West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd (WFG) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.23BP/E –Yield 1.94%
West Fraser Timber statistics
78 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 29, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Dec 31, 2025
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 54.50
- 16.15
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.98
- 1.79
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.43%
- -2.88%
- Float
- 71M
- 54M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 10.6%
- 6.55%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 49.6%
- 101.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -9.09%
- -3.83%
- Short % of Float
- 3.43%
- 5.90%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.06%
- 4.78%
- Days to Cover
- 11.95
- 4.80
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $76.99
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $57.83
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $67.74
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $68.14
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $67.08
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.04
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.59%
- -0.54%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 0.87%
- 9.31%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -3.38%
- -2.41%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.6%
- 11.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 8.17%
- 8.17%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 10.4%
- 9.14%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -13.2%
- -20.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -20.7%
- -10.0%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 96.9%
- 182.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 172,183
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 180,438
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 212,350
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.45
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 44.1
- 47.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 33.5%
- 43.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.68
- 1.18
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -21.4%
- 4.04%
- EBITDA Margin
- -21.7%
- 9.16%
- FCF Margin
- -5.77%
- 7.39%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -17.0%
- 8.36%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.13
- 2.25
- Quick Ratio
- 0.69
- 0.96
- Interest Coverage
- -62.47
- 3.17
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -11.5%
- -1.91%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -281.0%
- 26.7%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -17.4%
- -6.40%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.55%
- 4.27%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.67
- 1.00
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.00
- 5.21
- WACC
- 8.33%
- 9.61%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$1.17B
- $75.71M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$98.00M
- $1.53M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$1.24
- $0.02
- Working Capital
- $736.00M
- $466.43M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$411.00M
- -$76.81M
- FCF Per Share
- -$3.98
- $2.00
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- -6.02%
- 4.44%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.94%
- 1.76%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.47%
- 2.72%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.40%
- 3.99%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.28
- $1.13
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 1.59%
- 5.09%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 3
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $19.00M
- $18.00M
- Income Tax
- -$233.00M
- $12.31M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.76
- 5.56
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WFG | S&P 500 | Difference | WFG per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +3.1% | -3.0% | +6.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -4.5% | -2.8% | −1.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +9.7% | +11.5% | −1.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +12.1% | +13.5% | −1.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | -4.8% | +77.7% | −82.5 pts | -1.6% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -14.9% | +72.6% | −87.5 pts | -3.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +122.7% | +308.2% | −185.5 pts | +8.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M WFG shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.1% from the previous report, or 3.43% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 11.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 67.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,425,028 | -9.1% | 202,852 | 11.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,667,635 | -1.2% | 192,299 | 13.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,699,112 | -0.4% | 210,673 | 12.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,709,355 | +10.8% | 244,684 | 11.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,445,208 | +3.3% | 191,366 | 12.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,367,280 | +10.8% | 248,593 | 9.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,137,087 | -3.6% | 242,513 | 8.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,217,488 | +10.5% | 171,029 | 13.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,007,338 | +7.7% | 203,398 | 9.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,864,549 | +2.7% | 242,907 | 7.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,815,308 | -4.7% | 172,236 | 10.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,905,779 | +12.4% | 166,930 | 11.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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