West Fraser Timber (WFG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
West Fraser Timber (WFG) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -18.00% for Q3 2026, down 18.00 percentage points from 0.00% a year earlier.
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West Fraser Timber (WFG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, West Fraser Timber posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -14.15%, down 14.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -33.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 0.00% in FY2024 (+2.08 pp), -2.08% in FY2023 (-26.07 pp), 23.99% in FY2022 (-28.17 pp) and 52.16% in FY2021 (+32.63 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q2 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weyerhaeuser | 14.87 Bn | 13.23 Bn | 257.00 Mn | 5.54% |
| 2 | Suzano | 12.35 Bn | -4.50 Bn | 762.11 Mn | 6.61% |
| 3 | West Fraser Timber | 5.31 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 362.00 Mn | -18.00% |
| 4 | Sylvamo | 1.52 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 205.00 Mn | 7.50% |
| 5 | Mercer International | 16.08 Mn | -405.04 Mn | 24.19 Mn | -20.85% |
| 6 | CL Workshop | 523,494.94 | -3.94 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.99% |
| 8 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 9.47% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | -18.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.65% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -4.36% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.32% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | -3.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 55.46% |
API Access
West Fraser Timber Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=WFG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();