WFG vs SUZ vs MERC Stock Comparison

West Fraser Timber, Suzano and Mercer International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SUZ Suzano S.A.
$9.44 +12.4% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.92B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 7, Mercer International 1, West Fraser Timber 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWFGSUZMERCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.35B $11.92B $16.80M SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.9x 7.4x 0.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% +11.4% -3.5% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.4% 16.0% -27.0% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 6.6% -20.9% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.4x -7.7x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.30% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% +3.3% -87.0% WFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr +1.1%/yr -52.6%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 30.1% 110.6% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 56/100 14/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

WFGSUZMERC

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

AxisWFGSUZMERC
Valuation 45 #163 of 296 89 #34 of 296 21 #234 of 296
Growth 8 #253 of 275 31 #191 of 275 4 #265 of 275
Profitability 20 #192 of 241 75 #62 of 241 28 #174 of 241
Financial Health 37 #186 of 294 24 #224 of 294 7 #275 of 294
Shareholder Returns 59 #89 of 218 62 #83 of 218 12 #191 of 218
Overall 34 56 14
  • WFG ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials
  • SUZ ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials
  • MERC ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWFGSUZMERCSPY
1 month +9.0%+12.4%+4.2% -5.9%
3 months -1.1%+14.3%-63.2% -4.6%
6 months +9.9%+7.6%-77.5% +0.2%
Year to date +12.9%+1.1%-87.4% +7.5%
1 year +19.1%+3.3%-87.0% +8.2%
3 years -8.6%-10.6%-97.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.0%-3.7%-70.0% +19.0%
5 years -17.5%+5.5%-97.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.8%+1.1%-52.6% +9.4%
10 years +101.4%+185.2%-97.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.3%+11.1%-29.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWFGSUZMERCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%30.1%110.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%28.0%114.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.601.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.11-0.79 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-41.1%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-17.6%-91.0% -5.9%
52-week high $76.69$11.46$2.79 $779.14
52-week low $57.91$7.67$0.12 $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.

MultipleWFGSUZMERC
P/E now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 17.3x 7.3xmedian 17.3x 0.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 10.0x 6.2xmedian 10.0x -7.7xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.5xmedian 15.8x 10.6xmedian 15.8x -0.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x -0.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.69median 0.59 -0.23median 0.59 0.00median 0.59

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 monthsWFGSUZMERC
Revenue $5.30B $10.02B $1.84B
Gross profit $1.30B $2.67B $76.25M
Operating income -$1.31B $1.86B -$409.10M
Net income -$1.08B $1.60B -$495.88M
Free cash flow -$472.00M $1.13B -$127.44M
EPS (diluted) $-13.64 $1.29 $-7.38
Cash & equivalents $203.00M $2.58B $71.01M
Total debt $578.00M $18.81B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 79.16M 1.24B 67.22M
Enterprise value $4.79B -$6.06B -$404.33M

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
MetricWFGSUZMERC
P/E -5.0x 7.3x 0.0x
P/FCF -11.5x 10.6x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.7x -0.2x
P/S 1.0x 1.2x 0.0x
P/B 1.0x 1.2x -0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.2x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 33.1x 6.2x -7.7x
EV/EBIT -4.5x 14.4x -4.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF -12.3x 23.7x -15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.3x -26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.69 -0.23 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWFGSUZMERC
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% 11.4% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 5.3% -4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% -13.8% -64.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -9.8% -30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -307.2% -7.8% -494.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -108.8% -26.6% -68.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -335.5% 37.1% -187.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -116.1% -21.4% -54.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -346.3% 40.5% -186.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -31.8% -53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.5% -322.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.9% -97.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.6% -36.9% -107.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -40.1% 20.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWFGSUZMERC
Gross margin 24.6% 26.6% 4.1%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 43.0% -13.7%
Operating margin -24.7% 18.5% -22.2%
Pretax margin -25.6% 23.2% -28.6%
Net margin -20.4% 16.0% -27.0%
FCF margin -8.9% 11.3% -6.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.0% -4.1%
Return on equity -20.3% 16.4% –
Return on assets – 4.6% -26.9%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 6.6% -20.9%
Return on capital employed – 6.0% -33.3%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWFGSUZMERC
Debt / assets – 51.3% 110.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.9x -12.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.4x -7.7x
Debt / FCF -1.2x 16.7x -15.7x
Liabilities / assets – 72.9% 108.7%
Equity / assets – 27.1% -8.7%
Interest coverage -42.2x 1.4x -3.4x
Current ratio – 2.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.95 0.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWFGSUZMERC
Dividend yield 1.9% 2.2% 0.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -1.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -3.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -80.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -41.3%

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.

ConsensusWFGSUZMERC
Forward P/E – 7.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.90FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $-3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -35.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -25.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $10.51BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +11.5% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWFGSUZMERC
Held by institutions 49.7% 5.9% 63.8%
Institutions holding 166 136 67
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +0.6% -11.3%
Institutions buying 79 77 27
Institutions selling 55 46 19
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.67 1.42

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.

WFGSUZMERC
WFG 1.00 0.29 0.18
SUZ 0.29 1.00 0.02
MERC 0.18 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WFG, SUZ and MERC?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.35B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.92B, Mercer International (MERC) $16.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Suzano (SUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: West Fraser Timber (WFG) -7.1%, Suzano (SUZ) +11.4%, Mercer International (MERC) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -20.4%, Suzano (SUZ) 16.0%, Mercer International (MERC) -27.0%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -18.0%, Suzano (SUZ) 6.6%, Mercer International (MERC) -20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Fraser Timber (WFG) returned the most: West Fraser Timber (WFG) +19.1%, Suzano (SUZ) +3.3%, Mercer International (MERC) -87.0%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.8%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +1.1%/yr, Mercer International (MERC) -52.6%/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%, Suzano (SUZ) 0.00%, Mercer International (MERC) 0.30%. West Fraser Timber (WFG) and Suzano (SUZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%, Suzano (SUZ) 30.1%, Mercer International (MERC) 110.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.