Sylvamo CorpSLVM
Sylvamo Corp Segments Disclosure
FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA
The Company’s three business segments, Europe, Latin America and North America, are organized by geography. These segments are consistent with the internal structure used to manage these businesses. Each of our segments derive their revenue from the manufacture and sale of paper and pulp products.
Business segment operating profits are used by the Company’s management to measure the earnings performance of its businesses. Management believes that business segment operating profit provides investors and analysts useful insights into our operating performance. We define business segment operating profit as our income from continuing operations before income taxes calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding net interest expense (income), foreign exchange on a note receivable from our Brazilian subsidiary, net business and corporate special items.
The chief operating decision maker uses business segment operating profit to allocate resources (primarily capital spending) for each segment predominantly during the annual strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting processes. The chief operating decision maker also considers actual performance variances in business segment operating profits on a monthly basis to assess the performance of the segments. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer.
Sales by business segment are determined using a management approach and include intersegment sales (which are eliminated in consolidation). External sales in the External Net Sales table are defined as those that are made to parties outside the Company’s combined group.
INFORMATION BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
Net Sales and Business Segment Operating Profit
2025:
In millions | Europe | Latin America | North America | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 741 | $ | 904 | $ | 1,754 | $ | 3,399 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Intersegment Sales | (2) | (46) | — | (48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | 739 | 858 | 1,754 | 3,351 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of products sold and other | 720 | 555 | 1,251 | 2,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance outages | 40 | 21 | 49 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic downtime | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 54 | 95 | 132 | 281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested | 34 | 87 | 58 | 179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment of goodwill | 11 | — | — | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other special items, net (a) | 11 | — | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Segment Operating Profit | $ | (112) | $ | 100 | $ | 263 | $ | 251 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange on intercompany note (b) | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate special items, net (a) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other special items, net (a) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Segment Operating Profit | $ | 251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Net special items in the period presented primarily include the impairment of goodwill in our France reporting unit, certain severance costs related to our salaried workforce, a pre-tax gain to adjust the recognition of a foreign value-added tax refund in Brazil, charges related to the termination of the Georgetown mill offtake agreement, and environmental reserves in Brazil.
(b) Unallocated (income) expense related to the foreign exchange on a note receivable from our Brazilian subsidiary.
2024:
In millions | Europe | Latin America | North America | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 801 | $ | 974 | $ | 2,029 | $ | 3,804 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Intersegment Sales | (2) | (29) | — | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | 799 | 945 | 2,029 | 3,773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of products sold and other | 694 | 617 | 1,438 | 2,749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance outages | 1 | 18 | 54 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic downtime | 10 | — | 27 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 52 | 91 | 167 | 310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested | 33 | 75 | 51 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other special items, net (a) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Segment Operating Profit | $ | 10 | $ | 150 | $ | 293 | $ | 453 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate special items, net (a) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other special items, net (a) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Segment Operating Profit | $ | 453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Net special items in the period presented primarily include legal fees related to the Brazil Tax Dispute, a loss related to forest fires in Brazil, certain severance costs related to our salaried workforce, and integration costs related to the Nymölla acquisition.
2023:
In millions | Europe | Latin America | North America | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 821 | $ | 1,006 | $ | 1,951 | $ | 3,778 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Intersegment Sales | — | (57) | — | (57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | 821 | 949 | 1,951 | 3,721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of products sold and other | 704 | 574 | 1,342 | 2,620 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance outages | 27 | 9 | 53 | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic downtime | 38 | — | 85 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 68 | 98 | 163 | 329 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested | 28 | 68 | 47 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other special items, net (a) | 19 | (3) | 8 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Segment Operating Profit | $ | (25) | $ | 197 | $ | 269 | $ | 441 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate special items, net (a) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other special items, net (a) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Segment Operating Profit | $ | 441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Net special items in the period presented primarily include foreign VAT refunds, transaction and integration costs related to the Nymölla acquisition, the impact of the step-up of acquired Nymölla inventory sold during the first quarter of 2023, and certain severance costs related to our salaried workforce.
Note: Cost of products sold and other in each of the tables above includes costs directly related to the manufacture of our products and taxes other than payroll and income taxes but excludes costs directly attributable to maintenance outages and unabsorbed costs due to economic downtime. Costs of products sold and other also excludes depreciation, amortization and cost of timber harvested which is presented separately.
The Company had one customer within our North America business segment that represented approximately 15%, 13% and 14% of our consolidated net sales for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Assets
In millions as of December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
Europe | $ | 500 | $ | 324 | ||||||||||
Latin America | 1,231 | 1,065 | ||||||||||||
North America | 884 | 904 | ||||||||||||
Corporate and Other (a) | 148 | 311 | ||||||||||||
Assets | $ | 2,763 | $ | 2,604 | ||||||||||
(a) Includes corporate assets.
Capital Spending
In millions | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Europe | $ | 36 | $ | 27 | $ | 31 | ||||||||||||||
Latin America | 116 | 140 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
North America | 71 | 53 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Capital Spending | $ | 224 | $ | 221 | $ | 210 | ||||||||||||||
INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
External Net Sales (a)
In millions | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
United States | $ | 1,754 | $ | 2,029 | $ | 1,951 | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 904 | 971 | 995 | |||||||||||||||||
Europe | 741 | 801 | 821 | |||||||||||||||||
Americas, other than United States and Brazil | — | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate and Intersegment Sales | (48) | (31) | (57) | |||||||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 3,351 | $ | 3,773 | $ | 3,721 | ||||||||||||||
(a)Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the seller.
Long-Lived Assets
In millions as of December 31 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
United States | $ | 467 | $ | 453 | ||||||||||
Brazil | 737 | 634 | ||||||||||||
Europe | 207 | 176 | ||||||||||||
Long-Lived Assets | $ | 1,411 | $ | 1,263 | ||||||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 21, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 22, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 2, 2022 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.