Mercer International Inc.

MERC Basic Materials Paper & Paper Products

Mercer International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.9 billion, down 8.58% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.49%, EPS grew 12.4%, free cash flow grew 5.46% and total debt rose 7.12%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

0.19 0.01 −5.00%
Market cap
$13.4M
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
−0.4×
Dividend yield
0.00%
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
0.46
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
12/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total buys 1.30
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — 1 — — 2 1 — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — — — — — —
Insider Ownership 39.87%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 13.43
Revenue 1,857.15
Net Income (517.45)
Free Cash Flow (147.80)
Net Debt 1,551.60
Current Ratio 1.30
Debt/Equity (16.69) (negative: negative equity)
P/E ratio 0.00
Fwd P/E (0.38) (negative: loss-making)
P/S ratio 0.01
P/B ratio 0.00
Past 5Y EPS Growth —
This Y EPS Growth 51.92% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y EPS Growth 66.74% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y revenue growth 4.12%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 48.38% (at or above 15%: strong)

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Valuation vs history

P/S against its own 10 years 0.11%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 17.62%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio —
Annual Dividend Rate 0.00
Annual Dividend Yield 0.00%
total individual payouts
2027 Powerpack
2026 Powerpack
2025 0.18
0.08
0.08
2024 0.30
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
2023 0.30
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
2022 0.30
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
2021 0.26
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
2020 0.33
0.14
0.07
0.07
0.07
2019 0.54
0.13
0.14
0.14
0.14
2018 0.50
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
2017 0.47
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.13
2016 0.46
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 314 185 187 84
Receivables 306 327 299 309
Inventory 414 362 359 375
Other 35 18 — —
1,093 910 866 783
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 279 249 283 270
ST’ Debt — — — 330
Other 7 8 1 1
286 257 284 601

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 6.10% 5.59% (6.44%)
Cash Flow (25.32%) (27.05%) (71.23%)
Earnings 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Book Value (15.87%) (35.32%) (56.71%)

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 489 460 — — —
’25 507 454 458 450 1,868
’24 553 499 502 488 2,043
’23 523 530 471 470 1,994
’22 593 572 533 583 2,281
’21 413 402 470 519 1,803
’20 351 341 333 398 1,423
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (86) (15) — — —
’25 (3) (5) (30) 46 9
’24 (29) 62 (14) 71 90
’23 (50) 15 (25) (9) (69)
’22 69 155 87 51 361
’21 30 81 40 31 182
’20 (70) 64 28 19 42
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (99) (27) — — —
’25 (23) (29) (59) 37 (74)
’24 (48) 44 (36) 65 26
’23 (83) (22) (62) (35) (202)
’22 35 107 38 0 181
’21 4 18 1 (3) 21
’20 (93) 42 14 (1) (38)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (0.78) (1.13) — — —
’25 (0.33) (1.29) (1.21) (4.61) (7.44)
’24 (0.25) (1.01) (0.26) 0.25 (1.27)
’23 (0.46) (1.48) (0.39) (1.31) (3.65)
’22 1.34 1.07 1.00 0.30 3.71
’21 0.09 0.32 1.04 1.12 2.58
’20 (0.05) (0.13) 0.11 (0.20) (0.26)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

3.5
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 5.95 10.35 9.36 10.12 5.77 9.51 10.83 7.37 5.33 1.48

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 10.75 15.00 19.14 17.74 13.44 18.14 17.50 13.25 11.20 8.28
People
People Employees 1,486 1,840 2,210 2,325 2,375 2,415 3,320 20 20 3,545
Revenue/emp, $m 0.63 0.64 0.66 0.70 0.60 0.75 0.69 99.69 102.17 0.53
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 932 1,169 1,458 1,624 1,423 1,803 2,281 1,994 2,043 1,868
Gross margin, % 16.99 18.67 22.59 9.74 9.18 23.60 21.84 (1.60) 9.27 (3.62)
EBT 59 104 177 10 (11) 261 345 (270) (87) (511)
EBT margin, % 6.38 8.89 12.16 0.59 (0.78) 14.45 15.14 (13.53) (4.25) (27.37)
Net income 35 70 129 (10) (17) 171 247 (242) (85) (498)
Depreciation 72 85 97 126 129 132 144 173 205 160
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 14.41 18.01 22.38 24.78 21.64 27.35 34.51 30.02 30.58 27.91
Earnings 0.54 1.09 1.97 (0.15) (0.26) 2.59 3.74 (3.65) (1.27) (7.44)
Cash flow 2.18 2.19 3.63 3.73 0.63 2.76 5.46 (1.04) 1.35 0.13
Capex (0.69) (0.92) (1.35) (2.02) (1.20) (2.44) (2.71) (2.00) (0.96) (1.23)
Free cash flow 1.49 1.27 2.29 1.70 (0.57) 0.32 2.74 (3.04) 0.39 (1.10)
Book value 5.87 8.48 8.93 8.40 9.14 10.52 12.69 9.57 6.43 1.02
Shares, m 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 67
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 21.11 13.12 5.30 0.00 0.00 4.63 3.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
P/S 0.79 0.79 0.47 0.50 0.47 0.44 0.34 0.31 0.21 0.07
P/B 1.94 1.69 1.17 1.46 1.12 1.14 0.91 0.99 1.01 1.95
EV/Sales 1.34 1.24 1.24 0.97 1.06 0.94 0.78 0.97 0.85 0.84
EV/FCF 12.97 17.68 12.09 14.16 (40.12) 79.23 9.78 (9.55) 69.26 (21.06)
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 141 142 237 244 42 182 361 (69) 90 9
Capex (44) (60) (88) (133) (79) (161) (179) (133) (64) (82)
Free cash flow 96 82 149 112 (38) 21 181 (202) 26 (74)
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 309 422 615 588 663 781 800 806 653 582
Total debt 647 986 1,066 1,119 1,187 1,238 1,347 1,609 1,474 1,605
Net debt 506 526 826 768 826 892 992 1,295 1,289 1,418
Shareholders’ equity 379 551 581 550 601 694 839 635 430 68
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 2.98 4.89 6.95 (0.48) (0.82) 7.63 9.73 (8.99) (3.46) (23.13)
ROIC 8.03 9.79 11.90 3.98 2.79 13.66 13.39 (6.11) 0.55 (16.72)
ROE 9.17 15.16 22.72 (1.70) (2.99) 26.41 32.23 (32.84) (15.99) (200.02)
Negative figures in brackets.

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Charts ten years each

Mercer International Inc. vs peers in Paper & Paper Products (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
SUZ Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR $10.3B 4.3× — −2.26% (below 0%: shrinking) −59.15% (below 0%: shrinking) +85.24% (above 0%: growing) 24.41% 24.06% Compare
SLVM Sylvamo Corporation $1.3B 17.2× 14.0× +1.51% (above 0%: growing) n/m −1,050.00% (below 0%: shrinking) 16.38% 2.48% Compare
CLW Clearwater Paper Corporation $311.3M — (loss-making) 12.7× −4.34% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m +216.24% (above 0%: growing) (2.77%) (6.40%) Compare
MERC Mercer International Inc. $13.4M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +1.49% (above 0%: growing) n/m +5.46% (above 0%: growing) (5.96%) (12.81%)
ITP IT Tech Packaging Inc $2.5M — (loss-making) 21.1× +2.07% (above 0%: growing) n/m +22.05% (above 0%: growing) 7.90% (3.91%) Compare
Median of peers $800.6M — 14.0× −0.37% — +53.65% 12.14% (0.72%)

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Mercer International Inc. (MERC) key facts

  • Concern: Mercer International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.9 billion, down 8.58% from fiscal 2024.
  • Concern: Mercer International Inc. reported a net loss of $497.9 million, or a loss of $7.44 per share, for fiscal 2025.
  • Mercer International Inc. (MERC) is a Paper & Paper Products company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
  • As of October 16, 2026, MERC traded at $0.19, a market capitalization of $13.4 million.
  • Trailing earnings are negative, so a P/E ratio is not meaningful; the stock trades at 0.0× sales.
  • Return on equity was −200.0% and debt-to-equity -16.69.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.46 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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