West Fraser Timber (WFG) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
West Fraser Timber's (WFG) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $58.0 million in Q3 2026, down 15.94% YoY from $69.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 7.94% on a QoQ basis from $63.0 million in Q2 2026.
West Fraser Timber (WFG) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
West Fraser Timber (WFG) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $58.0 million in Q3 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 15.94% year-over-year to $58.0 million in Q3 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was $971.0 million (up 360.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.6 billion, up 7.82% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $58.0 million in Q3 2026, from $63.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $784.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$430.4 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $54.6 million and a median of $69.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses sank 455.79% — and 2025, when it soared 1036.23%.
- Tracing WFG's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$313.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 37.48% to -$430.4 million in 2023, then surged by 116.03% to $69.0 million in 2024, then soared by 1036.23% to $784.0 million in 2025, then sank by 92.6% to $58.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $58.0 million (Q3 2026), $63.0 million (Q2 2026), and $784.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simpson Manufacturing | 7.70 Bn | 7.25 Bn | 318.19 Mn | 154.42 Mn |
| 2 | West Fraser Timber | 5.40 Bn | 5.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Ufp Industries | 4.74 Bn | 4.09 Bn | 290.24 Mn | 186.82 Mn |
| 4 | Boise Cascade | 2.88 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 327.87 Mn | 1.75 Bn |
| 5 | Jewett Cameron Trading | 10.49 Mn | 9.42 Mn | 1.77 Mn | 2.54 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 63.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 784.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 66.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 69.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 69.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 75.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -430.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -313.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 87.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 88.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 73.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 73.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -141.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 133.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -139.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -175.01 Mn |