SLVM Sylvamo Corp

Overview and Growth

In fiscal 2025, Sylvamo Corp recorded $3.35B of revenue, net income of $132.00M, and an operating cash inflow of $268.00M. The $3.35B revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. The top line contracted 11.2% from $3.77B in fiscal 2024; this top-line contraction left the company with a smaller revenue base. The company reported diluted EPS of $3.24, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. Against diluted EPS of $7.18 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 54.9% lower. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 1.21x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

Gross profit was $735.00M, representing the portion of revenue remaining after the reported cost of revenue and before operating expenses. The gross-profit relationship equaled 21.9% of revenue, quantifying the portion retained before operating expenses were recognized. Operating income was $251.00M, the earnings remaining from reported operations after the company’s recognized operating cost structure. Operating margin measured 7.5%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. The bottom-line result was net income of $132.00M, after the operating, financing, tax, and other items recognized for the period. The final earnings result represented 3.9% of revenue, connecting the absolute net income figure with the company’s top-line scale. Before income taxes, the company reported $199.00M of earnings, providing a bridge between the operating result and final net income. The pretax margin was 5.9%, relating income before taxes directly to revenue. The company recognized $67.00M of income tax for the period, completing the transition from pretax income to net income. The effective relationship between income tax and positive pretax income was 33.7%, without assuming a statutory-rate comparison. Return on period-end equity was 13.7%, relating annual net income to the equity capital on the balance sheet. Net income represented 4.8% of period-end assets, placing the company’s bottom-line result against the total resource base employed.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $2.76B asset base was financed through $1.80B of liabilities and $966.00M of equity. The near-term balance sheet paired $1.08B of current assets with $716.00M of current liabilities at the reporting date. At 1.5x, the current ratio shows that short-term assets were greater than short-term liabilities at period end. Reported cash and equivalents were $135.00M, separating immediately recognizable cash resources from the rest of the current-asset base. Cash and equivalents represented 18.9% of current liabilities, showing the portion of near-term obligations matched by reported cash alone. Liabilities represented 65.0% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Cash and equivalents equaled 4.9% of total assets, showing the liquid cash component within the company’s broader resource base. The asset base changed 6.1% from $2.60B in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets higher year over year.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

The company reported $268.00M of operating cash flow, a cash inflow that shows the cash generated by operations. Against net income, operating cash flow measured 2.03x, showing the relationship between accrual earnings and operating cash. The cash-flow statement records $224.00M of capital expenditures, the investment amount considered after operating cash generation. Capital expenditures represented 83.6% of operating cash flow, leaving the remainder available as free cash flow. Free cash flow came to $44.00M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Relative to revenue, free cash flow equaled 1.3%, showing how much sales converted into cash after investment. Free cash flow equaled 1.6% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.