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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.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 5.95 | 10.35 | 9.36 | 10.12 | 5.77 | 9.51 | 10.83 | 7.37 | 5.33 | 1.48 |
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| 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.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
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%) |
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.