WFG vs BCC vs KOP Stock Comparison

West Fraser Timber, Boise Cascade and Koppers Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$76.05 -1.4% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.64B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
5 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.50 -10.3% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$799.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Boise Cascade leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boise Cascade 5, West Fraser Timber 3, Koppers Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWFGBCCKOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.38B $2.64B $799.45M WFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x 25.0x -9.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.4x 10.8x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.2% -1.5% -5.0% BCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.2% 1.6% -4.6% BCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.6% -2.7% BCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -181.5x 0.4x 23.6x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +4.1% +41.1% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +6.7%/yr +3.5%/yr BCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 38.0% 35.6% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 52/100 48/100 BCC

Percentile Scorecard

WFGBCCKOP

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

AxisWFGBCCKOP
Valuation 45 #159 of 287 89 #6 of 46 75 #24 of 94
Growth 6 #251 of 266 8 #36 of 39 27 #67 of 91
Profitability 21 #187 of 236 47 #21 of 39 42 #50 of 86
Financial Health – 76 #12 of 47 18 #78 of 95
Shareholder Returns 62 #78 of 203 39 #20 of 32 80 #15 of 70
Overall 33 52 48
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • BCC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWFGBCCKOPSPY
1 month -2.7%-1.4%-10.3% -0.2%
3 months +3.4%-5.4%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months +9.0%-7.9%+0.1% +8.2%
Year to date +14.0%+3.3%+53.2% +12.9%
1 year +4.9%+4.1%+41.1% +12.3%
3 years +6.2%-18.2%+14.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.0%-6.5%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years -15.8%+38.4%+18.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.4%+6.7%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years +103.5%+286.2%+30.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+14.5%+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWFGBCCKOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%38.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%31.2%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.920.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.111.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-57.3%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-16.5%-20.7% -1.2%
52-week high $76.69$91.03$52.33 $779.14
52-week low $57.91$65.47$26.67 $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.

MultipleWFGBCCKOP
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 18.1x 25.3xmedian 25.3x -9.1xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2,933xmedian 9.8x 8.5xmedian 13.4x 45.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 15.5x 25.7xmedian 21.9x 5.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.76 -0.62median 2.38 0.19median 1.66

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 monthsWFGBCCKOP
Revenue $5.24B $6.46B $1.89B
Gross profit $1.14B $1.07B $423.40M
Operating income -$1.49B $160.04M -$42.30M
Net income -$1.20B $105.69M -$86.90M
Free cash flow -$435.00M $103.31M $138.70M
EPS (diluted) $-17.33 $3.00 $-4.54
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $304.82M $40.70M
Total debt $437.00M $448.41M $897.60M
Shares (diluted) 79.16M 35.23M 19.13M
Enterprise value $4.48B $1.01B $640.05M

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
MetricWFGBCCKOP
P/E -4.0x 25.3x -9.1x
P/FCF -12.7x 25.7x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.6x 4.1x
P/S 1.1x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.0x 1.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -2,933x 8.5x 45.2x
EV/EBIT -3.9x 17.5x -38.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF -13.5x 27.1x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 -0.62 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWFGBCCKOP
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.2% -1.5% -5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -3.3% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.4% -10.7% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -11.5% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -867.5% -53.6% -134.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% -40.8% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,620% -59.7% -675.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -188.8% -43.3% -44.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -331.3% -56.8% -708.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -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) 17.8% 844.4% 92.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -48.4% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWFGBCCKOP
Gross margin 21.8% 16.5% 22.4%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 5.1% 1.9%
Operating margin -28.4% 2.5% -2.2%
Pretax margin -29.3% 2.3% -5.2%
Net margin -26.2% 1.6% -4.6%
FCF margin -8.3% 1.6% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.3% 10.1%
Return on equity -24.5% 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
MetricWFGBCCKOP
Debt / assets – 13.2% 52.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -181.5x 0.4x 23.6x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 4.3x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets – 40.2% 77.5%
Equity / assets – 59.8% 22.5%
Interest coverage – 6.5x -0.7x
Current ratio – 2.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.23 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWFGBCCKOP
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 7.7% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 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.

ConsensusWFGBCCKOP
Forward P/E – 20.4xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.07FY2026 $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 $5.84BFY2026 $6.80BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +4.2% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWFGBCCKOP
Held by institutions 49.7% 96.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 166 333 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -0.4% +1.7%
Institutions buying 79 164 108
Institutions selling 55 128 66
Buyers to sellers 1.44 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.

WFGBCCKOP
WFG 1.00 0.61 0.24
BCC 0.61 1.00 0.38
KOP 0.24 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WFG, BCC and KOP?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.38B, Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.64B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $799.45M.

Which company is growing faster?

Boise Cascade (BCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%, Boise Cascade (BCC) -1.5%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boise Cascade (BCC) has the highest net margin (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%, 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: West Fraser Timber (WFG) +4.9%, Boise Cascade (BCC) +4.1%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +41.1%. Over five years, Boise Cascade (BCC) compounded fastest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.4%/yr, 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: West Fraser Timber (WFG) 0.00%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 0.01%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%. West Fraser Timber (WFG) and Koppers Holdings (KOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Fraser Timber (WFG) has been the steadiest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 38.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.