BCC vs KOP vs NWGL Stock Comparison

Boise Cascade, Koppers Holdings and CL Workshop Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$76.05 -1.4% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
7 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.50 -10.3% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$801.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Boise Cascade leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Boise Cascade 7, Koppers Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCCKOPNWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.62B $801.27M $1.46M BCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x -9.2x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 10.8x — KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -5.0% — BCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% -4.6% — BCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% -2.7% — BCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 23.6x — BCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% +41.1% -93.5% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +3.5%/yr — BCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 35.6% 222.7% KOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 48/100 — BCC

Percentile Scorecard

BCCKOPNWGL

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

AxisBCCKOPNWGL
Valuation 89 #6 of 46 75 #24 of 94 –
Growth 8 #36 of 39 27 #67 of 91 –
Profitability 47 #21 of 39 42 #50 of 86 –
Financial Health 76 #12 of 47 18 #78 of 95 7 #269 of 288
Shareholder Returns 39 #20 of 32 80 #15 of 70 –
Overall 52 48 –
  • BCC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NWGL ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCCKOPNWGLSPY
1 month -1.4%-10.3%-92.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.4%-17.5%-52.2% +3.9%
6 months -7.9%+0.1%-88.9% +8.2%
Year to date +3.3%+53.2%-92.3% +12.9%
1 year +4.1%+41.1%-93.5% +12.3%
3 years -18.2%+14.0%-99.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.5%+4.5%-78.4% +23.3%
5 years +38.4%+18.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.7%+3.5%— +10.9%
10 years +286.2%+30.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.5%+2.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCCKOPNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%35.6%222.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%36.2%287.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.952.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.111.15-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.3%-58.8%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-20.7%-93.5% -1.2%
52-week high $91.03$52.33$1.69 $779.14
52-week low $65.47$26.67$0.08 $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.

MultipleBCCKOPNWGL
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 25.3x -9.1xmedian 22.0x —median 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 13.4x 45.2xmedian 12.4x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 21.9x 5.7xmedian 15.1x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.62median 2.38 0.19median 1.66 —median 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 monthsBCCKOPNWGL
Revenue $6.46B $1.89B –
Gross profit $1.07B $423.40M –
Operating income $160.04M -$42.30M –
Net income $105.69M -$86.90M –
Free cash flow $103.31M $138.70M –
EPS (diluted) $3.00 $-4.54 –
Cash & equivalents $304.82M $40.70M $200.00K
Total debt $448.41M $897.60M -$11.23M
Shares (diluted) 35.23M 19.13M 16.55M
Enterprise value $984.13M $641.87M -$3.01M

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
MetricBCCKOPNWGL
P/E 25.3x -9.1x –
P/FCF 25.7x 5.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 4.1x –
P/S 0.4x 0.4x –
P/B 1.3x 2.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 45.2x –
EV/EBIT 17.5x -38.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 27.1x 11.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.62 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCCKOPNWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -5.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.7% -0.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.6% -134.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.8% -30.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.7% -675.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -44.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -56.8% -708.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% -46.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 44.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.5% 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 844.4% 92.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.4% 83.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCCKOPNWGL
Gross margin 16.5% 22.4% –
EBITDA margin 5.1% 1.9% –
Operating margin 2.5% -2.2% –
Pretax margin 2.3% -5.2% –
Net margin 1.6% -4.6% –
FCF margin 1.6% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 10.1% –
Return on equity 5.2% -18.6% –
Return on assets 3.1% -4.8% –
Return on invested capital 4.6% -2.7% –
Return on capital employed 5.9% -2.8% –
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x -2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCCKOPNWGL
Debt / assets 13.2% 52.1% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.3x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 23.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 40.2% 77.5% 78.5%
Equity / assets 59.8% 22.5% 21.5%
Interest coverage 6.5x -0.7x –
Current ratio 2.7x 2.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.23 1.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCCKOPNWGL
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 7.7% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 7.4% –
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.

ConsensusBCCKOPNWGL
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $3.83FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.80BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +2.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCCKOPNWGL
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 333 219 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 164 108 –
Institutions selling 128 66 –
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.64 –

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.

BCCKOPNWGL
BCC 1.00 0.38 0.04
KOP 0.38 1.00 0.14
NWGL 0.04 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCC, KOP and NWGL?

Boise Cascade (BCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.62B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $801.27M, CL Workshop (NWGL) $1.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Boise Cascade (BCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boise Cascade (BCC) -1.5%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boise Cascade (BCC) has the highest net margin (Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Boise Cascade (BCC) leads (Boise Cascade (BCC) 4.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Boise Cascade (BCC) +4.1%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +41.1%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -93.5%. Over five years, Boise Cascade (BCC) compounded fastest (Boise Cascade (BCC) +6.7%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boise Cascade (BCC) 0.01%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 0.00%. Koppers Holdings (KOP) and CL Workshop (NWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koppers Holdings (KOP) has been the steadiest (Boise Cascade (BCC) 38.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 222.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCC, KOP and NWGL?

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 7. 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.