West Fraser Timber/$WFG
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About West Fraser Timber
West Fraser Timber is a softwood lumber company that also produces wood panels and pulp products. The company produces its wood products globally, with lumber mills in British Columbia, Alberta, Europe, and the Southeastern United States. Following its acquisition of Norbord in 2021, West Fraser is one of the largest oriented strand board producers in the world.
- Ticker
- $WFG
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 9,600
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, Canada
- Website
- www.westfraser.com
WFG Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$5.6B
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-$15.46
1.12
$1.28
1.79%
Price and volume
Market cap
$5.6B
Beta
1.12
52-week high
$76.99
52-week low
$57.34
Average daily volume
230K
Dividend rate
$1.28
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.059
Quick ratio
0.752
Long term debt to equity
0.058
Total debt to equity
0.07
Interest coverage (TTM)
-10.94%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
-240
Gross margin (TTM)
21.84%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-22.98%
Operating margin (TTM)
-15.04%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.41%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$550,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-6.08%
Return on equity (TTM)
-19.32%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.071
Price to book
1.4
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.21
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-11.693
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-8.55%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-6.122
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.79%
Forward dividend yield
1.79%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-10.17%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
828.04%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-8.94%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.77%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
196.53%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
30.97%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
2.17%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
20.57%
What the Analysts think about WFG
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for West Fraser Timber stock.
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Bulls say / Bears say
Adjusted EBITDA returned to positive territory at US$59 million in Q2 2026, reversing a US$66 million loss in Q1 2026 and reflecting stronger realized prices across lumber and engineered wood products (CNW via West Fraser).
Excluding US$114 million of non-cash softwood lumber duty adjustments, West Fraser’s underlying operations generated US$48 million of Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2026 versus a US$79 million loss in Q4 2025, demonstrating core operational resilience (Reuters transcript).
The Europe EWP segment delivered US$10 million of Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2026—its strongest quarterly performance since Q2 2023—highlighting a recovery in European market demand (Reuters transcript).
The U.S. announced 50% tariffs under Section 338 on certain Canadian imports effective August 19, 2026—potentially affecting about 3% of West Fraser’s U.S. plywood shipments and 20% of its LVL shipments—adding significant trade uncertainty (Bitget News).
Management flagged rising methanol-based resin prices—comprising roughly 25% of OSB’s cost structure—alongside freight and energy-linked cost pressures as key headwinds in Q1 2026 (Reuters transcript).
West Fraser reported a first-quarter net loss of US$188 million (US$2.40 per diluted share) in Q1 2026, underscoring continued volatility in earnings performance (CNW via West Fraser).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 1 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing WFG
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $WFG weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.04% |
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap£V3AB | £905M | 0.01% |
Vanguard ESG Global All Cap€V3AA | €1.1B | 0.01% |
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