BCC vs WY vs WSO Stock Comparison

Boise Cascade, Weyerhaeuser and Watsco Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$74.98 -0.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
1.19%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
4 wins
WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$21.27 +15.1% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.33B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
3.95%
Lumber Basic Materials
4 wins
WSO Watsco Inc
$316.70 +6.5% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.27B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.28B
Div. yield
4.07%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Weyerhaeuser leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Weyerhaeuser 4, Boise Cascade 4, Watsco 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCCWYWSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.62B $15.33B $11.27B WY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 33.9x 27.4x BCC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 81.8x 27.9x BCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -1.1% -3.0% WY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 6.5% 6.1% WY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 5.5% 14.9% WSO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.8x -0.5x WSO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.19% 3.95% 4.07% WSO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% -7.5% -13.9% BCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -11.1%/yr +1.5%/yr BCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.3% 27.9% 35.5% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 44/100 67/100 WSO

Percentile Scorecard

BCCWYWSO

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

AxisBCCWYWSO
Valuation 91 #5 of 46 50 #146 of 291 67 #16 of 46
Growth 5 #37 of 39 30 #189 of 270 34 #26 of 39
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 50 #121 of 240 74 #11 of 40
Financial Health 75 #13 of 49 36 #189 of 296 94 #4 of 49
Shareholder Returns 42 #19 of 32 53 #98 of 206 68 #11 of 32
Overall 51 44 67
  • BCC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • WY ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials
  • WSO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCCWYWSOSPY
1 month -0.1%+15.1%+6.5% -2.3%
3 months -9.5%-15.7%-0.4% -0.7%
6 months +0.9%-9.6%-23.6% +4.8%
Year to date +1.9%-10.2%-6.0% +10.3%
1 year +6.4%-7.5%-13.9% +10.3%
3 years -28.2%-31.6%-14.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -10.5%-11.9%-4.9% +20.1%
5 years +12.0%-44.4%+7.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%-11.1%+1.5% +10.1%
10 years +314.3%-26.1%+136.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.3%-3.0%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCCWYWSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.3%27.9%35.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%25.1%36.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.170.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.27-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.3%-56.6%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-21.5%-30.7% -3.5%
52-week high $91.03$27.10$456.86 $779.14
52-week low $65.47$18.48$279.97 $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.

MultipleBCCWYWSO
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 25.8x 33.9xmedian 17.4x 27.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 13.6x 15.3xmedian 10.0x 15.0xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 22.8x -1,179xmedian 15.2x 16.2xmedian 22.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.61median 2.52 -3.37median 0.72 -2.73median 2.52

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 monthsBCCWYWSO
Revenue $6.46B $7.00B $7.28B
Gross profit $1.07B $1.05B $2.00B
Operating income $160.04M $821.00M $684.85M
Net income $105.69M $453.00M $560.52M
Free cash flow $103.31M -$13.00M $697.14M
R&D – $5.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.00 $0.63 $11.56
Cash & equivalents $304.82M $349.00M $364.19M
Total debt $448.41M $5.35B $119.72M
Shares (diluted) 35.23M 721.90M 38.19M
Enterprise value $983.68M $13.69B $9.44B

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
MetricBCCWYWSO
P/E 25.0x 33.9x 27.4x
P/FCF 25.3x -1,179x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 28.9x 15.4x
P/S 0.4x 2.2x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 1.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.6x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 15.3x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 24.8x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 26.7x -1,564x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 38.4x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.61 -3.37 -2.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCCWYWSO
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -1.1% -3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -3.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.7% -10.4% -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.5% -15.4% 0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -53.6% 32.2% -11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.8% -10.4% -5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -59.7% 36.9% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -10.5% -6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.8% 36.9% -11.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% -10.1% -10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -40.7% 71.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.5% -26.1% 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 844.4% 92.0% 76.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.4% -26.4% 22.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCCWYWSO
Gross margin 16.5% 15.0% 27.5%
EBITDA margin 5.1% 19.1% 10.0%
Operating margin 2.5% 11.7% 9.4%
Pretax margin 2.3% 5.2% 9.7%
Net margin 1.6% 6.5% 6.1%
FCF margin 1.6% -0.2% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 7.6% 10.1%
Return on equity 5.2% 4.8% 16.8%
Return on assets 3.1% 2.8% 11.5%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 5.5% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 5.2% 18.1%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCCWYWSO
Debt / assets 13.2% 32.7% 2.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 3.8x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.3x -411.8x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.2% 42.7% 31.7%
Equity / assets 59.8% 57.3% 68.3%
Interest coverage 6.5x 3.1x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.8x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.22 2.07 6.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCCWYWSO
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.9% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 7.8% 0.3% -0.5%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 4.2% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.5% 133.8% 89.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.2% -4,662% 71.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -85.0% 1.2% 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -20.5% 11.4%

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.

ConsensusBCCWYWSO
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 81.8xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $0.26FY2026 $11.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +107.7% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.80BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026 $7.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -1.9% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCCWYWSO
Held by institutions 96.0% 90.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 333 905 787
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 164 434 342
Institutions selling 128 318 305
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.36 1.12

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.

BCCWYWSO
BCC 1.00 0.60 0.51
WY 0.60 1.00 0.39
WSO 0.51 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCC, WY and WSO?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.62B, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $15.33B, Watsco (WSO) $11.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCC, WY and WSO?

Boise Cascade (BCC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boise Cascade (BCC) 25.0x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 33.9x, Watsco (WSO) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boise Cascade (BCC) is cheapest (Boise Cascade (BCC) 20.1x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 81.8x, Watsco (WSO) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boise Cascade (BCC) -1.5%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -1.1%, Watsco (WSO) -3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest net margin (Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.6%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 6.5%, Watsco (WSO) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, Watsco (WSO) leads (Boise Cascade (BCC) 4.6%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 5.5%, Watsco (WSO) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boise Cascade (BCC) returned the most: Boise Cascade (BCC) +6.4%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -7.5%, Watsco (WSO) -13.9%. Over five years, Boise Cascade (BCC) compounded fastest (Boise Cascade (BCC) +2.3%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.1%/yr, Watsco (WSO) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Watsco (WSO) has the highest dividend yield: Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.19%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 3.95%, Watsco (WSO) 4.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (Boise Cascade (BCC) 38.3%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.9%, Watsco (WSO) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCC, WY and WSO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Weyerhaeuser (WY) leads on 4. 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.