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FAQ
WY — frequently asked questions
Is Weyerhaeuser Company overvalued?
In our latest published analysis dated 2026-10-12, WY looks meaningfully overvalued. The price recorded at analysis is 18,9 USD versus our fair value of 11,4 USD; the high endpoint is presented separately as potential value of 15,1 USD. That implies roughly 39.6% downside to fair value at that date.
Our latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-12, gives WY a fair value of 11,4 USD and a potential value of 15,1 USD. The conclusion is triangulated across multiple valuation models and weighted by reliability for Weyerhaeuser Company's archetype; it is a dated research output, not a live price.
Should I buy WY now?
Our latest published rating for WY, analyzed 2026-10-12, is Sell. Weyerhaeuser Company looks meaningfully overvalued at the analysis-date price of 18,9 USD versus fair value of 11,4 USD; potential value is 15,1 USD. This is research for educational purposes, not personalized investment advice.
What are the biggest risks for WY?
The dedicated bear-case section in our report analyzed 2026-10-12 documents Weyerhaeuser Company's material risks, evidence, thresholds, and thesis-invalidation conditions. Scenario-specific explanations remain in that section so the report does not repeat or decontextualize them elsewhere.
What is WY's rating?
Our latest published rating for WY, analyzed 2026-10-12, is Sell, with a published moat assessment of 6.5/10 (Narrow). It reflects our fair value of 11,4 USD, the potential value of 15,1 USD, and the price recorded at analysis (18,9 USD).
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§1 Краткое резюмеEN
Ответ за 30 секундSell
Цена и стоимость
Цена
$18.94
Справедливая стоимость
$11.44
Потенциальная стоимость
$15.13
На дату
2026-10-12
Почему сценарий может сработать
Rapid single-family residential construction stabilization paired with accelerated monetization of premium data center and clean energy land sites through Strategic Land Solutions at substantial valuation premiums over timber values, supporting $450 million in guided FY2026 SLS EBITDA.
Что изменит нашу оценку
Sustained elevation in 30-year fixed mortgage rates above 6.5% suppressing North American housing starts below 1.25 million annualized units for two consecutive quarters.
Weyerhaeuser is rated Sell with an intrinsic Fair value of $11.44 per share, as the stock at $18.94 as of October 12, 2026 trades at an unwarranted 65.6% premium to normalized earnings power that discounts an overly aggressive cyclical recovery while overlooking significant debt service obligations and near-term capital intensity.4
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) faces a pronounced valuation disconnect. Trading at $18.94 as of October 12, 2026, the shares sit 65.6% above our intrinsic Fair value midpoint of $11.44, implying a -39.6% return. While the company controls an extraordinary physical asset base encompassing 10.5 million acres of fee timberlands across North America's lowest-cost wood baskets, market sentiment continues to value the entity as a stable infrastructure REIT rather than acknowledging its overwhelming economic exposure to volatile commodity manufacturing. In FY2025, Wood Products generated $4,957 million, or 71.8% of consolidated net sales of $6,905 million, binding corporate earnings power to North American residential homebuilding activity and lumber price swings.
Our valuation synthesis incorporates four distinct underwriting models: enterprise discounted cash flow (FCFFDCF at $11.66), forward earnings ($10.68), discounted earnings ($11.52), and owner earnings ($12.17). Each framework confirms that current market pricing leaves zero margin of safety. While industry mill curtailments and lower European lumber imports have established a seasonal price floor, the recovery trajectory remains heavily constrained by subdued builder sentiment, persistent mortgage rate headwinds, and buyer reluctance to hold channel inventory. Furthermore, consensus expectations fail to fully deduct the burden of $5,448,999,936 in total debt, which carries a 6.78% pre-tax cost of debt and generates ~$370 million in fixed annual interest expense against trough FY2025 operating cash flow of $562 million.2,4,5,6
Capital allocation dynamics also limit near-term equity upside. In FY2026, capital expenditures will remain elevated at an assumed 45% reinvestment rate, driven by approximately $300 million in strategic spending dedicated to modernizing the Monticello facility, following historical capex of $667 million in FY2024 and $474 million in FY2025. Although higher-margin land sales from Strategic Land Solutions offer non-cyclical cash support ($450 million guided EBITDA in FY2026), this capital is largely committed to project completion and fixed debt obligations rather than accelerated share repurchases. Consequently, the risk-reward profile is heavily asymmetric to the downside, supporting our committee rating of Sell.4,5
Scale Advantage & Low-Cost Timber Basin Assets
Ownership of 10.5 million acres of fee timberlands across the US South, Pacific Northwest, and Canada provides captive, low-cost internal log supply for manufacturing mills and shields operations from merchant fiber price spikes. Internal timber harvest provides a permanent biological cost hedge unavailable to non-landowning building material competitors.7
Efficient Scale & Export Infrastructure
Concentrated regional sawmill, oriented strand board, and engineered wood facilities in dense timber basins create local scale efficiencies that make building competing greenfield capacity uneconomic, while established deepwater export infrastructure supports $271 million in high-realization log sales to Japan alongside Canadian cross-border integration generating $543 million.7
Cycle upside
In an expansionary cycle, falling mortgage rates reinvigorate single-family housing starts, prompting aggressive channel restocking and spikes in lumber and oriented strand board prices. Under these conditions, Weyerhaeuser's Wood Products segment leverages high operating gearing to generate substantial operating cash flows, while its low-cost timberlands capture higher sawlog realizations.
Рекомендация дома
Sell. Weyerhaeuser's current share price of $18.94 trades 65.6% above intrinsic Fair value of $11.44. While the underlying asset base across 10.5 million timberland acres remains exceptional, market pricing embeds an aggressive cyclical recovery that overlooks commodity manufacturing volatility, $5.45 billion in debt, and near-term capital intensity. Investors should exit positions and avoid new commitments until valuation reflects a substantial margin of safety.4,7
Обзор компании
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and one of the largest private timberland owners in North America, controlling approximately 10.5 million acres of productive fee timberlands across key forest basins in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three principal reporting segments: Wood Products, Timberlands, and Real Estate, Energy & Natural Resources (Strategic Land Solutions / REENR).
In FY2025, consolidated revenue totaled $6,905 million. Wood Products contributed $4,957 million (71.8% of total revenue), manufacturing structural lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), and engineered wood products for residential construction. Timberlands generated $2,086 million through biological fee timber harvest, external log sales, and internal supply transfers, while REENR provided $454 million from land monetization, conservation, and clean energy rights. Geographically, the United States accounted for $5,998 million of sales, supported by Canadian operations of $543 million and high-value export log shipments to Japan ($271 million) and other Asian markets.
§2 Медвежий сценарийEN
Our stress test evaluates the financial impact of a prolonged residential construction downturn coupled with persistent macroeconomic inflation and high capital costs. Under this stress case, single-family residential construction remains depressed as mortgage rates stay elevated, keeping framing lumber and oriented strand board prices near industry cash breakeven levels. Consolidated revenue stagnates near $6.9 billion to $7.1 billion, while consolidated operating margins remain compressed near 10.59% due to sticky manufacturing input costs, including rising resin expenses and plant maintenance. Operating cash flow remains depressed below $600 million annually, barely covering fixed pre-tax debt service on $5,448,999,936 of outstanding debt (carrying a 6.78% pre-tax cost of debt, generating ~$370 million in annual interest obligations). With $300 million committed to the Monticello modernization buildout in FY2026, free cash flow turns negative under severe pricing troughs, forcing management to curtail share buybacks, draw upon revolving liquidity, and reconsider discretionary dividend distributions. In this environment, equity valuation contracts sharply toward the lower bound of our valuation models ($9.50), exposing current market buyers at $18.94 to severe downside risk.
Extended depression in structural lumber realizations invalidates the cyclical margin recovery thesis, capping Wood Products profitability near cash breakeven and preventing consolidated earnings expansion toward mid-cycle targets.
Текущее значение:Lumber composite prices fluctuating near cyclical trough levels with channel buyers refusing to build inventory
Предупреждение, еслиFraming lumber composite price sustaining below $360 per thousand board feet for two consecutive quarters
§3 Конкурентный ровEN
Narrow
Weyerhaeuser maintains a Narrow economic moat grounded in structural cost advantages across its 10.5 million acres of fee timberlands and efficient scale across its integrated manufacturing footprint. As the largest private timberland owner in North America, the company operates in prime growing regions, primarily the US South and the Pacific Northwest. These timberlands provide an enduring low-cost source of raw fiber that buffers its downstream Wood Products mills against third-party sawlog inflation. Furthermore, established logistics infrastructure enables direct log exports to premium Asian markets, generating $271 million in revenue from Japan in FY2025, while Canadian operations contributed $543 million.
Despite these significant physical scale advantages, Weyerhaeuser lacks the pricing power and cash flow durability required for a Wide moat rating. Unlike specialized infrastructure REITs such as Crown Castle (CCI), which generates a 46.8% operating margin supported by long-term contractual master lease agreements, Weyerhaeuser generates 71.8% of net sales ($4,957 million of $6,905 million in FY2025) from Wood Products. In this segment, products like 2x4 lumber and oriented strand board are standardized commodities sold into highly competitive clearing markets. When homebuilding activity slows, realizations compress rapidly toward variable production costs.
During cyclical downturns, return on invested capital falls below the computed cost of capital (WACC of 8.03%). In FY2025, operating income fell to $731 million and net income was $324 million. While biological timber growth preserves asset value through market troughs, high capital intensity ($474 million capex in FY2025 and $300 million committed to the Monticello project in FY2026) alongside $5.45 billion in total debt confines economic profit durability to a narrow 5-year to 10-year horizon.
Экономическая прибыль
Weyerhaeuser maintains a computed weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 8.03% and a moderate cost of equity of 8.79%. Over mid-cycle conditions, the company generates returns on invested capital in excess of its cost of capital. However, during commodity price troughs, such as FY2025 when net income declined to $324 million on $6,905 million of revenue, economic profits turn cyclically negative, demonstrating the narrow nature of its competitive advantages.2,6
6.5/ 10
Narrow
Sources of advantage
01Scale Advantage & Low-Cost Timber Basin Assets — Ownership of 10.5 million acres of fee timberlands across the US South, Pacific Northwest, and Canada provides captive, low-cost internal log supply for manufacturing mills and shields operations from merchant fiber price spikes. Internal timber harvest provides a permanent biological cost hedge unavailable to non-landowning building material competitors.Moderate
02Efficient Scale & Export Infrastructure — Concentrated regional sawmill, oriented strand board, and engineered wood facilities in dense timber basins create local scale efficiencies that make building competing greenfield capacity uneconomic, while established deepwater export infrastructure supports $271 million in high-realization log sales to Japan alongside Canadian cross-border integration generating $543 million.Moderate
Известные угрозы для рва
Угроза
Серьёзность
Временная шкала
Митигация
Lumber and structural panel price volatility driven by housing market cycles and substitute building products
high
12 to 24 months
Supply-side discipline through temporary mill curtailments and flexible harvest scheduling, deferring biological timber cut until realizations improve.
The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($11.44). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.
Free cash flow to the firm stays positive in the first projected year at $387.5M after modeled reinvestment of $317.0M, with terminal value at 80.2% of enterprise value. A sudden drop in free cash flow is not projected unless capital spending relative to revenue, reinvestment, or gross margin resets materially.
In the baseline scenario, Weyerhaeuser executes a gradual, multi-year recovery as residential construction stabilizes and industry mill curtailments tighten commodity wood supply. Operating margins normalize from 10.59% in FY2025 to 10.8% in FY2026 and 14.5% by FY2029-FY2030, supported by 53 internal cost reduction initiatives. Reinvestment rates decline from 45% in FY2026 post-Monticello toward 25% by FY2030. This baseline expected path yields our intrinsic Fair value of $11.44.5,6
Wood Products operating margins expand toward peak levels of 16-18%.
§7 Дерево решений по отчётностиEN
Превышение
Maintain Sell; Maintain zero allocation and use cyclical strength to complete position exits, monitoring whether higher wood realizations persist before re-evaluating normalized earnings power.
Триггер: Consolidated revenue and operating margin materially exceeding consensus expectations, driven by higher lumber realizations and faster manufacturing cost reductions
An operational beat reflects temporary lumber price spikes and tight channel inventory rather than permanent structural margin expansion, leaving shares overvalued relative to Fair value.
По плану
Maintain Sell; Maintain zero allocation and avoid new capital commitments, reviewing segment margins and debt service progress at the next earnings release.
Триггер: Revenue and diluted earnings per share aligning with consensus expectations, reflecting gradual housing recovery alongside steady mill operating rates
Results tracking in line with consensus confirm the multi-year recovery path embedded in our baseline valuation, affirming that market pricing remains well above Fair value.
Ниже плана
Maintain Sell; Execute complete capital exit, avoiding exposure to commodity margin compression and high fixed debt service.
Триггер: Wood Products operating margin compressing or consolidated revenue falling below consensus due to persistent housing weakness or resin input cost inflation
An earnings miss confirms that mortgage rate headwinds and cost pressures are impeding the cyclical recovery, widening the gap between actual results and market expectations.
Качество прибыли
Reported earnings quality reflects cyclical volatility inherent in commodity forest products. While biological timber harvest provides depreciation-shielded cash flow under the real estate investment trust structure, consolidated net income remains heavily impacted by non-cash depletion, cyclical inventory swings, and taxable manufacturing subsidiary provisions. Operating cash flow conversion from net income fluctuates significantly across market cycles, with high fixed interest overhead absorbing a substantial portion of operating cash during trough periods. Free cash flow conversion is further constrained during active modernization investment phases before normalizing as sustaining capital expenditures stabilize.
Динамика прогнозов
Consensus earnings revisions have trended downward across recent quarters, reflecting persistent mortgage rate headwinds, softer residential construction activity, and elevated manufacturing input costs. Analysts have steadily lowered near-term expectations as homebuilders maintain subdued sentiment and buyers resist building channel inventory.
Operating cash flow contracted to $562 million in FY2025 compared to free cash flow of $341 million in FY2024, illustrating severe cyclical compression. Total debt of $5,448,999,936 with a pre-tax cost of debt of 6.78% generates approximately $370 million in annual interest obligations, absorbing over 65% of FY2025 operating cash flow. While capex moderated to $474 million in FY2025, the guided $300 million investment in the Monticello modernization for FY2026 keeps capital commitments elevated, constraining near-term free cash flow generation.2,4,5,6,8
Распределение капитала
Management balances capital allocation across sustaining silviculture, strategic plant modernization ($300 million Monticello project in FY2026), debt service on $5.45B in outstanding obligations, and share repurchases under a recently renewed $1 billion authorization. While management views buybacks as a flexible lever, near-term capital intensity and high fixed debt overhead prioritize debt maintenance and project completion over aggressive equity retirement.
Weyerhaeuser's return on invested capital tracks the wood products commodity cycle, falling to cyclical trough levels in FY2025 (net income $324M on $6,905M revenue). In our house forecast schedule, operating income expands from $731M in FY2025 to $778M in FY2026, $1,024M in FY2027, and $1,253M by FY2030, driving an improving ROIC trajectory as capital intensity moderates.
At the cyclical trough, returns on capital dipped below the computed WACC of 8.03%. As operating margins normalize toward 14.5% by FY2029-FY2030 and reinvestment rates moderate from 45% to 25%, normalized recovers above WACC, supporting narrow durability.
Последняя выручка6,9 млрд $CAGR выручки +0,9 %
Операционная маржа10,6 %Фискальных периодов: 10
Последний свободный денежный поток88 млн $FY2025
Чистый долг5,1 млрд $FY2025
Структура отчёта о прибылях и убыткахКак масштаб бизнеса преобразуется в отчетную прибыль.30 июн. 2026 г.
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Выручка1,9 млрд $Себестоимость выручки−1,6 млрд $Валовая прибыль311 млн $Операционные расходы−88 млн $Операционная прибыль223 млн $Внереализационные статьи и налоги−61 млн $Чистая прибыль162 млн $
Данные финансовой истории
Выручка
1 867 000 000 $
Себестоимость выручки
1 556 000 000 $
Валовая прибыль
311 000 000 $
Операционные расходы
88 000 000 $
Операционная прибыль
223 000 000 $
Внереализационные статьи и налоги
-61 000 000 $
Чистая прибыль
162 000 000 $
Обзор балансаКак представлены и профинансированы заявленные активы за выбранный период.
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Структура активовИсточники финансирования
Активы, всего16,6 млрд $Денежные средства464 млн $Оборотные активы1,7 млрд $Обязательства, всего7,2 млрд $Краткосрочные обязательства1,3 млрд $Акционерный капитал9,4 млрд $
Данные структуры баланса
Активы, всего
16 613 000 000 $
Денежные средства
464 000 000 $
Оборотные активы
1 652 000 000 $
Обязательства, всего
7 187 000 000 $
Краткосрочные обязательства
1 278 000 000 $
Акционерный капитал
9 426 000 000 $
Мост денежных потоковКак операционный денежный поток превратился в свободный денежный поток в FY2025.
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Сверка операционного денежного потока
Чистая прибыль324 млн $Амортизация+509 млн $Компенсация акциями+43 млн $Прочие операционные корректировки−314 млн $Операционный денежный поток562 млн $
Сверка денежных средств на начало и конец
Денежные средства на начало684 млн $Операционный денежный поток+562 млн $Инвестиционный денежный поток−475 млн $Финансовый денежный поток−290 млн $Денежные средства на конец481 млн $
562 млн $ − 474 млн $Свободный денежный поток 88 млн $
Данные моста денежных потоков
Чистая прибыль
324 000 000 $
Операционный приток
876 000 000 $
Амортизация
509 000 000 $
Компенсация акциями
43 000 000 $
Операционный денежный поток
562 000 000 $
Операционный отток
314 000 000 $
Доступные денежные средства
1 246 000 000 $
Денежные средства на начало
684 000 000 $
Инвестиционный отток
475 000 000 $
Capex
474 000 000 $
Прочая инвестиционная деятельность
1 000 000 $
Финансовый отток
290 000 000 $
Чистое привлечение долга
487 000 000 $
Выкуп акций
160 000 000 $
Выплаченные дивиденды
606 000 000 $
Прочая финансовая деятельность
11 000 000 $
Денежные средства на конец
481 000 000 $
Инвестиционный денежный поток
-475 000 000 $
Финансовый денежный поток
-290 000 000 $
Выручка по направлениям бизнесаДоля общей выручки за 2026-06-30.
1,9 млрдОбщая выручка
Выручка по направлениям бизнесаДоля
Cost of1,6 млрд83,3 %
Прочее311 млн16,7 %
Данные о структуре выручки: Выручка по направлениям бизнеса
Выручка по направлениям бизнеса
Выручка
Доля
г/г
Cost of
1,6 млрд
83,3 %
—
Other
311 млн
16,7 %
—
Выручка по регионамДоля общей выручки за 2025-12-31.
6,9 млрд $Общая выручка
Выручка по регионамДоля
United States6 млрд $86,9 %−2,5 % г/г
Canada543 млн $7,9 %−1,5 % г/г
Japan271 млн $3,9 %+5 % г/г
Прочее61 млн $0,9 %+24,5 % г/г
South Korea21 млн $0,3 %−12,5 % г/г
China11 млн $0,2 %−88 % г/г
Источник: SEC EDGAR · Подано 2026-02-13 · SEC EDGAR
Данные о структуре выручки: Выручка по регионам
Выручка по регионам
Выручка
Доля
г/г
United States
6 млрд $
86,9 %
-2,5 %
Canada
543 млн $
7,9 %
-1,5 %
Japan
271 млн $
3,9 %
5 %
Other
61 млн $
0,9 %
24,5 %
South Korea
21 млн $
0,3 %
-12,5 %
China
11 млн $
0,2 %
-88 %
Выручка и прибыльКак масштаб бизнеса преобразуется в отчетную прибыль.
Денежные средства и долгДоступная ликвидность относительно общей задолженности.
Генерация денежных средствОперационный денежный поток в сравнении со свободным денежным потоком.
РентабельностьДинамика валовой, операционной и чистой маржи.
Финансовые данные на конкретную дату, использованные в анализе от 2026-10-12.
Weyerhaeuser Company (WY) trades at 29.1x forward earnings against a peer median of 35.1x. Its EV/EBITDA of 27.2x compares with a peer median of 21.1x. The comparison uses 4 peers: Crown Castle Inc., SBA Communications Corporation, Iron Mountain Incorporated and Digital Realty Trust Inc., as of 2026-10-12.
§10 Отрасль и циклEN
Фаза цикла
Trough
Industry benchmarks indicate capex-to-revenue of 12.7% and capex-to-depreciation of 0.17. Weyerhaeuser's own capex moderated to $474 million in FY2025 from $667 million in FY2024 and $680 million in FY2023, with project spending of $300 million on Monticello scheduled for FY2026. Concurrently, widespread sawmill curtailments across North America and reduced European lumber imports have curtailed supply.4,5
Бычий цикл
In an expansionary cycle, falling mortgage rates reinvigorate single-family housing starts, prompting aggressive channel restocking and spikes in lumber and oriented strand board prices. Under these conditions, Weyerhaeuser's Wood Products segment leverages high operating gearing to generate substantial operating cash flows, while its low-cost timberlands capture higher sawlog realizations.
Медвежий цикл
In a contractionary cycle, sustained mortgage rate elevation dampens homebuilder confidence and housing starts, suppressing wood products demand. Commodity prices languish near cash breakeven, forcing mill curtailments, while fixed interest overhead on $5.45B of debt and sustained modernization capex erode free cash flow.
Долгосрочные тренды
Тренд
Влияние
Примечание
Structural Underbuilding in US Single-Family Housing
positive
A decade of cumulative underbuilding relative to demographic household formation provides a secular foundation for residential construction and building materials demand as affordability constraints ease.
Alternative Land Monetization for Clean Energy and Data Centers
positive
Surging demand for power infrastructure and AI data centers enables Weyerhaeuser to monetize select acreage at significant valuation premiums over timber values through Strategic Land Solutions.
Позиционирование
Weyerhaeuser is positioned as North America's lowest-cost integrated wood producer, combining 10.5 million acres of fee timberlands with efficient manufacturing facilities. Internal fiber supply shields processing operations from third-party log cost spikes, while established export terminals enable volume redirection to Japan and Asia when domestic markets soften. However, its commodity-heavy sales mix (71.8% Wood Products) leaves it far more cyclically exposed than specialized infrastructure REITs.3,7
§11 Управление позициейEN
Размер позиции
0%
With our committee rating at Sell and shares trading at $18.94 as of October 12, 2026, representing a 65.6% premium to intrinsic Fair value ($11.44), zero portfolio capital should be allocated to Weyerhaeuser.4
Риск
Given high operating leverage to commodity lumber and structural panels, exposure must be strictly managed around macroeconomic housing indicators, mortgage rate trends, and channel inventory movements. High fixed debt obligations of $5.45B require close scrutiny of quarterly operating cash flow to ensure capital expenditure commitments do not impair solvency.
Транши входа
Уровень
Действие
Почему
Above $15.13 ($18.94 as of October 12, 2026)
Avoid / No Position
Trading above the bull-case potential value ceiling ($15.13) offers highly negative risk-adjusted expected return.
$11.44 (Baseline Fair Value)
Monitor / Watchlist
Reaching Fair value eliminates the 65.6% price premium but provides no margin of safety against cyclical housing .
Транши выхода
Уровень
Действие
$18.94 as of October 12, 2026
Full Exit / Liquidate remaining long exposure
$20.00 to $22.00
Aggressive Exit on any transitory liquidity bounce
With technical momentum weakening below moving averages and consensus earnings estimates facing negative revisions, unfavorable risk-reward makes long exposure unattractive.
Income and REIT Investor
Avoid
Unlike infrastructure REIT peers offering contractual cash flow stability, Weyerhaeuser's dividend is underpinned by highly volatile commodity manufacturing profits and constrained by $5.45B in debt obligations.4
Long-Term Value Investor
Avoid
Trading at a 65.6% premium to intrinsic Fair value of $11.44, the current valuation provides zero margin of safety, leaving investors exposed to substantial capital loss if housing market recovery falters.
§14 Итоговая рекомендацияEN
Действие
Продавать
Weyerhaeuser is rated Sell. At $18.94 per share, the stock trades at an unjustified 65.6% premium to our intrinsic Fair value of $11.44. While the company owns premier fee timberland assets, its earnings are dominated by commodity Wood Products manufacturing (71.8% of net sales). Current pricing reflects an aggressive cyclical recovery that understates persistent mortgage rate headwinds, $5.45 billion in debt, and elevated project capital spending ($300 million Monticello project in FY2026).4,5,7
The implied return of -39.6% represents a heavily negative risk-reward profile. Even under an optimistic Bull scenario where fair value reaches $15.13, current market pricing remains 25.2% above that potential value ceiling. Investors should liquidate holdings and avoid initiating positions until market prices contract into an adequate margin-of-safety band.
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Analyst consensusData as of 2026-10-12 · Published 2026-10-12 · Provider-adjusted · cited for 3 figuresCited in Медвежий сценарий, Сценарии
Financial statementsData as of 2024-12-31 · Published 2026-10-11 · cited for 1 figureCited in Финансовая история
Not every cited input appears here: internal calculations and intermediate model outputs have no external record, and some citations could not be matched to one.
FY2027 diluted EPS tracks toward the lower consensus dispersion boundary of $0.30.1
Capital intensity remains elevated due to sustained manufacturing maintenance, deferring share repurchases.4,5
In the downside scenario, prolonged high mortgage rates suppress single-family residential construction, dampening builder sentiment and preventing lumber channel restocking. Wood Products operating margins remain constrained near trough levels of 10-11%, while rising resin costs, transportation bottlenecks, and elevated mill maintenance absorb cash generation. Fixed debt service on $5.45B of debt obligations severely limits discretionary capital allocation and dividend growth.
Terminal multiple derating as the market prices Weyerhaeuser as a volatile commodity manufacturer rather than a specialized asset REIT.
Unlike specialized tower REIT peers trading at 22x-28x forward P/E due to long-term contracted digital leases, WY operates in volatile commodity timber with net income of $324M and total debt of $5.45B. Persistent exposure to unhedged lumber price swings justifies a terminal multiple de-rating from 18.5x toward 14.8x, eroding intrinsic value by -18.6%.3,4,6
FV impact
-5.6%
Terminal multiple 20% lower
Trigger
Within 36 months
Higher-for-longer interest rate regime expands equity risk premium and raises the cost of capital.
Weyerhaeuser carries $5,448,999,936 in debt with pre-tax cost of debt of 6.78%. A 100 bps shock above moderate Ke of 8.79% to 9.79% raises WACC above 8.03%, reducing discounted cash flow values by -15.4%.2,4
Inability to expand operating margins toward the 14.5% steady-state target confirms that input cost inflation in chemical resins and maintenance costs outweigh sawmill curtailment benefits.
Текущее значение:10.59% in FY2025
Предупреждение, еслиConsolidated operating margin sustaining below 11.5% across the explicit forecast horizon
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Timberlands segment operating cash generation
Structural impairment in biological fee harvest realizations or persistent Asian export weakness erodes the defensive cash flow floor underpinning the REIT structure.
Текущее значение:$2,086 million in FY2025 revenue with $271 million in Japan exports
Предупреждение, еслиTimberlands annual operating EBITDA falling below $400 million
Fixed debt overhead absorbing over two-thirds of trough cash flow threatens discretionary capital deployment and liquidity reserves during extended housing downturns.
Текущее значение:$5,448,999,936 total debt generating ~$370M in pre-tax interest overhead against FY2025 operating cash flow of $562 million
Предупреждение, еслиOperating cash flow to pre-tax interest obligations falling below 1.5x on a trailing twelve-month basis
Manufacturing input inflation in chemical resins, plant maintenance, and transportation logistics
medium
6 to 18 months
Active internal cost control across 53 separate manufacturing efficiency initiatives and price pass-through mechanisms on engineered products.5
Catastrophic wildfire, drought, and pest infestation across standing biological inventory
medium
Ongoing
Geographic diversification across independent forest basins in the South, Pacific Northwest, and Canada, paired with proactive silviculture and fire break maintenance.5
Discounted forecast-period cash flows (3,71 $) plus discounted terminal value (15,04 $) minus signed per current share (7,09 $) equals the 11,66 $ lens value shown above. Negative net debt is , so subtracting it raises value.
In the upside scenario, rapid single-family housing stabilization accelerates lumber and OSB pricing, driving Wood Products operating margins toward peak cycle levels while non-cyclical Strategic Land Solutions and data center site sales deliver high-margin cash flow. Completion of the $300M Monticello investment normalizes capex toward sustaining maintenance levels, releasing free cash flow to fund share repurchases under the authorized program. Under these conditions, intrinsic value reaches the potential value ceiling of $15.13.4,5
Monticello Modernization Capital Execution
ТекущееUnder active buildout during FY2026 with capital intensity expected to moderate upon operational commissioning.
Почему это важно
Capital expenditures dedicated to Monticello represent a substantial investment phase commitment; timely completion is essential to lower unit manufacturing costs and normalize free cash flow conversion.5
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Метрика:
Strategic Land Solutions Monetization
ТекущееManagement expanded full-year guidance for the segment while noting customary intra-year quarterly closing timing variations.
Почему это важно
Higher-value land transactions, including data center and clean energy site sales, provide non-cyclical cash flow at significant premiums over traditional timberland values.5
ТекущееConstrained by rising chemical resin costs, elevated mill maintenance expenses, and transportation bottlenecks.
Почему это важно
Manufacturing margins reflect unit cost discipline and input inflation absorption, governing whether consolidated earnings power recovers in line with house forecast schedules.6
Elevated Cost of Capital and Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates
negative
Sustained high borrowing costs elevate mortgage rates, depressing buyer affordability, while increasing corporate debt service costs on $5.45B in debt.
