Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation stock $26.45, price $75.36, that is 64.9% below the price, quality 53 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 23 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $45.78 – $117.40 · fair‑value band $18.97 – $35.22 · the $75.36 price screens above the $26.45 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 6 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions for applications in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets in the United States, Canada, and South America.
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It operates through Siding and Oriented Strand Board (OSB) segments.
The Siding segment consists of a portfolio of engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products; and primed products, including LP SmartSide trim and siding, LP BuilderSeries Lap Siding, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions; and LP SmartSide ExpertFinish trim and siding pre-finished products.
The OSB segment manufactures and distributes OSB structural panel products, including the value-added OSB product portfolio comprising LP Structural Solutions, which includes LP FlameBlock Fire-Rated Sheathing, LP WeatherLogic Air and Water Barrier, LP TechShield Radiant Barrier, LP Legacy Premium Sub-Flooring, and LP TopNotch 350 Durable Sub-Flooring.
In addition, the company provides other operations, including timber and timberlands, as well as other minor products, services, and closed operations. The company sells its products primarily to retailers, wholesalers, home building, and industrial businesses in North America and South America.
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stock analysis
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) currently trades at $75.36, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $26.45, 65% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $48.45 per share, and 0 of the 23 models we run sit above the $75.36 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $9.86, and 23 of the 23 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $18.97 (bear) to $35.22 (bull), the price of $75.36 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 53/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation reported revenue of $2.7B in FY2025 versus $3.9B in FY2021, a compound −8.8%/yr. Reported net income was $146M in FY2025, compounding −42.9%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $5.3B Mid · P/E ratio 77.7 · P/S ratio 2.11 · EPS (TTM) $0.9700 · Dividend yield 0.4% · Net margin 2.7% · Return on equity 3.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 34.9% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 36 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 23% below its 52-week high and 17% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −31% fair-value upside, at −65%, LPX screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$18.97Fair Value $26.45Bull$35.22
Price $75.36 · Downside -64.9%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.5898 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, one officer or director sold shares worth $89,238 and none bought.
SaleLizanne M BruceDirector2× since Mar 10, 2026: 2,441 shares, avg. $78.41$191,405Jun 15, 2026
BuyF Nicholas Grasberger IIIDirector20,000 shares at $85.49$1.7MFeb 19, 2026
SaleWilliam Bradley SouthernChief Executive Officer, Director4× since Dec 15, 2025: 170,008 shares, avg. $89.16$15.2MFeb 18, 202610b5-1 plan
Plus 3 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Revenue growth 1 year
−7.9%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−11.1%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+2.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +3.6% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
−10.8%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−11.2%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.4%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−25.8% vs 7.3%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.26% → 10%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+35.1%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+4.3%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +32.0% a year for the price and +1.9% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (90 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: The business gains from ongoing expansion in higher-value branded SmartSide siding yet remains limited by thin differentiation and cyclical exposure in commodity building products.
Main risk: James Hardie fiber cement products could gain siding market share from LP SmartSide through perceived durability advantages, pressuring prices and margins in the higher-value segment.
Bull case: LP could accelerate SmartSide share gains with builders and expand distribution while competitors face capacity or cost issues, strengthening the higher-margin siding mix.
Bear case: Widespread adoption of fiber cement or non-wood alternatives combined with tighter regulations could erode demand for both OSB and SmartSide, leaving excess capacity and sustained margin pressure.
Louisiana-Pacific is curtailing oriented strand board production at its Jasper facility starting this month because of soft demand. At the same time it keeps expanding distribution and capacity for its branded SmartSide siding products. Does the growth in the higher-value siding segment offset the pressures on the commodity OSB side more than it adds to them?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Building Products & Equipment · 255 stocks
Beats the industry median on 1/15 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score53 · Below median
Fair Value upside−64.9% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)3.9% · Below median
Return on assets5.6% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)2.7% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)4.3% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)4.2% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)0.4% · Bottom 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.20× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Building Products & Equipment median · lower = cheaper
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Frequently asked questions
Is Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $26.45 versus a price of $75.36, about 65% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of LPX?
Our model-based fair value for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is $26.45 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $75.36.
What is the quality score of LPX?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation has a Quality Score of 53/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $26.45 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 23 valuation models. Cautious scenario $18.97, optimistic scenario $35.22. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $26.45, about 65% lower versus a price of $75.36 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $18.97, optimistic scenario $35.22. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $2.5B (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
Does Louisiana-Pacific Corporation pay a dividend?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation currently shows a dividend yield of 0.37% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 8, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation pays a dividend of $0.28 per share a year, a dividend yield of 0.4%. The last ex-dividend date was Aug 14, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since 2018. The payout ratio is 22.7% of earnings (on adjusted earnings, reported 28.9%). Free cash flow covers the dividend 4.65 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation would have to grow free cash flow by +35.1 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.4 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +2.5 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of LPX use?
Our models discount Louisiana-Pacific Corporation at 11.4 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.69, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Louisiana-Pacific Corporation that is +35.1 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.4 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation grew +2.5 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +35.1 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +9.8 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (+35.1 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 1.73 %: that much free cash flow Louisiana-Pacific Corporation produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.4 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Louisiana-Pacific Corporation it is $26.45 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of $75.36. It is the blended result of 23 valuation models in 8 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Louisiana-Pacific Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, LPX trades above its calculated fair value: price $75.36, fair value $26.45, a gap of about −65% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of LPX?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($75.36); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($26.45). For Louisiana-Pacific Corporation the two are $48.91 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Louisiana-Pacific Corporation worth?
The market values Louisiana-Pacific Corporation at about $5.3B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is $75.36; our models calculate a fair value of $26.45 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about LPX?
Our models span a range for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: cautious scenario $18.97, base $26.45, optimistic $35.22 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price $75.36). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of LPX?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.7 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $26.45 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2025 it is 28.4 (reported for FY2025: 36.1). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 5 of the years ex one-offs: 13.7. Other multiples: PEG 3.1, P/B 3.1, P/S 2.1, EV/EBITDA 20.7.
What is the PEG ratio of LPX?
The PEG ratio of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 3.09 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 8, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Balance-sheet figures for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 3.9%, debt of 0.20 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 53/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is LPX from its 52-week high?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation trades at $75.36, about 23% below its 52-week high of $97.40 and 17% above the low of $64.55 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $26.45 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value Johnson Controls International plc, Trane Technologies plc, Carrier Global Corporation, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Louisiana-Pacific Corporation stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price $75.36, calculated fair value $26.45 (−65%), Quality Score 53/100, from 23 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of LPX calculated?
We run Louisiana-Pacific Corporation through 23 models from 8 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $26.45 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0% above its aggregate fair value. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $75.36. Our model-based fair value is $26.45, about 65% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Louisiana-Pacific Corporation right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($35.22). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (53/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. A fairly wide model range ($18.97 to $35.22) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Key figures of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
How large is the market capitalisation of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The market capitalisation of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is $5.3B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 2.11 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Earnings per share at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation are $0.9700 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 77.7). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The dividend yield of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 0.4% (payout 22.7%, on adjusted earnings, reported 28.9%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The net margin of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 2.7% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 3.9% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 34.9% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
The operating margin of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is 4.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Revenue at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is growing +4.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg −11.1%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)?
Earnings per share at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation are growing +149% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) carry?
The net debt of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is $109M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 1.2 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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