# Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $68.17, market value $4.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 88.5×** (5-yr avg 18.6×, 3-yr avg 27.9×). Louisiana-Pacific Corporation trades at 88.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 18.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 22.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 21.3×**. Enterprise value is 21.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.4%** (5-yr avg 8.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 1.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 18.0%**. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation keeps 18.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 3.0%**. 3.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 5.4%**. 5.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.4%**. 8.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -7.9%** (3-yr -11.1%/yr, 5-yr 2.5%/yr). Revenue fell 7.9% over the last year, against 2.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -64.7%** (3-yr -46.9%/yr, 5-yr -14.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 64.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -50.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -50.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.20**. Debt is 0.20 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.41**. A Z-score of 5.41 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.76%** ($1.16 per share, trailing). Louisiana-Pacific Corporation yields 1.76%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 53%**. 53% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 14.1%/yr** (1-yr 7.7%). The dividend has compounded at 14.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Louisiana-Pacific Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $92.23 (+35% 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): -28.7%** (YTD -14.9%, 3-mo -3.4%). The shares are down 28.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.1%** (3.1% above the low). Trading 32% 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): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.25** (volatility 42%). Beta of 1.25 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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