Iron Mountain vs Weyerhaeuser
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I put Iron Mountain and Weyerhaeuser side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Weyerhaeuser is the larger business, with $6.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.9B for Iron Mountain.
- Iron Mountain grew revenue faster (12.2%, against −3.1%).
- Iron Mountain kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.9% operating margin, against 10.6%).
- Iron Mountain earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (5.6%, against 5.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Iron Mountain’s earnings: a P/E of 80.8x against 29.7x for Weyerhaeuser.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Iron Mountain
IRM
5/8
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-score
Weyerhaeuser
WY
3/8
Net marginNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | IRM FY25 | WY FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $33.9B | $14.1B |
| Revenue | $6.9B | $6.9B |
| Free cash flow | −$932M | — |
| Net income | $152M | $324M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 12.2% | −3.1% |
| 5-year growth | 10.7% | −1.7% |
| Share count change | 0.5% | −0.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 14.8% |
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 10.6% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| FCF margin | −13.5% | — |
| Return on capital | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Return on equity | — | 3.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $16.8B | $5.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.7x | 4.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $919M | $766M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 80.8x | 29.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.