Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) Stock

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) is a Materials stock trading at $74.52 (as of 2026-07-24), with a market capitalization of $5.21B and a trailing P/E of 28.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture and market building products for new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structures. It operates in four segments: Siding, Oriented Strand Board, Engineered Wood Products, and South America, supplying siding, OSB and related panel products, engineered wood products, and similar products in South America.

Understand Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: how it makes money

Louisiana-Pacific manufactures and markets building products used in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structures, mainly siding and oriented strand board (OSB), and also engineered wood products and products in South America, and it makes money from selling these building materials to builders and other customers.

In the provided segment data, the Siding business shows meaningfully higher profitability than OSB (Siding Segment EBITDA of 0.07 USD_B versus Oriented Strand Board Segment EBITDA of 0.01 USD_B), suggesting overall earnings are structurally more dependent on Siding margins than on OSB.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Siding$0.3B
OSB$0.3B
South America$0.1B

Business quality (Weak): The company is a multi-product building materials manufacturer with reportable segments that include Siding and OSB. The dataset provided includes strong visibility into segment-level revenue and profitability (Siding Segment EBITDA versus OSB segment EBITDA), and it flags OSB pricing as a relevant driver, but it does not provide an EWP-only revenue or earnings figure needed for a complete four-segment revenue bridge.

Valuation: At 66× earnings, LPX trades 176% above the Construction Materials average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Siding profitability stands out in the provided data: Siding Segment EBITDA is 0.07 USD_B, compared with Oriented Strand Board Segment EBITDA of 0.01 USD_B.
  • OSB pricing is tracked as an explicit revenue driver: The dataset includes a measure labeled OSB price impact on revenue and EBITDA (Q4), and it also provides Incremental Oriented Strand Board Price Revenue of 0.33 USD_B.

Bear case

  • Earnings may be sensitive to conditions that affect Siding and OSB pricing: The company’s end markets include new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structures, and the dataset highlights OSB price impact as a driver, which can change profitability.
  • Profitability appears uneven across segments: In the provided segment profitability data, OSB segment profitability is much lower than Siding segment profitability (0.01 USD_B versus 0.07 USD_B).
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$74.52
Market Cap$5.21B
P/E Ratio28.8
EV / EBITDA12.7
Price / Book3.01
Price / Sales1.92
FCF Yield1.8%
DCF Value (model)$28.43
DCF Upside vs Price-61.8%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.71B
Net Margin5.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-7.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)-64.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)-78.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score5.88 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score4/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E28.8
Sector P/E (Materials)27.1
Industry P/E (Construction Materials)22.5
vs Sector6.1%
vs Industry28.0%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($497.14M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryConstruction Materials
CEOAlan J. Haughie
Employees4,300
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-07-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.