SUZ vs WFG Stock Comparison

Suzano and West Fraser Timber Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.64 -6.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.90B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSUZWFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.90B $5.53B SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x -4.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% -10.2% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% -26.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -181.5x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% +6.1% WFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr -3.8%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 33.6% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 33/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

SUZWFG

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

AxisSUZWFG
Valuation 90 #29 of 287 44 #161 of 287
Growth 17 #222 of 267 5 #253 of 267
Profitability 77 #55 of 240 21 #191 of 240
Financial Health 30 #207 of 295 –
Shareholder Returns 70 #62 of 204 61 #81 of 204
Overall 57 33
  • 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

PeriodSUZWFGSPY
1 month -6.3%-4.5% -1.0%
3 months +4.3%+5.4% +2.9%
6 months -5.1%+6.6% +6.4%
Year to date -7.5%+14.1% +11.4%
1 year -4.6%+6.1% +13.1%
3 years -17.5%+5.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%+1.8% +21.5%
5 years -7.1%-17.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.5%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +159.5%+128.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSUZWFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%32.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-9.0% -2.5%
52-week high $11.46$76.69 $779.14
52-week low $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.

MultipleSUZWFG
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 17.9x -4.0xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 9.8x -2,936xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 16.0x -12.7xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.19median 0.73 0.61median 0.73

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 monthsSUZWFG
Revenue $9.04B $5.24B
Gross profit $2.58B $1.14B
Operating income $1.91B -$1.49B
Net income $1.56B -$1.20B
Free cash flow $888.28M -$435.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.25 $-17.33
Cash & equivalents $3.21B $74.00M
Total debt $17.89B $437.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.24B 79.16M
Enterprise value -$7.43B $4.62B

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
MetricSUZWFG
P/E 6.9x -4.0x
P/FCF 12.3x -12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x –
P/S 1.2x 1.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x -2,936x
EV/EBIT 12.4x -3.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 26.7x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.19 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUZWFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% -10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.8% -29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.1% -27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.3% -867.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -1,620%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% -188.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% -331.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUZWFG
Gross margin 28.6% 21.8%
EBITDA margin 46.0% 0.0%
Operating margin 21.1% -28.4%
Pretax margin 25.9% -29.3%
Net margin 17.2% -26.2%
FCF margin 9.8% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% –
Return on equity 16.6% -24.5%
Return on assets 4.8% –
Return on invested capital 7.1% –
Return on capital employed 6.4% –
Asset turnover 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUZWFG
Debt / assets 54.2% –
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -181.5x
Debt / FCF 20.1x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 70.9% –
Equity / assets 29.1% –
Interest coverage 1.4x –
Current ratio 3.4x –
Quick ratio 2.3x –
Cash ratio 1.9x –
Altman Z-score 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

SUZWFG
SUZ 1.00 0.27
WFG 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUZ and WFG?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suzano (SUZ) $10.90B, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.53B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%).

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%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (Suzano (SUZ) -1.5%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.8%/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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SUZ and WFG move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.27, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, 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 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.