West Fraser Timber WFG
NYSE WFG
$69.97 +1.05 (+1.52%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:52 PM EDT

West Fraser Timber (WFG) Capital Expenditures (2018 - 2024)

West Fraser Timber's (WFG) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$78.4 million in Q3 2024, up 8.6% YoY from -$72.2 million in Q3 2023, and down 5.12% on a QoQ basis from -$74.6 million in Q2 2024.

West Fraser Timber (WFG) Capital Expenditures (2018 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

West Fraser Timber (WFG) has 7 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at -$78.4 million in Q3 2024.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 8.6% year-over-year to -$78.4 million in Q3 2024, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2024 was -$358.9 million (up 39.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $411.0 million, down 15.61% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures eased to -$78.4 million in Q3 2024, from -$74.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $128.0 million in Q4 2020 to a low of -$351.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$86.8 million and a median of -$81.6 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures tumbled 89.85% — and 2023, when it soared 67.18%.
  • Tracing WFG's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $128.0 million in 2020, then sank by 165.79% to -$84.2 million in 2021, then tumbled by 317.31% to -$351.4 million in 2022, then soared by 67.18% to -$115.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 32.0% to -$78.4 million in 2024.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$78.4 million (Q3 2024), -$74.6 million (Q2 2024), and -$90.6 million (Q1 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Simpson Manufacturing 7.75 Bn 7.30 Bn 318.19 Mn 15.39 Mn
2 West Fraser Timber 5.48 Bn 5.40 Bn 381.00 Mn -
3 Ufp Industries 4.77 Bn 4.13 Bn 290.24 Mn 38.31 Mn
4 Boise Cascade 2.90 Bn 2.59 Bn 327.87 Mn 23.49 Mn
5 Jewett Cameron Trading 10.21 Mn 9.14 Mn 1.77 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 27, 2024 -78.41 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -78.41 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -74.60 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -74.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -90.56 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -90.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -115.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -115.32 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 -85.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 -85.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -78.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -78.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -73.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -73.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -351.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -351.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -112.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -112.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -69.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -69.02 Mn