Stocks · Basic Materials · Paper, Lumber & Forest Products
Sylvamo Corp SLVM
$32.48 -2.08% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.29B
Weak trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 6, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $1.88, down 63.9% year over year.
- The shares trade at 17.2× trailing earnings, higher than 95% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 13%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 29%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 43%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 29%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 47%
- Gross marginBottom 38%
- Operating marginBottom 40%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 19%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 44%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 38%
- Interest coverTop 48%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 19%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 19%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 5%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 9%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 6%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 16%
- 6-month returnBottom 24%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 19%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 29%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 28%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 50%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 34%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 40%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 28%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 38%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -11.0% | -7.1% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -62.9% | -63.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 20.4% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 5.9% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 5.4% | 3.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -7.1% | -11.0% | ↑ | Bottom 13% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -63.9% | -62.9% | ↓ | Bottom 21% |
| Gross margin | 20.4% | 20.6% | ↓ | Bottom 38% |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 11.8% | ↓ | Bottom 40% |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 6.1% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.0% | 5.4% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% | — | Bottom 47% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -2.6% | — | Bottom 43% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.75×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -2.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.32×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.6×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.87%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 3.25%
- Shareholder yield
- 6.12%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -3.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -11.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -4.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 1 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $48.67
- Target vs current price
- +49.8%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | +71.4% | +8.7% | +3.0% | -6.0% | — |
| May 8, 2026 | -112.0% | -5.9% | -11.4% | -11.6% | -9.9% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | +2.9% | +5.1% | -8.8% | -19.4% | -21.1% |
| Nov 7, 2025 | -8.3% | -0.0% | +7.8% | +13.1% | +17.9% |
| Aug 8, 2025 | -21.3% | -15.6% | -6.6% | -5.1% | -15.1% |
| May 9, 2025 | -2.9% | -12.6% | -7.1% | -10.6% | -22.0% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +5.4% | -7.3% | -6.4% | -14.7% | -20.9% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | +11.9% | -6.9% | -10.4% | -6.3% | -19.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.03 | $0.02 | +71.4% | $806.0M |
| May 8, 2026 | -$0.53 | -$0.25 | -112.0% | $755.0M |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $1.08 | $1.05 | +2.9% | $890.0M |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $1.44 | $1.57 | -8.3% | $846.0M |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.37 | $0.47 | -21.3% | $794.0M |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.68 | $0.70 | -2.9% | $821.0M |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $1.94 | $1.84 | +5.4% | $970.0M |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $2.44 | $2.18 | +11.9% | $965.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 17.2× | 9.7× | 95th | Top 19% |
| P/E (forward) | 21.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9× | — | — | Top 5% |
| EV / Sales | 0.65× | — | — | Top 9% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.67% | — | — | Top 19% |
| Earnings yield | 5.80% | — | — | Top 19% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 3.8× – 21.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -25.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -63.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +181.7%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.9%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -11.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -22.3%
- RSI (14)
- 32.8
- Relative volume
- 1.04×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 38.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 41th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.06
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -40.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -66.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2024 | Oct 2, 2026 | -66.1% | 474 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Jul 11, 2022 | -43.4% | 24 days | 95 days (Nov 22, 2022) |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Aug 16, 2023 | -33.4% | 171 days | 132 days (Feb 26, 2024) |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Oct 6, 2021 | -26.0% | 6 days | 86 days (Feb 8, 2022) |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Mar 2, 2022 | -23.7% | 9 days | 36 days (Apr 22, 2022) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.29B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.2
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.88
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.30B
- Dividend yield
- 5.54%
- 52-week range
- $31.58 – $56.80
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.83B | $3.63B | $3.72B | $3.77B | $3.35B |
| Gross profit | $685.0M | $1.01B | $912.0M | $940.0M | $735.0M |
| Operating income | $327.0M | $536.0M | $403.0M | $444.0M | $249.0M |
| Net income | $331.0M | $118.0M | $253.0M | $302.0M | $132.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $7.52 | $2.66 | $5.93 | $7.18 | $3.22 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $965.0M | $970.0M | $821.0M | $794.0M | $846.0M | $890.0M | $755.0M | $806.0M |
| Net income | $95.0M | $81.0M | $27.0M | $15.0M | $57.0M | $33.0M | -$3.0M | -$11.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.27 | $1.93 | $0.65 | $0.37 | $1.41 | $0.83 | -$0.08 | -$0.28 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $549.0M | $438.0M | $504.0M | $469.0M | $268.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$69.0M | -$149.0M | -$210.0M | -$221.0M | -$224.0M |
| Free cash flow | $480.0M | $289.0M | $294.0M | $248.0M | $44.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$10.0M | -$57.0M | -$62.0M | -$73.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | -$80.0M | -$70.0M | -$69.0M | -$82.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $123.0M
- Total assets
- $2.88B
- Total liabilities
- $1.92B
- Total debt
- $964.0M
- Net debt
- $841.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $955.0M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | $0.45 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.45 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $0.45 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $0.45 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $0.45 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $0.45 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $0.45 | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | $0.45 | Jan 24, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,908,786
- Days to cover
- 12.25
- Change vs previous report
- +8.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.