WFG vs KOP vs BCC Stock Comparison

West Fraser Timber, Koppers Holdings and Boise Cascade Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.50 -10.3% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$784.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.84%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
BCC BOISE CASCADE Co
$76.05 -1.4% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
1.17%
Industrial Distribution Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boise Cascade leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boise Cascade 5, West Fraser Timber 4, Koppers Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWFGKOPBCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.50B $784.83M $2.65B WFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x -9.1x 25.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.8x 20.4x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.2% -5.0% -1.5% BCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.2% -4.6% 1.6% BCC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.7% 4.6% BCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -181.5x 23.6x 0.4x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.84% 0.84% 1.17% WFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.9% +41.1% +4.1% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +3.5%/yr +6.7%/yr BCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 35.6% 38.0% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 48/100 52/100 BCC

Percentile Scorecard

WFGKOPBCC

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureWFGKOPBCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%35.6%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%36.2%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.950.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.141.150.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-58.8%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-20.7%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $76.69$52.33$91.03 $779.14
52-week low $57.91$26.67$65.47 $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.

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

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 monthsWFGKOPBCC
Revenue $5.24B $1.89B $6.46B
Gross profit $1.14B $423.40M $1.07B
Operating income -$1.49B -$42.30M $160.04M
Net income -$1.20B -$86.90M $105.69M
Free cash flow -$435.00M $138.70M $103.31M
EPS (diluted) $-17.33 $-4.54 $3.00
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $40.70M $304.82M
Total debt $437.00M $897.60M $448.41M
Shares (diluted) 79.16M 19.13M 35.23M
Enterprise value $4.60B $625.43M $1.02B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWFGKOPBCC
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.2% -5.0% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -3.5% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.4% -0.3% -10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.6% 2.9% -11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -867.5% -134.6% -53.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% -30.9% -40.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,620% -675.5% -59.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -188.8% -44.9% -43.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -331.3% -708.8% -56.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -46.9% -40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.4% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.2% -32.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% 92.9% 844.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 83.6% -48.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWFGKOPBCC
Gross margin 21.8% 22.4% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 1.9% 5.1%
Operating margin -28.4% -2.2% 2.5%
Pretax margin -29.3% -5.2% 2.3%
Net margin -26.2% -4.6% 1.6%
FCF margin -8.3% 7.3% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.1% 4.3%
Return on equity -24.5% -18.6% 5.2%
Return on assets – -4.8% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – -2.7% 4.6%
Return on capital employed – -2.8% 5.9%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.2x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWFGKOPBCC
Debt / assets – 52.1% 13.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -181.5x 23.6x 0.4x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 6.5x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets – 77.5% 40.2%
Equity / assets – 22.5% 59.8%
Interest coverage – -0.7x 6.5x
Current ratio – 2.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.96 4.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWFGKOPBCC
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 6.6% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 7.4% 8.9%
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.

ConsensusWFGKOPBCC
Forward P/E – 10.8xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.07FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -5.9%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.5% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.84BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $6.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.6% +2.4% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWFGKOPBCC
Held by institutions 49.7% 100.0% 96.0%
Institutions holding 166 219 333
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +1.7% -0.4%
Institutions buying 79 108 164
Institutions selling 55 66 128
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.64 1.28

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.

WFGKOPBCC
WFG 1.00 0.24 0.61
KOP 0.24 1.00 0.38
BCC 0.61 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WFG, KOP and BCC?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.50B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $784.83M, Boise Cascade (BCC) $2.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Boise Cascade (BCC) has the highest net margin (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Boise Cascade (BCC) leads (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: West Fraser Timber (WFG) +4.9%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +41.1%, Boise Cascade (BCC) +4.1%. Over five years, Boise Cascade (BCC) compounded fastest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.4%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.5%/yr, Boise Cascade (BCC) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) has the highest dividend yield: West Fraser Timber (WFG) 1.84%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.84%, Boise Cascade (BCC) 1.17%.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.