Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Paper & Forest Products
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.70 | 3.08 | 3.07 | 2.60 | 2.68 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +262.4% | +10.4% | -69.2% | -93.5% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.38 |
| — | -88.8% | -81.4% | -76.0% | -66.9% | -53.3% | -54.8% | -32.3% | -33.6% | -25.6% | +12.9% | -3.4% | +1.5% | -21.2% | -33.9% | -20.7% | -13.4% | -6.0% | -27.3% | -32.3% | -9.9% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.26 | — | — | — | 1.95 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.88 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 0.99 | 0.86 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.92 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.14 |
| — | — | — | — | +92.6% | -38.8% | -55.2% | -18.7% | +1.9% | +2.1% | +60.1% | +46.8% | +8.1% | -24.6% | -37.2% | -34.7% | -19.5% | -7.1% | -16.8% | -28.1% | +1.7% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | 1.04 | — | — | — | 2.15 | — | 3.22 | — | — | — | — | — | 246.22 | 5.37 | 2.04 | 6.53 | — |
| — | — | — | — | -51.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -96.1% | -81.7% | -88.0% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | 51.99 | — | — | — | 9.29 | 4.39 | 9.07 | — | 12.66 | — | 12.26 | — | 15.91 | 4.64 | 3.35 | 2.96 | 2.91 | 2.58 |
| — | — | — | +459.7% | — | — | — | -26.6% | — | -26.1% | — | -20.4% | — | +265.5% | — | +447.1% | +79.9% | +20.1% | -41.1% | -47.5% | -66.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66.79 | 8.98 | 52.28 | — | 112.63 | — | — | — | — | 9.41 | 4.07 | 3.50 | 3.44 | 3.25 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -40.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +189.7% | +16.7% | -59.1% | -61.2% | -92.0% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | -3.6% | — | -6.0% | -0.9% | -8.3% | 0.1% | -6.2% | 7.2% | 15.6% | 7.6% | 4.1% | 9.9% | 0.9% | 5.7% | -14.4% | 2.6% | 14.2% | 25.0% | 24.1% | 24.4% | 28.6% |
| — | — | +3.4% | -112.4% | -153.2% | -98.1% | -251.8% | -27.5% | +1699.0% | +33.6% | +128.2% | +274.9% | -93.9% | -77.3% | -160.0% | -89.1% | -50.3% | -12.0% | +34.1% | +40.6% | +244.0% | |
| Operating Margin | -9.7% | — | -12.8% | -6.7% | -14.0% | -14.8% | -12.9% | 1.3% | 10.3% | 1.8% | -8.8% | -0.1% | -12.0% | -0.7% | -20.5% | -3.8% | 8.1% | 20.4% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 25.0% |
| — | — | +0.5% | -606.2% | -235.4% | -938.0% | -46.9% | +1741.7% | +186.1% | +342.0% | +57.3% | +97.9% | -247.9% | -103.6% | -203.1% | -118.7% | -67.6% | -15.7% | +54.5% | +66.9% | +538.6% | |
| Net Margin | -26.7% | -13.4% | -16.5% | -10.6% | -68.7% | -17.6% | -19.0% | -4.4% | 3.4% | -3.5% | -13.5% | -3.0% | -18.5% | -5.5% | -18.6% | -5.9% | 3.4% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 15.0% | 14.4% |
| — | +23.8% | +13.0% | -141.2% | -2107.7% | -404.3% | -40.2% | -46.0% | +118.5% | +36.6% | +27.1% | +48.4% | -639.8% | -144.0% | -248.8% | -139.0% | -76.1% | -14.9% | +134.0% | +943.3% | +540.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -200.0% | — | — | -166.3% | -144.4% | -20.0% | -19.5% | -5.2% | 3.5% | -3.5% | -12.7% | -2.8% | -13.4% | -3.7% | -12.6% | -3.7% | 2.6% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 11.3% |
| — | — | — | -3128.2% | -4190.3% | -473.3% | -52.9% | -86.5% | +126.3% | +5.8% | -0.8% | +24.9% | -622.0% | -140.9% | -234.6% | -130.3% | -77.2% | -19.2% | +156.9% | +1097.5% | +600.3% | |
| ROA | -23.1% | -3.2% | -4.0% | -2.6% | -14.3% | -3.5% | -3.7% | -1.0% | 0.7% | -0.7% | -2.7% | -0.6% | -3.3% | -1.0% | -3.7% | -1.1% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| — | +7.2% | -8.6% | -167.3% | -2132.5% | -391.4% | -37.5% | -53.2% | +121.4% | +28.3% | +27.4% | +43.3% | -531.6% | -136.5% | -224.9% | -130.3% | -76.6% | -13.4% | +200.5% | +1242.2% | +623.0% | |
| ROIC | -8.4% | — | -3.0% | -1.6% | -2.8% | -2.8% | -2.4% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 0.4% | -1.8% | -0.0% | -2.2% | -0.1% | -4.2% | -0.8% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| — | — | -22.2% | -664.6% | -235.5% | -870.7% | -38.0% | +1762.4% | +195.7% | +370.4% | +58.4% | +97.8% | -211.9% | -102.7% | -179.7% | -114.1% | -68.9% | -16.6% | +95.5% | +112.7% | +653.8% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 23.89 | — | — | — | 23.89 | 4.37 | 3.46 | 3.48 | 3.47 | 3.13 | 3.26 | 2.85 | 2.56 | 2.43 | 1.95 | 1.70 | 1.63 | 1.89 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.81 |
| — | — | — | — | +588.5% | +39.6% | +6.3% | +22.0% | +35.3% | +29.0% | +67.1% | +67.4% | +57.1% | +28.6% | +16.0% | +2.1% | -9.8% | -3.3% | -17.1% | -24.8% | -9.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 206.60 | — | — | — | 32.28 | 15.03 | 32.04 | — | 40.91 | — | 43.01 | — | 51.00 | 14.24 | 9.64 | 8.71 | 8.29 | 7.61 |
| — | — | — | +540.0% | — | — | — | -21.1% | — | -25.5% | — | -19.8% | — | +346.0% | — | +514.9% | +87.0% | +16.6% | -40.4% | -46.0% | -68.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.05 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 2.17 | 3.05 | 3.01 | 3.10 | 3.25 | 3.55 | 3.79 | 3.46 | 3.74 | 3.82 | 3.97 | 2.70 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.39 | 4.27 | 4.16 | 3.76 |
| — | -59.3% | -58.0% | -33.3% | -13.9% | -20.6% | -10.4% | -13.0% | -7.0% | -4.6% | +28.4% | +19.6% | +22.4% | +17.1% | -36.8% | -24.9% | -17.1% | -8.6% | +20.8% | +2.4% | -9.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.79 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 1.22 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 1.98 | 2.14 | 2.39 | 2.17 | 2.38 | 2.37 | 2.40 | 1.54 | 1.74 | 1.92 | 2.20 | 2.99 | 2.90 | 2.50 |
| — | -63.0% | -60.7% | -38.4% | -16.5% | -29.8% | -20.3% | -17.0% | -9.8% | -0.4% | +41.1% | +37.3% | +23.1% | +9.0% | -48.7% | -40.2% | -23.0% | -7.1% | +27.3% | +3.2% | -12.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | -3.45 | — | -1.89 | -3.07 | -9.29 | -1.32 | -2.10 | 0.23 | 1.71 | 0.33 | -1.47 | 0.16 | -2.16 | -0.00 | -5.26 | -0.89 | 2.53 | 6.47 | 7.09 | 7.48 | 7.70 |
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Mercer International Inc.'s current P/E is -0.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Mercer International Inc.'s current operating margin is -9.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Mercer International Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.