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Louisiana-Pacific

LPX NYSE Building Products Financials FY2016–FY2025

Louisiana-Pacific's revenue fell 7.9% to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.7%, down from 18.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $91 million, down 78.4%. It paid out $139 million in dividends and buybacks, 153% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.4%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$73.76

1.5%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$2.7B
7.9% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
7.7%
10.3 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$146M
65.2%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$91.0M
78.4%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
9.0%
14.7 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$5.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
94.6x
On $0.78 EPS (TTM)

What Louisiana-Pacific does

No business description yet.

Legal name
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

Louisiana-Pacific had $2.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 7.9% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 8.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Diluted EPS
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $91.0M in fiscal 2025, 3.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Louisiana-Pacific returned $139M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 153% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Louisiana-Pacific yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$56.0M and divides by 70.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 94.6x · peers 21.3x · sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Louisiana-Pacific can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $358M$369M$222M$340M$292M
Debt incl. finance leases $346M$346M$347M$348M$348M
Net debt / EBITDA −0.0x−0.0x0.3x0.0x0.2x
Debt / equity 0.3x0.2x0.2x0.2x0.2x
Interest coverage 115.6x89.3x16.9x37.9x12.3x
Current ratio 2.5x2.5x3.0x2.9x2.8x
Quick ratio 1.7x1.5x1.5x1.7x1.5x
Total assets $2.2B$2.4B$2.4B$2.6B$2.6B
Total liabilities $955M$916M$880M$885M$896M
Shareholders' equity $1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.7B$1.7B
Net debt (− = net cash) −$12.0M−$23.0M$125M$8.0M$56.0M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$2.0M

2 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$15.3M

2 insiders

Of sales under plans

99%

$15.2M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jun 15, 2026 Lizanne M BruceDirector Sold 1,141 $78.21 $0.1M Form 4
Mar 10, 2026 Lizanne M BruceDirector Sold 1,300 $78.59 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 19, 2026 Grasberger F Nicholas IIIDirector Bought 20,000 $85.49 $1.7M Form 4
Feb 18, 2026 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 14,166 $87.85 $1.2M Form 4
Feb 17, 2026 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 14,166 $89.29 $1.3M Form 4
Feb 3, 2026 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 21,252 $88.19 $1.9M Form 4
Feb 2, 2026 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 7,080 $85.16 $0.6M Form 4
Jan 15, 2026 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 14,166 $93.08 $1.3M Form 4
Jan 14, 2026 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 55,346 $91.66 $5.1M Form 4
Dec 16, 2025 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 1,318 $85.38 $0.1M Form 4
Dec 15, 2025 William Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director Sold plan 42,514 $86.25 $3.7M Form 4
Nov 7, 2025 Stephen E. MacadamDirector Bought 3,200 $78.06 $0.2M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✕
F-score 6 / 98 / 95 / 9
Accruals ratio −5.8%−7.4%−9.1%
Altman Z'' 6.026.865.87

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $2.2B $2.7B $2.8B $2.3B $2.4B $3.9B $3.9B $2.6B $2.9B $2.7B
Gross profit $404M $736M $744M $303M $833M $2.0B $1.5B $593M $832M $589M
Operating income $210M $533M $526M −$20.0M $615M $1.7B $1.3B $287M $530M $209M
Interest expense $32.1M $20.0M $19.0M $18.0M $17.0M $15.0M $14.0M $17.0M $14.0M $17.0M
Pretax income $170M $510M $521M −$23.0M $605M $1.7B $1.2B $252M $560M $196M
Income tax $19.8M $119M $122M −$13.0M $121M $402M $274M $74.0M $140M $50.0M
Net income $150M $390M $395M −$5.0M $499M $1.4B $1.1B $178M $420M $146M
Diluted EPS $1.03 $2.66 $2.73 −$0.04 $4.46 $14.09 $13.87 $2.46 $5.89 $2.08
Diluted shares 0.15B 0.15B 0.14B 0.12B 0.11B 0.10B 0.08B 0.07B 0.07B 0.07B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $342M $474M $511M $159M $659M $1.5B $1.1B $316M $605M $382M
Capital expenditure $125M $149M $214M $163M $71.0M $254M $414M $300M $183M $291M
Free cash flow $218M $325M $297M −$4.0M $588M $1.2B $730M $16.0M $422M $91.0M
Depreciation and amortization $3.2M $3.0M $116M $118M $102M $114M $129M $119M $123M $138M
Stock-based compensation $13.0M $9.7M $8.6M — — — — $13.0M $20.0M $30.0M
Acquisitions $0.0M $21.0M $0.0M $30.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $80.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $212M $638M $200M $1.3B $900M $0.0M $212M $61.0M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $74.0M $65.0M $65.0M $66.0M $69.0M $69.0M $74.0M $78.0M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $286M $703M $265M $1.4B $969M $69.0M $286M $139M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $659M $928M $878M $181M $535M $358M $369M $222M $340M $292M
Total debt $377M $376M $352M $348M $348M $346M $346M $347M $348M $348M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $1.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $1.0B $1.4B $1.3B $619M $993M $890M $854M $778M $855M $809M
Current liabilities $229M $270M $262M $244M $286M $351M $336M $259M $299M $291M
Inventory $235M $259M $273M $265M $259M $278M $337M $378M $357M $363M
Property and equipment, net $891M $926M $1.0B $965M $918M $1.0B $1.3B $1.5B $1.6B $1.7B
Total assets $2.0B $2.4B $2.5B $1.8B $2.1B $2.2B $2.4B $2.4B $2.6B $2.6B
Total liabilities $836M $844M $814M $834M $842M $955M $916M $880M $885M $896M
Shareholders' equity $1.2B $1.6B $1.7B $991M $1.2B $1.2B $1.4B $1.6B $1.7B $1.7B
Margins
Gross margin 18.1% 26.9% 26.3% 13.1% 34.7% 50.1% 38.9% 23.0% 28.3% 21.8%
Operating margin 9.4% 19.5% 18.6% −0.9% 25.6% 44.3% 32.4% 11.1% 18.0% 7.7%
EBITDA margin 9.6% 19.6% 22.7% 4.2% 29.9% 47.2% 35.8% 15.7% 22.2% 12.8%
Net margin 6.7% 14.3% 14.0% −0.2% 20.8% 35.2% 28.2% 6.9% 14.3% 5.4%
FCF margin 9.7% 11.9% 10.5% −0.2% 24.5% 31.4% 18.9% 0.6% 14.4% 3.4%
Returns
Return on capital 16.5% 41.6% 36.2% −1.4% 44.6% 116.7% 72.5% 13.1% 23.7% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 26.8% 23.8% −1.0% 36.3% 95.2% 64.8% 13.7% 23.9% 9.1%
Return on equity 13.5% 27.9% 23.9% −0.4% 44.9% 111.5% 81.4% 11.9% 26.0% 8.6%
Return on assets 7.1% 17.4% 15.9% −0.2% 25.5% 64.4% 47.8% 7.4% 16.8% 5.6%
Growth
Revenue growth 18.0% 22.4% 3.4% −18.3% 3.9% 63.2% −1.6% −33.0% 14.0% −7.9%
Net income growth — 160.4% 1.3% −101.3% — 176.0% −21.1% −83.6% 136.0% −65.2%
EPS growth — 158.3% 2.6% −101.5% — 215.9% −1.6% −82.3% 139.4% −64.7%
FCF growth — 49.4% −8.6% −101.4% — 109.2% −40.7% −97.8% 2,537.5% −78.4%
Share count change 2.0% 0.5% −1.4% −14.6% −8.9% −12.5% −20.4% −7.7% −1.4% −1.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA −1.3x −1.0x −0.8x 1.7x −0.3x −0.0x −0.0x 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Interest coverage 6.6x 26.7x 27.7x −1.1x 36.2x 115.6x 89.3x 16.9x 37.9x 12.3x
Current ratio 4.4x 5.0x 4.9x 2.5x 3.5x 2.5x 2.5x 3.0x 2.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 3.4x 4.1x 3.9x 1.5x 2.6x 1.7x 1.5x 1.5x 1.7x 1.5x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 5.6% 5.5% 7.6% 7.1% 3.0% 6.5% 10.7% 11.6% 6.2% 10.8%
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% — — — — 0.5% 0.7% 1.1%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% 0.0% 96.3% — 45.1% 111.1% 132.7% 431.3% 67.8% 152.8%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 5.0
Altman Z'' 6.1 8.1 8.4 4.2 7.6 10.1 8.6 6.0 6.9 5.9
Accruals ratio −9.2% −3.8% −4.7% −7.5% −8.2% −5.0% −2.6% −5.8% −7.4% −9.1%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000060519). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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