# Sylvamo Corporation (SLVM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Paper & Forest Products. Price $35.97, market value $1.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.2×** (5-yr avg 10.4×, 3-yr avg 10.8×). Sylvamo Corporation trades at 19.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 7.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.1×**. Enterprise value is 4.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.8%** (5-yr avg 17.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 5.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 5.3%**. 5.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.9%**. 3.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.7%**. 13.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.1%.
- **Return on assets: 2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -11.2%** (3-yr -2.6%/yr, 5-yr 7.0%/yr). Revenue fell 11.2% over the last year, against 7.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -54.9%** (3-yr 6.8%/yr, 5-yr -3.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 54.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -46.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -46.6% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.02**. Debt is 0.02 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.50** (quick 1.50). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.50 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.00%** ($1.80 per share, trailing). Sylvamo Corporation yields 5.00%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 55%**. 55% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Sylvamo Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $51.25 (+42% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.0%** (YTD -22.9%, 3-mo -5.8%). The shares are down 16.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -36.7%** (5.0% above the low). Trading 37% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.70** (volatility 38%). Beta of 0.70 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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