West Fraser Timber (WFG) Beginning Cash Balance (2019 - 2026)
West Fraser Timber's Beginning Cash Balance was $81 million in Q2 2026, down 79.2% from $390 million a year earlier and down 59.9% from the prior quarter.
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West Fraser Timber (WFG) Beginning Cash Balance (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, West Fraser Timber's Beginning Cash Balance was $929 million through Jul 3, 2026, down 54.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $641 million, down 28.8% from FY2024.
- Beginning Cash Balance has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Beginning Cash Balance was $900 million in FY2024 (-22.5%), $1.16 billion in FY2023 (-25.9%), $1.57 billion in FY2022 (+240.1%) and $461 million in FY2021 (+92.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Beginning Cash Balance since Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Beginning Cash Balance was higher in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 42.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Beginning Cash Balance over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 240.1%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 79.2%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 13.73 Bn | 12.04 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | Suzano | 10.82 Bn | -7.75 Bn | 558.88 Mn |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.48 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 381.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.30 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 132.00 Mn |
| 5 | CL Workshop | 23.51 Mn | 16.66 Mn | - |
| 6 | Mercer International | 20.78 Mn | -427.45 Mn | 10.48 Mn |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn |
| 10 | Boise Cascade | 2.59 Bn | 954.37 Mn | 327.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 81.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 202.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 646.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 390.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 641.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 711.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 900.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 994.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 847.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 461.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 240.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 93.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 66.00 Mn |
API Access
West Fraser Timber Beginning Cash Balance API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=WFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "beginning-cash-balance", "ticker": "WFG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=beginning-cash-balance&ticker=WFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();