Mercer International Inc. (MERC) stock
MERCNasdaqPulp MillsFiscal year ends December 31
$0.24−0.02 (-8.12%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $16.07MP/E –Yield 62.55%
Mercer International statistics
90 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jun 26, 2025
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.87
- 1.12
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.16%
- 0.52%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 39M
- 68M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 41.5%
- 1.61%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 63.8%
- 96.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -0.79%
- -3.09%
- Short % of Float
- 14.1%
- 4.68%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 8.27%
- 4.31%
- Days to Cover
- 6.28
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $2.85
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $0.12
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $0.19
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $0.26
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $0.85
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.05
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -7.77%
- -1.52%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 19.7%
- 3.92%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -50.7%
- -8.94%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -74.5%
- 11.3%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -87.9%
- -15.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -85.8%
- -11.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -97.4%
- -13.2%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -97.8%
- -31.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -97.2%
- -43.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 80M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 40M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 11M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.31
- 0.61
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.8
- 48.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 117.3%
- 51.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.69
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -28.6%
- -0.54%
- EBITDA Margin
- -13.7%
- 9.90%
- FCF Margin
- -6.93%
- 4.27%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -492.6%
- -6.77%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -24.2%
- -2.07%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -19.9%
- 1.10%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -34.1%
- 0.08%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.23
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.57
- 0.58
- Interest Coverage
- -3.35
- -0.08
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -3.52%
- 0.84%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -6.44%
- -0.76%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 5.59%
- 5.69%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.90
- 0.75
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.66
- 6.58
- Revenue Per Employee
- $518.97K
- $422.91K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$139.88K
- -$18.21K
- Employee Count
- 3,545
- 5,500
- WACC
- 5.82%
- 7.05%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$525.87M
- -$8.75M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.59B
- -$1.55B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$23.78
- -$17.60
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$158.21M
- $905.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$2.36
- $11.00
- Tangible Book Value
- -$180.73M
- $76.53M
- Working Capital
- $139.17M
- $276.90M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$52.83M
- -$175.25M
- FCF Per Share
- -$1.90
- $1.48
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -3085.6%
- -8.22%
- FCF Yield
- -793.0%
- 4.59%
- Dividend Yield
- 62.6%
- 4.19%
- Shareholder Yield
- 62.6%
- 4.47%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.15
- $1.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -50.0%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $122.11M
- $88.00M
- Income Tax
- -$29.99M
- $10.51M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.01
- 1.39
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.58
- -2.64
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MERC | S&P 500 | Difference | MERC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +26.7% | -3.0% | +29.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -52.4% | -2.8% | −49.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | -87.9% | +11.5% | −99.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | -86.1% | +13.5% | −99.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | -97.1% | +77.7% | −174.8 pts | -69.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -97.5% | +72.6% | −170.1 pts | -52.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -96.1% | +308.2% | −404.3 pts | -27.7% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M MERC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.8% from the previous report, or 14.14% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,544,348 | -0.8% | 883,109 | 6.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,588,555 | -3.7% | 1,123,950 | 5.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,806,050 | +5.3% | 609,530 | 9.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,511,837 | -32.9% | 853,002 | 6.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8,216,772 | +128.0% | 15,207,310 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,603,063 | +12.2% | 493,624 | 7.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,210,636 | +2.9% | 386,085 | 8.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,121,321 | -12.9% | 981,128 | 3.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,584,598 | -5.8% | 571,536 | 6.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,803,351 | +6.7% | 336,727 | 11.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,565,426 | -4.6% | 604,318 | 5.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,738,446 | +20.1% | 650,762 | 5.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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