West Fraser Timber (WFG) Stock Overview
A diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, newsprint, paper, wood chips and other residuals. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$65.55 |
| 52 Week High | CA$79.33 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$57.34 |
| Beta | 1.17 |
| 1 Month Change | -4.65% |
| 3 Month Change | 5.76% |
| 1 Year Change | -15.88% |
| 3 Year Change | -12.54% |
| 5 Year Change | 1.49% |
| Change since IPO | 194.38% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| WFG | US Forestry | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 1.0% | -1.4% | -1.2% |
| 1Y | -15.9% | -22.9% | 17.6% |
Return vs Industry: WFG exceeded the US Forestry industry which returned -20.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WFG underperformed the US Market which returned 18.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WFG volatility | |
|---|---|
| WFG Average Weekly Movement | 5.1% |
| Forestry Industry Average Movement | 6.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: WFG has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WFG's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 9,600 | Sean McLaren | www.westfraser.com |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, newsprint, paper, wood chips and other residuals. It operates through four segments: Lumber, North America Engineered Wood Products, Pulp & Paper, and Europe Engineered Wood Products. The Lumber segment produces spruce, pine, fir and southern yellow pine lumber, douglas fir, hemlock, wood chips, and other residuals.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Fundamentals Summary
| WFG fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$5.13b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$937.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$5.46b |
Is WFG overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WFG income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$5.46b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$4.18b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.28b |
| Other Expenses | US$2.22b |
| Earnings | -US$937.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -11.97 |
| Gross Margin | 23.40% |
| Net Profit Margin | -17.15% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 5.1% |
How did WFG perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does WFG pay a reliable dividends?
See WFG dividend history and benchmarks| West Fraser Timber dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Mar 13 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Apr 02 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 8 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 28 days |
Does WFG pay a reliable dividends?
See WFG dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/04 07:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Industry and Sector Metrics
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Analyst Sources
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is covered by 13 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ketan Mamtora | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Hamir Patel | CIBC Capital Markets |
| Pierre Lacroix | Desjardins Securities Inc. |