Canfor reports Q2, 2026 net loss of $18.5M

Canfor Corporation
July 29, 2026
Category: Finance & Economics
Region: Canada, Canada West

VANCOUVER, BC — Canfor reported its second quarter of 2026 results. Second quarter sales were $1.526 billion, compared to $1.359 billion in the first quarter of 2026. Second quarter earnings were $(18.5) million, compared to earnings of $(72.1) million in the first quarter of 2026. For the lumber segment, operating income was $41.2 million compared to the previous quarter’s operating loss of $43.7 million. …For the pulp and paper segment, the operating loss was $23.1 million compared to an operating loss of $16.2 million for the first quarter of 2026. …Canfor’s CEO, Susan Yurkovich, said “our second quarter results reflect an improvement in earnings, principally driven by a solid operating performance across all of our lumber regions and an ongoing improvement in our underlying cost structure, combined with an uplift in lumber market conditions in North America. Despite this short-term uptick, we continue to take disciplined actions to address longer-term structural fibre and market challenges.”

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