West Fraser Timber Co. (WFG) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- -$1.02
- Estimate
- -$0.76
- Surprise
- -34.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.36B
- Score today
- 5.2/10
Revenue source: yfinance_provisional (provisional — SEC XBRL not yet filed for this period).
How the report landed
West Fraser Timber Co. (WFG) reported a wider loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$1.02 against the -$0.76 estimate (a 34.2% shortfall).
Coverage in the report window
- West Fraser Timber Reports Q3 2026 Results and Announces Indefinite Mill Curtailments — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-29
- West Fraser Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-28
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WFG Sell at 5.2/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -34.2% surprise compares with a -34.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-17.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (2.1 < 4.0)
- Reward/Risk 0.9:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $68.19
- Price target
- $73.95
- Stop
- $63.99
- Upside to target
- +8.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.9:1
Risk check: RSI 72 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WFG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Lumber & Wood Production
- Market cap
- $5.34B
- P/E (fwd)
- 39.4
- 52-week range
- $57.34–$76.99
- Off 52-week high
- 11.4%
- RSI (14)
- 72
- Volume vs avg
- 1.19×
- Score today
- 5.2/10