Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ.TO) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

The market values Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ.TO) at CA$3.75B. It is classified in the Lumber & Wood Production industry, within the Basic Materials sector. The company reports 3,200 employees.

The most recent close on file for SJ.TO is CA$68.77, dated September 4, 2026. That is +CA$0.32 (+0.47%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from CA$67.75 to CA$101.31. The latest close sits 1.51% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Trailing twelve-month revenue on file is CA$3.52B. The reported profit margin is 7.36%. That is 18.2 percentage points above the Lumber & Wood Production median of −10.84%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 4.72.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 14.57. That is 17.36% below the Lumber & Wood Production median of 17.63. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.26. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.07 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 149.25% above the Lumber & Wood Production median of 0.43. 14 Lumber & Wood Production companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −11.73%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +5.80%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.27. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 26.06%.

Growth & Income

SJ.TO pays a dividend yielding 1.99%. That is 0.1 percentage points above the Lumber & Wood Production median yield of 1.86%. At the indicated rate that is CA$1.36 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 3, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling CA$1.02 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled CA$1.24 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is −18.57% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +61.32% and 2018 returned −20.71%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.