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LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP LPX

NYSE · stock · Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) · website · IPO 1972-12-27 · LEI

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.8B
P / E39.4×
P / S2.1×
P / B3.3×
P / FCF63.2×
Dividend yield1.36%
Net margin5.4%
Return on equity8.4%
FCF margin3.4%
Net debt$56.0M
Net debt / EBITDA0.2×
Enterprise value USD$5.8B
EV / EBITDA16.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.6%
Return on capital8.9%
Graham number -53.8%$34.02

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($34.02); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.70% 14.30% 14.00% -0.20% 20.80% 35.20% 28.20% 6.90% 14.30% 5.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
18.10% 26.90% 26.30% 13.10% 34.70% 50.10% 38.90% 23.00% 28.30% 21.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.40% 19.50% 18.60% -0.90% 25.60% 44.30% 32.40% 11.10% 18.00% 7.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.50% 24.30% 23.20% -0.50% 40.40% 111.50% 75.80% 11.40% 25.10% 8.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
145.3M 146.0M 144.0M 123.0M 112.0M 98.0M 78.0M 72.0M 71.0M 70.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$282.3M -$552.1M -$526.0M $167.0M -$187.0M -$12.0M -$23.0M $125.0M $8.0M $56.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.40% 15.90% 15.70% -0.30% 23.90% 62.80% 46.20% 7.30% 16.40% 5.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
9.70% 12.00% 10.70% -0.10% 24.50% 31.40% 18.90% 0.60% 14.30% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.32× 0.23× 0.21× 0.35× 0.28× 0.28× 0.24× 0.22× 0.21× 0.20× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.03 $2.66 $2.73 -$0.04 $4.46 $14.09 $13.87 $2.46 $5.89 $2.08 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP trades at about 35.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.7×–40.3×, median 14.3×).

4.7× 40.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.7×–40.3×); dot = today's 35.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin21.8%28.3%23.0%38.9%50.1%34.7%13.1%26.3%26.9%18.1%
Operating margin7.7%18.0%11.1%32.4%44.3%25.6%-0.9%18.6%19.5%9.4%
Net margin5.4%14.3%6.9%28.2%35.2%20.8%-0.2%14.0%14.3%6.7%
FCF margin3.4%14.3%0.6%18.9%31.4%24.5%-0.1%10.7%12.0%9.7%
Return on assets5.6%16.4%7.3%46.2%62.8%23.9%-0.3%15.7%15.9%7.4%
Return on equity8.4%25.1%11.4%75.8%111.5%40.4%-0.5%23.2%24.3%12.5%
Debt / equity0.20×0.21×0.22×0.24×0.28×0.28×0.35×0.21×0.23×0.32×
Current ratio2.782.863.002.542.543.472.544.915.034.41

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.