West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is a diversified wood products company that produces lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and renewable energy. The company serves key end markets such as home construction, repair and remodeling, industrial applications, and paper and tissue manufacturing. Its engineered wood lineup includes products such as oriented strand board, laminated veneer lumber, medium-density fibreboard, plywood, and particleboard, supporting a wide range of structural and interior building uses. West Fraser Timber operates across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, making it an important supplier in the forest products and building materials markets. The company is recognized for its broad manufacturing footprint and integrated product portfolio, which connect forestry resources with essential materials used across residential and industrial supply chains.
$67.02
+$0.63 (+0.95%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-8.70% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue declined 11.5% YoY. Margins deteriorated 10.5pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
Free cash flow declined 281% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 0.73% to -5.62%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$5.24B
▼ -11.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$1.21B
▼ -18640.0% YoY
Op. Margin
-14.92%
▼ -10.5pp YoY
ROIC
-5.62%
▼ -6.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$479M
▼ -281.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-$92M
▼ -82.2% YoY
Net Debt
$131M
Cash & Equiv.
$202M
3Y CAGR: -17.4%
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Is West Fraser Timber Co. (WFG) overvalued?
West Fraser Timber Co. (WFG)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, West Fraser Timber Co. scores 10/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.0%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is West Fraser Timber Co. a high-quality business?+
West Fraser Timber Co. scores 10 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -14.9% operating margin and a -5.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does West Fraser Timber Co. (WFG) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, West Fraser Timber Co. pays a regular dividend of about $0.64 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.0% at the current price. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For WFG's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is West Fraser Timber Co. a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh WFG's valuation and scores 10/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 1.0%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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