One of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands saw adjusted earnings before interest and taxes for the first quarter of this year of $308 million, significantly up from the final quarter of 2025 when the figures came in at $140 million.
Based in Seattle, the Weyerhaeuser Company, which controls more than 10 million acres of timberland in the U.S., endured a last-year slump that saw earnings sliding from $336 million in the spring of 2025 to $217 million by the third quarter, before landing at $140 million.
The first three months of this year, however, represented a comeback of the first order, with chief executive officer Devin Stockfish remarking in a statement: “Our teams delivered solid operating performances in the first quarter.”
Stockfish added that the numbers were up “across each of our business segments.” Even more, “we advanced key growth initiatives in our wood products business and made progress on actions to optimize our portfolio.”
Launched in 1900, the Weyerhaeuser Company manufactures wood products to be used as building materials for homes and other structures. Some 16 years ago, the company also took on a new mission as a real estate investment trust.
The company recently announced that it plans to increase annual profits by the end of this year through a greater utilization of artificial intelligence.
By so doing, noted the Wall Street Journal last month, Weyerhaeuser will monitor equipment in its “fleet of mills for odd vibrations and other signs that maintenance is needed.” It is also “matching output to customer demand and market pricing in real time.”
Weyerhaeuser has land in 17 states, and exceeds 1 million acres in Oregon, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Washington.
May 5, 2026
By Garry Boulard
