Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Louisiana-Pacific's Operating Margin was 4.67% in Q2 2026, down 5.93 percentage points from 10.60% a year earlier and down 1.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Louisiana-Pacific's Operating Margin was 3.00% through Jun 30, 2026, down 10.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.72%, down 10.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -17.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 18.02% in FY2024 (+6.90 pp), 11.12% in FY2023 (-21.31 pp), 32.43% in FY2022 (-11.86 pp) and 44.29% in FY2021 (+18.66 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -1.59% (Q4 2025) and 47.64% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 22.52 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 42.51 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LPX's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.92% (Q1 2026), -1.59% (Q4 2025) and 2.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 100.25 Bn | 94.99 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.27% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.55 Bn | 88.31 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 14.92% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.58 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 17.09% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.65 Bn | 40.28 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.99% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.99 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.90% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.56 Bn | 13.29 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 14.76% |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 23.59% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 22.12% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.96 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 22.45% |
| 10 | Louisiana-Pacific | 4.60 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 116.00 Mn | 4.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.01% |
API Access
Louisiana-Pacific Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LPX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LPX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=LPX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();