LPX Industrials

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

$73.79-2.37%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Building Products & Equipment
Country: United States
Market cap: 5.2B USD
Enterprise value: 5.0B USD
Full-time employees: 4,300

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.62 vs a peer median of 0.64)bigger price swings (beta 1.62 vs peers 0.64)
About average: risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)risk

Ranks #1,992 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 14%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.
Louisiana-Pacific reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.
Operating margin at a 6-year low. 7.7% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Louisiana-Pacific's operating margin fell to 7.7% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −30%, operating profit −83%.
Since 2022, Louisiana-Pacific's revenue changed −30% while operating profit fell 83%: costs rose faster than sales.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 14% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.
Louisiana-Pacific's revenue fell 14% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.

StockQuotient Score

28/ 100

Oct 5 29 → Nov 4 28 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

24/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 25 → 24

Share price +2.4%-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ FCF yield
▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield1.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.93Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield4.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.65Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield-0.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield33.8%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

7/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

12-month revenue fell 3.5%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-82.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.05Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth-3.6%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.24Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth-14.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.44Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

27/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.93Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets2.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.43Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital3.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.71Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin18.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity3.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Current ratio
▲ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.62

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.49Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio3.22×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.99Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.20×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.60Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Louisiana-Pacific

Is Louisiana-Pacific getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) got weaker in some ways: 12-month revenue fell 3.5%. Its overall score is unchanged at 28/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Louisiana-Pacific valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 24/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield -0.4% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -0.4% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Louisiana-Pacific growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 7/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth -82.0% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings per share growth -82.0% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How profitable is Louisiana-Pacific?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 27/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Operating margin 3.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 76% of peers).Operating margin 3.0% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 76% of peers).
How risky is Louisiana-Pacific?: Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 3.22× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 87% of peers).Current ratio 3.22× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 87% of peers). Beta 1.62 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.62 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 5, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got weaker

12-month revenue fell 3.5%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	2.6B USD	2.5B USD	−3.5%
Net income (12 months)	82.0M USD	54.0M USD	−34.1%
Operating margin	4.8%	3.0%	−1.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	−8.0M USD	−21.0M USD	+162.5%
Debt	348.0M USD	348.0M USD	0.0%
Cash	164.0M USD	228.0M USD	+39.0%
Shares outstanding	69.9M	69.9M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Building Products & Equipment · 19 companies

Valuations in Building Products & Equipment are above their usual range since Nov 2016.

79% of months since Nov 2016 were valued lower than now.
25% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −19% and earnings −9% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −9% vs the whole market, against a usual −30%.

Nov 2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	50.1%	38.9%	23.0%	28.3%	21.8%	▼ 6.5 pts
Operating margin	44.3%	32.4%	11.1%	18.0%	7.7%	▼ 10 pts
Net margin	35.2%	28.2%	6.9%	14.3%	5.4%	▼ 8.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	62.8%	46.2%	7.3%	16.4%	5.6%	▼ 11 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	111.5%	75.8%	11.4%	25.1%	8.4%	▼ 17 pts
Free cash flow margin	31.4%	18.9%	0.6%	14.3%	3.4%	▼ 11 pts
Current ratio	2.54×	2.54×	3.00×	2.86×	2.78×	▼ 2.8%
Quick ratio	1.74×	1.54×	1.54×	1.67×	1.53×	▼ 8.0%
Debt to equity	0.28×	0.24×	0.22×	0.21×	0.20×	▼ 3.5%
Interest coverage	115.60×	89.29×	16.88×	37.86×	12.29×	▼ 68%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.62 vs a peer median of 0.64)bigger price swings (beta 1.62 vs peers 0.64)

About average: risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)risk

Ranks #1,992 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 14%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.

Louisiana-Pacific reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.

Operating margin at a 6-year low. 7.7% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.

Louisiana-Pacific's operating margin fell to 7.7% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −30%, operating profit −83%.

Since 2022, Louisiana-Pacific's revenue changed −30% while operating profit fell 83%: costs rose faster than sales.

Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 14% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Louisiana-Pacific's revenue fell 14% in the 12 months to June 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Questions investors ask about Louisiana-Pacific

Is Louisiana-Pacific getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) got weaker in some ways: 12-month revenue fell 3.5%. Its overall score is unchanged at 28/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Louisiana-Pacific valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 24/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Free cash flow yield -0.4% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -0.4% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Louisiana-Pacific growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 7/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth -82.0% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings per share growth -82.0% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How profitable is Louisiana-Pacific?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 27/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Operating margin 3.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 76% of peers).Operating margin 3.0% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 76% of peers).

How risky is Louisiana-Pacific?

Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 3.22× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 87% of peers).Current ratio 3.22× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 87% of peers). Beta 1.62 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 100% of peers).Beta 1.62 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

2.6B USD

2.5B USD

−3.5%

Net income (12 months)

82.0M USD

54.0M USD

−34.1%

Operating margin

4.8%

3.0%

−1.8 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

−8.0M USD

−21.0M USD

+162.5%

Debt

348.0M USD

348.0M USD

0.0%

Cash

164.0M USD

228.0M USD

+39.0%

Shares outstanding

69.9M

69.9M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

50.1%

38.9%

23.0%

28.3%

21.8%

▼ 6.5 pts

Operating margin

44.3%

32.4%

11.1%

18.0%

7.7%

▼ 10 pts

Net margin

35.2%

28.2%

6.9%

14.3%

5.4%

▼ 8.9 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

62.8%

46.2%

7.3%

16.4%

5.6%

▼ 11 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

111.5%

75.8%

11.4%

25.1%

8.4%

▼ 17 pts

Free cash flow margin

31.4%

18.9%

0.6%

14.3%

3.4%

▼ 11 pts

Current ratio

2.54×

3.00×

2.86×

2.78×

▼ 2.8%

Quick ratio

1.74×

1.54×

1.67×

1.53×

▼ 8.0%

Debt to equity

0.28×

0.24×

0.22×

0.21×

0.20×

▼ 3.5%

Interest coverage

115.60×

89.29×

16.88×

37.86×

12.29×

▼ 68%