SUZ vs WFG vs CLW Stock Comparison

Suzano, West Fraser Timber and Clearwater Paper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.64 -6.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.91B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
6 wins
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$19.32 -9.5% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$308.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 6, West Fraser Timber 2, Clearwater Paper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUZWFGCLWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.91B $5.53B $308.01M SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x -4.0x -6.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% -10.2% -1.9% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% -26.2% -3.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% — -5.7% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -181.5x 20.6x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% +6.1% -3.2% WFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr -3.8%/yr -14.9%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 33.6% 52.7% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 33/100 57/100 CLW

Percentile Scorecard

SUZWFGCLW

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

AxisSUZWFGCLW
Valuation 90 #29 of 287 44 #161 of 287 93 #2 of 16
Growth 17 #222 of 267 5 #253 of 267 47 #9 of 16
Profitability 77 #55 of 240 21 #191 of 240 33 #11 of 16
Financial Health 30 #207 of 295 – 81 #4 of 17
Shareholder Returns 70 #62 of 204 61 #81 of 204 31 #10 of 14
Overall 57 33 57
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUZWFGCLWSPY
1 month -6.3%-4.5%-9.5% -1.0%
3 months +4.3%+5.4%+14.8% +2.9%
6 months -5.1%+6.6%+32.1% +6.4%
Year to date -7.5%+14.1%+11.0% +11.4%
1 year -4.6%+6.1%-3.2% +13.1%
3 years -17.5%+5.4%-43.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%+1.8%-17.2% +21.5%
5 years -7.1%-17.8%-55.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.5%-3.8%-14.9% +10.9%
10 years +159.5%+128.9%-65.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.6%-10.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSUZWFGCLWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%33.6%52.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%32.5%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.640.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.18-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-43.2%-77.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-9.0%-17.1% -2.5%
52-week high $11.46$76.69$23.30 $779.14
52-week low $7.67$57.91$12.44 $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.

MultipleSUZWFGCLW
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 17.9x -4.0xmedian 17.9x -6.3xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 9.8x -2,936xmedian 9.8x 44.8xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 16.0x -12.7xmedian 16.0x 5.5xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.19median 0.73 0.61median 0.73 0.16median 0.83

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 monthsSUZWFGCLW
Revenue $9.04B $5.24B $1.52B
Gross profit $2.58B $1.14B $24.60M
Operating income $1.91B -$1.49B -$82.20M
Net income $1.56B -$1.20B -$49.30M
Free cash flow $888.28M -$435.00M $56.60M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $-17.33 $-3.06
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $74.00M $95.40M
Total debt $17.89B $437.00M $361.10M
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 79.16M 16.13M
Enterprise value -$7.42B $4.63B $111.01M

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
MetricSUZWFGCLW
P/E 6.9x -4.0x -6.3x
P/FCF 12.3x -12.7x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x – 2.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.1x 0.2x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x -2,936x 44.8x
EV/EBIT 12.4x -3.9x -7.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 26.7x -13.5x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x – 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.19 0.61 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUZWFGCLW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% -10.2% -1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -13.9% 25.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.8% -29.4% -80.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.1% -27.6% 28.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.3% -867.5% -647.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -52.1% -38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -1,620% -124.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -188.8% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% -331.3% -124.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -6.5% -40.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% – 337.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% – 17.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 17.8% 131.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% 1.3% 63.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUZWFGCLW
Gross margin 28.6% 21.8% 1.6%
EBITDA margin 46.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Operating margin 21.1% -28.4% -5.4%
Pretax margin 25.9% -29.3% -6.9%
Net margin 17.2% -26.2% -3.2%
FCF margin 9.8% -8.3% 3.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% – 7.1%
Return on equity 16.6% -24.5% -6.1%
Return on assets 4.8% – -3.1%
Return on invested capital 7.1% – -5.7%
Return on capital employed 6.4% – -6.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUZWFGCLW
Debt / assets 54.2% – 23.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -181.5x 20.6x
Debt / FCF 20.1x -1.0x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 70.9% – 49.5%
Equity / assets 29.1% – 50.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 3.4x – 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.9x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.03 – 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUZWFGCLW
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.8% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusSUZWFGCLW
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $-3.97FY2026 $-3.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -28.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.38BFY2026 $5.84BFY2026 $1.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +9.9% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUZWFGCLW
Held by institutions 5.9% 49.7% 88.7%
Institutions holding 136 166 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +3.1% +9.9%
Institutions buying 77 79 85
Institutions selling 46 55 33
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.44 2.58

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.

SUZWFGCLW
SUZ 1.00 0.27 0.15
WFG 0.27 1.00 0.38
CLW 0.15 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUZ, WFG and CLW?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suzano (SUZ) $10.91B, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.53B, Clearwater Paper (CLW) $308.01M.

Which company is growing faster?

Suzano (SUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Fraser Timber (WFG) returned the most: Suzano (SUZ) -4.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +6.1%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Suzano (SUZ) -1.5%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.8%/yr, Clearwater Paper (CLW) -14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (Suzano (SUZ) 29.8%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%, Clearwater Paper (CLW) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUZ, WFG and CLW?

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 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.