KOP vs SUZ vs WFG Stock Comparison

Koppers Holdings, Suzano and West Fraser Timber Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$42.13 -8.8% 1M +43.4% 1Y
Market cap
$796.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.83%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$9.00 +5.0% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.38B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
2.33%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 8, Koppers Holdings 2, West Fraser Timber 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOPSUZWFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $796.74M $11.38B $5.41B SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.3x 7.2x -3.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 6.3x — SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% +0.7% -10.2% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 17.2% -26.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% 7.1% — SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.6x 3.1x -181.5x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.83% 2.33% 1.87% SUZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.4% -2.6% +5.0% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr +0.5%/yr -3.1%/yr KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 29.8% 33.6% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 57/100 33/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

KOPSUZWFG

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

AxisKOPSUZWFG
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 90 #29 of 287 45 #159 of 287
Growth 27 #67 of 91 17 #222 of 266 6 #250 of 266
Profitability 45 #47 of 84 76 #57 of 234 21 #185 of 234
Financial Health 18 #77 of 94 30 #202 of 289 –
Shareholder Returns 81 #14 of 69 72 #58 of 203 61 #80 of 203
Overall 49 57 33
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • 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

PeriodKOPSUZWFGSPY
1 month -8.8%+5.0%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -14.3%+8.3%+2.9% +5.9%
6 months +5.9%+0.8%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date +55.6%-3.6%+12.0% +13.3%
1 year +43.4%-2.6%+5.0% +12.4%
3 years +15.8%-13.3%+4.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.0%-4.6%+1.4% +23.5%
5 years +20.1%+2.6%-14.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.7%+0.5%-3.1% +11.0%
10 years +30.4%+158.6%+98.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.7%+10.0%+7.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKOPSUZWFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%29.8%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%27.9%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.640.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.22-0.090.15 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-41.1%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-21.5%-10.7% -0.9%
52-week high $52.33$11.46$76.69 $779.14
52-week low $26.67$7.67$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.

MultipleKOPSUZWFG
P/E now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 22.0x 7.2xmedian 17.5x -3.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 12.4x 5.8xmedian 9.8x -2,885xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.5x 12.8xmedian 15.8x -12.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.84 -0.20median 0.78 0.60median 0.78

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 monthsKOPSUZWFG
Revenue $1.89B $9.04B $5.24B
Gross profit $423.40M $2.58B $1.14B
Operating income -$42.30M $1.91B -$1.49B
Net income -$86.90M $1.56B -$1.20B
Free cash flow $138.70M $888.28M -$435.00M
EPS (diluted) $-4.54 $1.25 $-17.33
Cash & equivalents $40.70M $3.21B $74.00M
Total debt $897.60M $17.89B $437.00M
Shares (diluted) 19.13M 1.24B 79.16M
Enterprise value $637.34M -$6.92B $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
MetricKOPSUZWFG
P/E -9.3x 7.2x -3.9x
P/FCF 5.7x 12.8x -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 3.6x –
P/S 0.4x 1.3x 1.0x
P/B 2.1x 1.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 45.6x 5.8x -2,885x
EV/EBIT -39.1x 12.7x -3.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 11.9x 27.2x -13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 7.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -0.20 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOPSUZWFG
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% 0.7% -10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -1.5% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -23.8% -29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -17.1% -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -134.6% -20.3% -867.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -30.5% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -675.5% 11.8% -1,620%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.9% -29.7% -188.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -708.8% 14.2% -331.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.9% -36.5% -6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.4% -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -13.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.9% -70.7% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% -47.6% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOPSUZWFG
Gross margin 22.4% 28.6% 21.8%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 46.0% 0.0%
Operating margin -2.2% 21.1% -28.4%
Pretax margin -5.2% 25.9% -29.3%
Net margin -4.6% 17.2% -26.2%
FCF margin 7.3% 9.8% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 34.8% –
Return on equity -18.6% 16.6% -24.5%
Return on assets -4.8% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital -2.7% 7.1% –
Return on capital employed -2.8% 6.4% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOPSUZWFG
Debt / assets 52.1% 54.2% –
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 23.6x 3.1x -181.5x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 20.1x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 70.9% –
Equity / assets 22.5% 29.1% –
Interest coverage -0.7x 1.4x –
Current ratio 2.3x 3.4x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.9x –
Altman Z-score 1.97 1.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOPSUZWFG
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.3% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 6.5% – –
Shareholder yield 7.3% 2.3% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusKOPSUZWFG
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 6.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.83FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $-4.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% -29.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026 $5.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +11.4% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOPSUZWFG
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.9% 49.7%
Institutions holding 219 136 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 108 77 79
Institutions selling 66 46 55
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.67 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.

KOPSUZWFG
KOP 1.00 0.21 0.23
SUZ 0.21 1.00 0.27
WFG 0.23 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KOP, SUZ and WFG?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Koppers Holdings (KOP) $796.74M, Suzano (SUZ) $11.38B, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Suzano (SUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.4%, Suzano (SUZ) -2.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +5.0%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.7%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.5%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest dividend yield: Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.83%, Suzano (SUZ) 2.33%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 1.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.8%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KOP, SUZ 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, Suzano (SUZ) leads on 8. 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.