
Nov 14, 2025 Kevin W FergusonVP, Controller,Chief Acct.Off. Sold 1,000 $45.77 $0.0M Form 4
Nov 12, 2025 Kevin W FergusonVP, Controller,Chief Acct.Off. Sold 2,000 $48.70 $0.1M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 7 / 86 / 85 / 8
Accruals ratio −9.0%−6.1%−5.1%
Altman Z'' 5.175.715.00

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7 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $4.0B $2.4B $2.8B $3.6B $3.7B $3.8B $3.4B
Operating income — — — $553M $441M $453M $251M
Interest expense $5.0M $4.0M $32.0M $80.0M $64.0M $57.0M $49.0M
Pretax income $502M $95.0M $328M $467M $369M $405M $199M
Income tax $125M $8.0M $101M $131M $116M $103M $67.0M
Net income $377M $170M $331M $118M $253M $302M $132M
Diluted EPS $8.55 $3.85 $7.53 $2.66 $5.93 $7.18 $3.24
Diluted shares 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $524M $359M $549M $438M $504M $469M $268M
Capital expenditure $118M $66.0M $69.0M $149M $210M $221M $224M
Free cash flow $406M $293M $480M $289M $294M $248M $44.0M
Depreciation and amortization $192M $135M $126M $125M $143M $159M $179M
Stock-based compensation $19.0M $15.0M $14.0M $20.0M $23.0M $23.0M $18.0M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $167M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $80.0M $70.0M $69.0M $82.0M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $10.0M $57.0M $62.0M $73.0M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $90.0M $127M $131M $155M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $89.0M $95.0M $159M $360M $220M $205M $135M
Total debt — $22.0M $1.4B $1.0B $959M $804M $786M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $23.0M $22.0M $17.0M $16.0M $14.0M $15.0M
Current assets — $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $1.1B $1.1B
Current liabilities — $490M $758M $728M $695M $682M $716M
Inventory $0.0M $342M $279M $364M $404M $361M $418M
Property and equipment, net — $974M $764M $817M $1.0B $944M $1.0B
Total assets — $2.9B $2.6B $2.7B $2.9B $2.6B $2.8B
Total liabilities — $799M $2.4B $2.0B $2.0B $1.8B $1.8B
Shareholders' equity $2.5B $2.1B $182M $678M $901M $847M $966M
Margins
Operating margin — — — 15.2% 11.9% 12.0% 7.5%
EBITDA margin 17.4% 9.8% 17.2% 18.7% 15.7% 16.2% 12.8%
Net margin 9.4% 7.1% 11.7% 3.3% 6.8% 8.0% 3.9%
FCF margin 10.1% 12.3% 17.0% 8.0% 7.9% 6.6% 1.3%
Returns
Return on capital — — 14.5% 29.0% 20.2% 21.9% 10.9%
Return on capital employed — — 16.9% 29.0% 21.2% 22.1% 12.7%
Return on equity — — 28.9% 27.4% 32.1% 34.6% 14.6%
Return on assets — — 12.0% 4.5% 9.1% 11.0% 4.9%
Growth
Revenue growth — −40.6% 18.6% 28.3% 2.6% 1.4% −11.2%
Net income growth — −54.9% 94.7% −64.4% 114.4% 19.4% −56.3%
EPS growth — −55.0% 95.6% −64.7% 122.9% 21.1% −54.9%
FCF growth — −27.8% 63.8% −39.8% 1.7% −15.7% −82.3%
Share count change — 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% −3.8% −1.6% −3.1%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — −0.3x 2.5x 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Debt / equity — 0.0x 7.6x 1.5x 1.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Interest coverage 101.4x 24.8x 11.3x 6.9x 6.9x 8.0x 5.1x
Current ratio — 2.3x 1.5x 1.7x 1.7x 1.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio — 1.6x 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.9% 2.8% 2.4% 4.1% 5.6% 5.9% 6.7%
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 31.1% 43.2% 52.8% 352.3%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — — — 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0
Altman Z'' — 4.4 4.3 5.4 5.2 5.7 5.0
Accruals ratio — — −7.9% −12.1% −9.0% −6.1% −5.1%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001856485). Data updated October 21, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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