Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
Louisiana-Pacific posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.9% for Q4 2025, down 1447.0% year-on-year from 0.66% in Q4 2024, and down 28.32% on a QoQ basis from 12.42% in Q3 2025.
Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.9% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 1447.0% year-over-year to 8.9%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 8.9% (down 1447.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.08%, down 1503.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 8.9%, down from 12.42% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 94.53% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 8.9% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 25.2% (2024), against an average of 42.25%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2021, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 7724 bps; it then sank 6559 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 89.41% in 2021, then tumbled by 31 bps to 61.51% in 2022, then slumped by 78 bps to 13.4% in 2023, then soared by 74 bps to 23.38% in 2024, then sank by 62 bps to 8.9% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.9% (Q4 2025), 12.42% (Q3 2025), and 17.01% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 99.95 Bn | 98.89 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 26.55% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 84.54 Bn | 84.01 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 11.49% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 52.72 Bn | 51.70 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 6.30% |
| 4 | Lennox International | 16.87 Bn | 16.82 Bn | 351.30 Mn | 35.83% |
| 5 | Masco | 13.72 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 686.00 Mn | 35.86% |
| 6 | Carlisle Companies | 13.62 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 363.20 Mn | 18.08% |
| 7 | Aaon | 10.97 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 109.77 Mn | 11.43% |
| 8 | SPX Technologies | 10.37 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 230.60 Mn | 11.39% |
| 9 | Advanced Drainage Systems | 10.34 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 237.66 Mn | 16.23% |
| 10 | Louisiana-Pacific | 4.94 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 85.00 Mn | 8.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 69.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 78.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 94.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 89.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 91.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 79.07% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 54.03% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 35.27% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 16.16% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.83% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.11% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.18% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.73% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.29% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 20.37% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 22.86% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 28.10% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 28.83% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 26.16% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 25.29% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 21.88% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 18.55% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 14.49% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 10.49% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.79% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -3.19% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -1.18% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.79% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.87% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.10% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 4.75% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.49% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.00% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.37% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -2.93% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -2.80% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.42% |