WFG Stock — West Fraser Timber Co Ltd

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (WFG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WFG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.96%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 246.7% over the past 14.5 years, 374.8 points behind SPY at 621.5%.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is a diversified wood products company that manufactures and sells lumber, engineered wood products, pulp and paper, and related materials through operations across North America and Europe, serving home construction, repair and remodeling, and industrial markets. The company distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to forestry and building materials sectors alongside modest dividend income.

WFG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 246.7% over the past 14.5 years, 374.8 points behind SPY at 621.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.6%.

WFG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.74%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/10/2012

Distribution rate

1.96%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.96%

5-year average yield

1.42

Last close

$65.40 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$4,971,861,298

Average volume

337656.0

Dividend

$0.32

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

10/19/2026

Beta

1.141

Payout ratio

75.8%

Forward P/E

51.8135

EPS

$-15.36

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.96%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.96%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

WFG risks and drawbacks

WFG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.6%.

Who may consider WFG — and who may not

WFG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (WFG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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