---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001856485-25-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLVM"
cik: "0001856485"
company_name: "Sylvamo Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T02:12:42.551431+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sylvamo Q1 net income $27M, adj EBITDA $90M; CEO retirement, succession plan

## Summary
- Net income $27M ($0.65 diluted EPS) vs $81M ($1.94) in Q4 2024; revenue $821M down from $970M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $90M (11% margin) vs $157M (16%); Q2 2025 outlook $75M-$95M.
- CEO Jean-Michel Ribiéras to retire end of 2025; John Sims to become CEO Jan 1, 2026, currently COO.
- Don Devlin named new CFO effective May 1, 2025, joining from International Paper.
- Repurchased $20M shares in Q1; $62M remaining on $150M authorization; Q2 dividend $0.45/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001856485-25-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLVM
- cik: 0001856485
- company_name: Sylvamo Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000185648525000014/0001856485-25-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000185648525000014/syl-20250509.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001856485-25-000014.txt

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