# Western Copper and Gold Corporation (WRN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. AMEX, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $2.40, market value $543 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 240.0×**. Western Copper and Gold Corporation trades at 240.0× trailing earnings. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -1.8%** (5-yr avg -7.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 0.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: -1.6%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -5.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -5.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 57.6%**. Earnings per share rose 57.6%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.8×**. It would take 6.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 19.69** (quick 19.69). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 19.69 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Western Copper and Gold Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Western Copper and Gold Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $5.50 (+129% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 61.1%** (YTD -10.1%, 3-mo -3.2%). The shares are up 61.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -43.7%** (56.9% above the low). Trading 44% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.27** (volatility 68%). Beta of 2.27 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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