AVTR vs BCC vs WFG Stock Comparison

Avantor, Boise Cascade and West Fraser Timber Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$17.12 +12.2% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.56B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
2 wins
BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$76.05 -1.4% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Boise Cascade leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boise Cascade 6, Avantor 2, West Fraser Timber 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVTRBCCWFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.28B $2.65B $5.40B AVTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x 25.1x -3.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 20.4x — BCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% -1.5% -10.2% BCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 1.6% -26.2% BCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.2% 4.6% — BCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 27.2x 0.4x -181.5x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +4.1% +4.9% AVTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +6.7%/yr -3.4%/yr BCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 38.0% 33.6% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 52/100 33/100 BCC

Percentile Scorecard

AVTRBCCWFG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVTRBCCWFG
Valuation 18 #38 of 46 89 #6 of 46 45 #159 of 287
Growth 3 #38 of 39 8 #36 of 39 6 #251 of 266
Profitability 21 #31 of 39 47 #21 of 39 21 #187 of 236
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 76 #12 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 7 #30 of 32 39 #20 of 32 62 #78 of 203
Overall 16 52 33
  • AVTR ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • BCC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVTRBCCWFGSPY
1 month +12.2%-1.4%-2.7% -0.2%
3 months +37.6%-5.4%+3.4% +3.9%
6 months +117.8%-7.9%+9.0% +8.2%
Year to date +49.4%+3.3%+14.0% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+4.1%+4.9% +12.3%
3 years -4.0%-18.2%+6.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.3%-6.5%+2.0% +23.3%
5 years -55.3%+38.4%-15.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%+6.7%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years —+286.2%+103.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.5%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVTRBCCWFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%38.0%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%31.2%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.920.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.110.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-57.3%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.0%-16.5%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $17.29$91.03$76.69 $779.14
52-week low $7.41$65.47$57.91 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVTRBCCWFG
P/E now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 25.3x 25.3xmedian 25.3x -4.0xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 120.0xmedian 13.4x 8.5xmedian 13.4x -2,933xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.9x 25.7xmedian 21.9x -12.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 2.38 -0.62median 2.38 0.61median 0.76

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVTRBCCWFG
Revenue $6.56B $6.46B $5.24B
Gross profit $2.09B $1.07B $1.14B
Operating income -$301.10M $160.04M -$1.49B
Net income -$578.00M $105.69M -$1.20B
Free cash flow $454.70M $103.31M -$435.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $3.00 $-17.33
Cash & equivalents $306.80M $304.82M $74.00M
Total debt $3.70B $448.41M $437.00M
Shares (diluted) 677.20M 35.23M 79.16M
Enterprise value $10.08B $1.02B $4.50B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCWFG
P/E -20.0x 25.3x -4.0x
P/FCF 25.5x 25.7x -12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 9.6x –
P/S 1.8x 0.4x 1.1x
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 120.0x 8.5x -2,933x
EV/EBIT -49.7x 17.5x -3.9x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 32.9x 27.1x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 10.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 -0.62 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCWFG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% -1.5% -10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -3.3% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% -10.7% -29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -11.5% -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.0% -53.6% -867.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -33.2% -40.8% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -184.1% -59.7% -1,620%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.9% -43.3% -188.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.7% -56.8% -331.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% -40.9% -6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% 0.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -32.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.2% 844.4% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -48.4% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCWFG
Gross margin 31.8% 16.5% 21.8%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 5.1% 0.0%
Operating margin -4.6% 2.5% -28.4%
Pretax margin -7.2% 2.3% -29.3%
Net margin -8.8% 1.6% -26.2%
FCF margin 6.9% 1.6% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 4.3% –
Return on equity -10.3% 5.2% -24.5%
Return on assets -5.0% 3.1% –
Return on invested capital -3.2% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed -2.9% 5.9% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 2.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCWFG
Debt / assets 31.9% 13.2% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 27.2x 0.4x -181.5x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 4.3x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 40.2% –
Equity / assets 48.6% 59.8% –
Interest coverage -1.8x 6.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.7x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 1.97 4.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVTRBCCWFG
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 7.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.9% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -85.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVTRBCCWFG
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $3.73FY2026 $-4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% +29.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.42BFY2026 $6.80BFY2026 $5.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.7% +4.2% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVTRBCCWFG
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.0% 49.7%
Institutions holding 453 333 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -0.4% +3.1%
Institutions buying 282 164 79
Institutions selling 109 128 55
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.28 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVTRBCCWFG
AVTR 1.00 0.27 0.33
BCC 0.27 1.00 0.61
WFG 0.33 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVTR, BCC and WFG?

Avantor (AVTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avantor (AVTR) $11.28B, Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.65B, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

Boise Cascade (BCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avantor (AVTR) -1.6%, Boise Cascade (BCC) -1.5%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boise Cascade (BCC) has the highest net margin (Avantor (AVTR) -8.8%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%). On return on invested capital, Boise Cascade (BCC) leads (Avantor (AVTR) -3.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avantor (AVTR) returned the most: Avantor (AVTR) +13.3%, Boise Cascade (BCC) +4.1%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +4.9%. Over five years, Boise Cascade (BCC) compounded fastest (Avantor (AVTR) -14.9%/yr, Boise Cascade (BCC) +6.7%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Avantor (AVTR) 0.00%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 0.01%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 0.00%. Avantor (AVTR) and West Fraser Timber (WFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Fraser Timber (WFG) has been the steadiest (Avantor (AVTR) 51.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 38.0%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVTR, BCC and WFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boise Cascade (BCC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.