WFG vs SUZ vs NWGL Stock Comparison

West Fraser Timber, Suzano and CL Workshop Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.81 +1.4% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
2.38%
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, West Fraser Timber 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWFGSUZNWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.52B $11.14B $1.49M SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.0x 7.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.2% +0.7% — SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.2% 17.2% — SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -181.5x 3.1x — WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.83% 2.38% — SUZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -3.4% -94.9% WFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr +0.2%/yr — SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.7% 29.9% 222.2% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 55/100 — SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

WFGSUZNWGL

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

AxisWFGSUZNWGL
Valuation 53 #76 of 160 89 #18 of 160 –
Growth 7 #134 of 144 17 #120 of 144 –
Profitability 28 #88 of 121 70 #37 of 121 –
Financial Health – 29 #121 of 169 13 #148 of 169
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 106 72 #30 of 106 –
Overall 38 55 –
  • WFG ranked among 180 companies in Basic Materials
  • SUZ ranked among 180 companies in Basic Materials
  • NWGL ranked among 180 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWFGSUZNWGLSPY
1 month -2.4%+1.4%-93.7% -0.8%
3 months +5.7%+7.0%-62.5% +3.5%
6 months +6.0%-3.2%-90.8% +7.0%
Year to date +14.4%-5.7%-93.7% +12.2%
1 year +6.5%-3.4%-94.9% +13.0%
3 years +6.6%-15.1%-99.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%-5.3%-79.8% +23.1%
5 years -13.9%+0.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.9%+0.2%— +11.0%
10 years +111.9%+149.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.8%+9.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWFGSUZNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.7%29.9%222.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%27.9%287.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.642.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.11-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-41.1%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-23.1%-94.7% -1.8%
52-week high $76.69$11.46$1.69 $779.14
52-week low $57.91$7.67$0.08 $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.

MultipleWFGSUZNWGL
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 11.7x 7.0xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2,943xmedian 6.6x 5.8xmedian 6.6x —median 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 11.9x 12.5xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.41 -0.19median 0.41 —median 0.41

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 monthsWFGSUZNWGL
Revenue $5.24B $9.04B –
Gross profit $1.14B $2.58B –
Operating income -$1.49B $1.91B –
Net income -$1.20B $1.56B –
Free cash flow -$435.00M $888.28M –
EPS (diluted) $-17.33 $1.25 –
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $3.21B $200.00K
Total debt $437.00M $17.89B -$11.23M
Shares (diluted) 79.16M 1.24B 16.55M
Enterprise value $4.62B -$7.16B -$2.98M

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
MetricWFGSUZNWGL
P/E -4.0x 7.0x –
P/FCF -12.7x 12.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 3.5x –
P/S 1.1x 1.2x –
P/B 1.0x 1.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -2,943x 5.8x –
EV/EBIT -4.0x 12.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.7x –
EV/FCF -13.5x 27.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 -0.19 –

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWFGSUZNWGL
Gross margin 21.8% 28.6% –
EBITDA margin 0.0% 46.0% –
Operating margin -28.4% 21.1% –
Pretax margin -29.3% 25.9% –
Net margin -26.2% 17.2% –
FCF margin -8.3% 9.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 34.8% –
Return on equity -24.5% 16.6% –
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
MetricWFGSUZNWGL
Debt / assets – 54.2% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.9x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -181.5x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF -1.0x 20.1x –
Liabilities / assets – 70.9% 78.5%
Equity / assets – 29.1% 21.5%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio – 3.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 2.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 1.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusWFGSUZNWGL
Forward P/E – 6.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.97FY2026 $1.41FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -32.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -28.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.84BFY2026 $10.38BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +11.2% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

WFGSUZNWGL
WFG 1.00 0.27 -0.01
SUZ 0.27 1.00 0.09
NWGL -0.01 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WFG, SUZ and NWGL?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.52B, Suzano (SUZ) $11.14B, CL Workshop (NWGL) $1.49M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Fraser Timber (WFG) returned the most: West Fraser Timber (WFG) +6.5%, Suzano (SUZ) -3.4%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -94.9%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -2.9%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest dividend yield: West Fraser Timber (WFG) 1.83%, Suzano (SUZ) 2.38%. CL Workshop (NWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.7%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 222.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.