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WY · Q1 2026 Earnings

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Weyerhaeuser

Reported April 30, 2026

30-second summary

Weyerhaeuser printed $1.73B in Q1 FY2026 revenue (-2.0% YoY, +12.1% QoQ) and $0.11 adjusted EPS with $308M adjusted EBITDA, as Strategic Land Solutions revenue more than doubled YoY (+120.2% to $207M) and lumber realizations recovered to $443/MBF from $393 in Q4 FY2025. Wood Products adjusted EBITDA materially beat its "slightly higher" guide, swinging from a $20M loss in Q4 FY2025 to $71M — a $91M lift. The cleaner read is less constructive: management called the spring building season "softer than we were expecting," guided Q2 FY2026 SLS EBITDA down ~$70M sequentially (front-loaded land sales, not a recurring step-up), and changed the FY2026 SLS basis disclosure from a 25–35% range against real estate sales to a 20–30% range against total SLS sales — a definitional change, not a clean margin upgrade. Q1 cleared the bar management set in January, but the Q2 setup is flat-to-down with new geopolitical (Middle East export costs) and inflationary ($10M/month energy-related) headwinds layered on.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q1 FY2026

$0.11

Revenue

Q1 FY2026

$1.73B

-2.0% YoY

Gross margin

Q1 FY2026

18.4%

Free cash flow

Q1 FY2026

$-0.04B

Operating margin

Q1 FY2026

14.3%

Key financials

Q1 FY2026
MetricQ1 FY2026YoYQ4 FY2025QoQ
Revenue$1.73B-2.0%$1.54B+12.1%
EPS$0.11—$-0.09+222.2%
Gross margin18.4%—10.4%+800bps
Operating margin14.3%—16.3%-200bps
Free cash flow$-0.04B———

Guidance

Guidance broadly reaffirmed with Strategic Land Solutions basis margin tightened; Q1 results tracking slightly ahead of comparative guidance, Q2 expected seasonally softer for SLS.

Guidance is issued for the full year only, refreshed each quarter. Prior and new below are the same FY updated this quarter.

Actuals vs prior guidance

MetricPeriodPrior guideActualΔResult
Strategic Land Solutions Adjusted EBITDAQ1 FY2026approximately $90 million higher than Q4 2025implied ~$160M+ (SLS segment contribution to $308M total adjusted EBITDA)in-line with guidance (SLS EBITDA significantly exceeded Q4 2025 baseline as guided)Met
Timberlands Adjusted EBITDAQ1 FY2026comparable to Q4 2025implied within total $308M adjusted EBITDAin-line with guidance (comparable to prior quarter as stated)Met
Wood Products Adjusted EBITDAQ1 FY2026slightly higher compared to Q4 2025implied within total $308M adjusted EBITDAin-line with guidance (slightly higher than Q4 2025 as stated)Met

New guidance

MetricPeriodGuideYoY
Timberlands Adjusted EBITDAQ2 FY2026comparable to Q1 2026—
Wood Products Adjusted EBITDAQ2 FY2026comparable to Q1 2026, excluding effect of changes in average sales realizations for lumber and OSB—
Strategic Land Solutions Adjusted EBITDAQ2 FY2026approximately $70 million lower than Q1 2026—

Changes to prior guidance

MetricPeriodPrior guideNew guideΔResult
Strategic Land Solutions Basis as % of Sales
FY2026
between 25% and 35%between 20% and 30%-5 percentage points at both low and high end (from 25-35% to 20-30%)Lowered

Reaffirmed unchanged this quarter: Strategic Land Solutions Adjusted EBITDA (approximately $425 million), Monticello EWP Facility Capital Expenditures (approximately $300 million for 2026)

Segment KPIs

Q1 FY2026
SegmentQ1 FY2026YoY
Timberlands$0.492B-7.9%
Strategic Land Solutions$0.207B+120.2%
Wood Products$1.164B-9.5%

Other KPIs

Q1 FY2026
SegmentQ1 FY2026
Structural Lumber - Third Party Sales Realizations$443/MBF
Oriented Strand Board - Third Party Sales Realizations$236/MBF
Engineered Solid Section - Third Party Sales Realizations$2,790/MBF
Delivered Logs - West Realization$106.76/ton
Delivered Logs - South Realization$37.26/ton
Strategic Land Solutions - Acres Sold17,141
Strategic Land Solutions - Price per Acre (Real Estate)$4,015
Adjusted EBITDA$308M

Management tone

Q2 FY2025: spring season softer than expected → Q3 FY2025: historically low pricing, defer answers to December → Q4 FY2025: accelerate capital deployment, $300M Arkansas EWP commitment → Q1 FY2026: cautious framing returns, "stuck in second gear."

The most consequential shift is the round-trip from Q4 FY2025's offensive capital narrative back to defensive cyclical framing. One quarter ago management staked conviction on a multi-year EWP growth thesis with the $300M Monticello (née Arkansas) facility and the $425M SLS EBITDA target. This quarter the language reverted: "the housing market remains largely stuck in second gear" and "the spring building season has gotten off to a somewhat softer start than we were expecting at the outset of 2026." What's notable is that this near-identical phrasing — "softer than we were expecting" — last appeared in Q2 FY2025, two reporting cycles ago. The capital commitments from Q4 FY2025 haven't been walked back, but the demand backdrop management is asking those commitments to grow into has visibly softened.

A new risk vector entered the 2026 outlook that wasn't in any prior brief: "export costs have increased in response to the Middle East conflict." This is explicit acknowledgment of geopolitical instability creating margin pressure in the export log business — a channel that Q3 FY2025 and Q4 FY2025 prior calls described as "subdued" but not actively deteriorating. Combined with the ~$10M/month gross inflationary headwind management disclosed in Q&A (resin, freight, log haul, fertilizer, ocean freight), the cost side is now actively working against the Wood Products realization recovery rather than being a neutral.

The pricing recovery is acknowledged but management refuses to extrapolate it. Lumber moving from $393 to $443/MBF and OSB from $218 to $236/MSF is meaningful operational good news, and "we're encouraged by the recent increase in lumber prices" is the most constructive phrase in the prepared remarks. But the Q2 FY2026 Wood Products guide is explicitly "comparable to Q1 2026, excluding the effect of changes in average sales realizations" — i.e., management won't bake the Q1 FY2026 price gains into the Q2 baseline because they don't trust them to hold. That's the same conditional-upside framing pattern as Q3 FY2025 and Q4 FY2025; pricing is treated as a wild card, not a trend.

The AR-7 duty reduction (45% to 35% all-in, effective late summer per Q&A) is a tangible regulatory tailwind that previously was awaited as a catalyst. It arrived. But notice what management did and did not do: they did not raise FY2026 Wood Products guidance to reflect it. The implication is either that the duty relief is offset elsewhere (cost inflation, Middle East export costs) or that management is intentionally keeping the bar low.

Recurring themes management leaned on this quarter:

Near-term macro uncertainty offsetting pricing gainsSecond quarter earnings expected flat to Q1 despite seasonal volume upsidePortfolio optimization and product innovation executionHousing market structural headwinds (affordability, consumer confidence, rates)Cost inflation (fuel, transportation, raw materials) pressuring marginsGeopolitical risks impacting supply chain costs

Risks management surfaced:

Weak consumer confidence and affordability challenges in housing marketMortgage rates rising back to 6.3%, constraining demandMiddle East conflict reinvigorating inflationary pressuresExport log markets in Japan and China remaining subduedSpring maintenance outages at mills reducing fiber demand

Q&A highlights

Susan McCleary · Goldman Sachs

Wood products margin sustainability with flat lumber prices sequentially, supply-demand dynamics, and new product pipeline (AeroStrand, Pro Panel) momentum with Monticello coming online.

Management emphasized supply-demand dynamics over absolute housing levels; highlighted long pipeline of new products; noted Monticello will unlock additional timber strand opportunities; committed to continued cost discipline and OPEX focus.

Historic lows on inflation-adjusted lumber prices in 2025 drove mill shutdowns (~50 mills)Housing starts of $1.5M not required; significant profits achievable at lower startsNew products (AeroStrand, Pro Panel) launching; healthy pipeline with acceleration expectedMonticello coming online next year to expand timber strand technology opportunities

George Staffos · Bank of America

Tariff and duty impacts on the business; Southern Yellow Pine pricing pullback drivers and outlook; Douglas fir strength.

AR-7 preliminary results show ~10% duty reduction, bringing all-in duties from 45% to 35%, effective late summer/fall. Lumber supply constraints (50 mill shutdowns) and lean dealer inventories drove Q1 run-up; SYP prices volatile but should hold given SPF supply constraints. Douglas fir benefiting from strong demand.

AR-7 preliminary duties down 10%: all-in duties declining from 45% to 35% (~August timeline)~50 mills shut down or curtailed over past 2+ years reducing supplyDealers/customers carried lean inventories entering 2026 for risk mitigationDouglas fir prices strengthening; SPF supply constraints create SYP opportunity

Ketan Mamtora · BMO Capital Markets

Inflationary pressures on resin, freight, and transportation costs; leverage management with Monticello investments and potential timberland divestitures.

Energy-related cost headwinds ~$10M/month (resin, freight, log/haul, fertilizer, ocean freight) offset through procurement/logistics expertise and cost-sharing with vendors/customers. Leverage at 5x (cyclical trough); targeting 3.5x mid-cycle; Monticello spend ~$300M offset by Princeton timberland divestiture proceeds; maintaining investment-grade rating as priority.

Gross inflationary headwind: ~$10M/month from energy-driven cost pressuresMajority of headwind offset through procurement, logistics, and vendor/customer cost-sharingCurrent leverage: >5x (cyclical low); mid-cycle target: 3.5x net debt/EBITDAMonticello 2026 spend: ~$300M; Princeton divestiture proceeds offset significant portion

Mark Weintraub · Seaport Research Partners

Strong cost performance in lumber/OSB; sustainability of low per-unit costs despite inflationary environment; inventory build strategy.

Cost outperformance driven by sustained controllable cost vigilance and operating mills at normalized rates (vs. below-normal in H2 2025). Seasonal Q1 inventory builds for building season typical; no unusual buildup. Expects cost discipline to continue.

Lumber cost per unit at multi-year lows despite inflationary pressuresControllable costs focus by Wood Products team across all spend categoriesQ1 operated at normalized mill rates vs. H2 2025 below-normal operationQ1 inventory builds typical seasonal preparation for building season

Anthony Petanari · Citi

Timberlands earnings improvement drivers; outlook for H1 vs. FY2026 EBITDA; distribution greenfield rationale (market penetration vs. product mix).

Timberlands recovery dependent on: (1) Western log price improvement tied to lumber pricing (Doug fir recently up); (2) modest volume increases (South up slightly, West comparable for FY2026); (3) offsetting Middle East transportation costs. Distribution greenfields aimed at EWP market penetration and market share gains in under-penetrated growth markets.

Western log prices improved in Q1, continuing into Q2 but still at relatively low multi-year levelsFY2026 harvest volumes: South up slightly, West comparable; some upside from current troughSignificant volume increases projected in West longer-term (per investor day)EWP currently ~50% sold through distribution; greenfields target under-penetrated key growth markets

Answers to last quarter's watch list

Q1 FY2026 Timberlands EBITDA print vs the "comparable to Q4 FY2025" guide — Timberlands adjusted EBITDA was $120M vs $114M in Q4 FY2025, in-line with the guide; revenue printed $492M (-7.9% YoY). The atypically weak sequential framing (Q1 is normally seasonally stronger) did play out as flagged; Q2 FY2026 is again guided "comparable to Q1," meaning the seasonal recovery has been deferred again. Status: Resolved negatively — guide was met but the underlying weakness it implied has now extended into Q2.
Lumber and OSB realizations bottoming or continuing lower from $393/MBF and $218/MSF — Both rebounded materially: lumber $443/MBF (+12.7% QoQ) and OSB $236/MSF (+8.3% QoQ). The trough flagged last quarter held and reversed. However, Q2 Wood Products guidance explicitly excludes the effect of further price changes, signaling management does not trust the rebound to be sustained. Status: Resolved positively on the print; pricing durability remains uncertain.
Strategic Land Solutions Q1 FY2026 EBITDA delivery of ~$90M sequential lift — Delivered. SLS adjusted EBITDA was $193M vs $95M in Q4 FY2025, a $98M lift consistent with the ~$90M guide; revenue grew 120% YoY to $207M. The FY2026 $425M target was reaffirmed unchanged. Q2 is guided ~$70M lower than Q1, meaning Q1 was the year's front-loaded peak. Status: Resolved positively
Real estate basis-as-percent-of-sales tracking within the 25–35% range — The metric itself was redefined this quarter. Prior guidance was 25–35% of real estate sales; new guidance is 20–30% of total SLS sales (a broader denominator that includes Natural Resources and Climate Solutions). The disclosures are not directly comparable, so the apparent narrowing should not be read as a margin upgrade. Status: Redefined — monitor under new framework
Arkansas EWP facility scope, timeline, and Monticello FY2026 CapEx disclosure — The Arkansas facility has been renamed Monticello (same project, same ~$300M FY2026 spend, reaffirmed). No incremental FY2026 CapEx beyond programmatic plus Monticello was disclosed; management referenced Princeton timberland divestiture proceeds as offsetting a "significant portion" of Monticello spend in Q&A, which is new and meaningful. Capacity figures and completion date were not quantified. Status: Continue monitoring
FY2026 leverage trajectory under elevated CapEx — The leverage discussion was driven by the analyst's framing ("a little over five times") rather than a management disclosure. CFO Wold reaffirmed the 3.5x mid-cycle net debt/EBITDA target as a through-cycle benchmark, said current trailing metrics are weighed down by the very low H2 2025 pricing environment, and pointed to natural improvement as EBITDA normalizes. Princeton divestiture proceeds are positioned as the contingency offset, and investment-grade preservation was reaffirmed as priority. Status: Continue monitoring — no firm current ratio disclosed by management.

What to watch into next quarter

Q2 FY2026 total adjusted EBITDA tracking to the implicit ~$238M — Math: $308M Q1 minus ~$70M SLS step-down, with Timberlands and Wood Products flat. A print materially below $238M means Wood Products realizations gave back the Q1 rebound or Timberlands weakened further; either forces a FY2026 reset.

Lumber and OSB realizations holding above $443/MBF and $236/MSF through Q2 — The rebound is the entire reason Wood Products EBITDA returned to a positive contribution. Sustained sub-$420 lumber would re-open the Wood Products loss scenario and reframe the FY2026 capital plan.

AR-7 duty implementation in late summer/fall and any pricing pass-through — The 45% to 35% all-in duty reduction is the most concrete regulatory benefit management has disclosed. Watch whether competitors absorb the relief or whether it flows to pricing, and whether management raises FY2026 segment guidance in Q3 to reflect it.

Net debt/EBITDA disclosure and trajectory — Management has not put a specific current leverage figure on the record, but the analyst-framed "a little over five times" went unchallenged. Watch the Q2 print for explicit leverage disclosure, Princeton divestiture closing proceeds, and any change in dividend posture.

Middle East export cost headwind quantification — A new risk vector this quarter, not yet sized in dollar terms beyond inclusion in the ~$10M/month gross inflation figure. Watch for explicit export segment impact disclosure and whether Japan/China log markets show any thaw.

Monticello facility capacity, timeline, and any incremental EWP CapEx beyond FY2026 — Reaffirmed at ~$300M for 2026 but no completion date or capacity number has been disclosed. Watch for first formal facility specs and the FY2027 capital outline.

Sources

  1. Weyerhaeuser Q1 FY2026 earnings press release (SEC EDGAR): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106535/000119312526197281/wy-ex99_2.htm
  2. Weyerhaeuser Q1 FY2026 earnings call prepared remarks and Q&A (used to source the guidance, tone, and Q&A sections).

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