WFG vs WY vs NWGL Stock Comparison

West Fraser Timber, Weyerhaeuser and CL Workshop Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$21.64 +16.2% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.12B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
0.04%
Lumber Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Weyerhaeuser leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Weyerhaeuser 6, West Fraser Timber 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWFGWYNWGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.39B $15.12B $42.87M WY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.0x 33.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 90.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.1% -1.1% — WY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.4% 6.5% — WY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 5.5% — WY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.8x — WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% -3.7% -97.9% WFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -10.8%/yr — WFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 28.6% 234.9% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 44/100 — WY

Percentile Scorecard

WFGWYNWGL

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

AxisWFGWYNWGL
Valuation 45 #163 of 296 51 #147 of 296 –
Growth 8 #253 of 275 31 #190 of 275 –
Profitability 20 #192 of 241 50 #121 of 241 –
Financial Health 37 #186 of 294 37 #187 of 294 6 #277 of 294
Shareholder Returns 59 #89 of 218 53 #103 of 218 –
Overall 34 44 –
  • WFG ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials
  • WY ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials
  • NWGL ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWFGWYNWGLSPY
1 month +9.0%+16.2%-97.7% -5.9%
3 months -1.1%-14.9%-89.7% -4.6%
6 months +9.9%-8.7%-96.7% +0.2%
Year to date +12.9%-8.7%-97.9% +7.5%
1 year +19.1%-3.7%-97.9% +8.2%
3 years -8.6%-29.9%-99.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.0%-11.2%-86.9% +19.0%
5 years -17.5%-43.5%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.8%-10.8%— +9.4%
10 years +101.4%-24.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.3%-2.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWFGWYNWGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%28.6%234.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%25.4%309.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.214.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.13-0.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-56.6%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-20.1%-98.1% -5.9%
52-week high $76.69$27.10$1.61 $779.14
52-week low $57.91$18.48$0.03 $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.

MultipleWFGWYNWGL
P/E now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 17.3x 34.5xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 2.2xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 10.0x 15.4xmedian 10.0x —median 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.5xmedian 15.8x -1,199xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.69median 0.59 -3.43median 0.59 —median 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 monthsWFGWYNWGL
Revenue $5.30B $7.00B –
Gross profit $1.30B $1.05B –
Operating income -$1.31B $821.00M –
Net income -$1.08B $453.00M –
Free cash flow -$472.00M -$13.00M –
R&D – $5.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-13.64 $0.63 –
Cash & equivalents $203.00M $349.00M $200.00K
Total debt $578.00M $5.35B $3.94M
Shares (diluted) 79.16M 721.90M 16.55M
Enterprise value $4.83B $13.48B $38.41M

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
MetricWFGWYNWGL
P/E -5.0x 34.5x –
P/FCF -11.5x -1,199x –
P/Operating cash flow – 29.4x –
P/S 1.0x 2.2x –
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 33.1x 15.4x –
EV/EBIT -4.5x 25.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.9x –
EV/FCF -12.3x -1,584x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.69 -3.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWFGWYNWGL
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.1% -1.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.6% -10.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -15.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -307.2% 32.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -108.8% -10.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -335.5% 36.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -116.1% -10.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -346.3% 36.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -10.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -40.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.6% 92.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -26.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWFGWYNWGL
Gross margin 24.6% 15.0% –
EBITDA margin 3.3% 19.1% –
Operating margin -24.7% 11.7% –
Pretax margin -25.6% 5.2% –
Net margin -20.4% 6.5% –
FCF margin -8.9% -0.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 7.6% –
Return on equity -20.3% 4.8% –
Return on assets – 2.8% –
Return on invested capital -18.0% 5.5% –
Return on capital employed – 5.2% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWFGWYNWGL
Debt / assets – 32.7% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.8x –
Debt / FCF -1.2x -411.8x –
Liabilities / assets – 42.7% 78.5%
Equity / assets – 57.3% 21.5%
Interest coverage -42.2x 3.1x –
Current ratio – 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWFGWYNWGL
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.9% –
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 4.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 133.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -4,662% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.5% –

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.

ConsensusWFGWYNWGL
Forward P/E – 90.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.90FY2026 $0.24FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +75.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $7.54BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -3.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWFGWYNWGL
Held by institutions 49.7% 90.2% –
Institutions holding 166 905 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 79 433 –
Institutions selling 55 319 –
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.36 –

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.

WFGWYNWGL
WFG 1.00 0.58 0.02
WY 0.58 1.00 0.01
NWGL 0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WFG, WY and NWGL?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) is the largest by market capitalisation: West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.39B, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $15.12B, CL Workshop (NWGL) $42.87M.

Which company is growing faster?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: West Fraser Timber (WFG) -7.1%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest net margin (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -20.4%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 6.5%). On return on invested capital, Weyerhaeuser (WY) leads (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -18.0%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year West Fraser Timber (WFG) returned the most: West Fraser Timber (WFG) +19.1%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -3.7%, CL Workshop (NWGL) -97.9%. Over five years, West Fraser Timber (WFG) compounded fastest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.8%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -10.8%/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%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 0.04%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 0.00%. West Fraser Timber (WFG) and CL Workshop (NWGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 28.6%, CL Workshop (NWGL) 234.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WFG, WY 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, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 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.