Boise Cascade vs Louisiana-pacific
Boise Cascade is the larger business, with $6.40bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.71bn for Louisiana-pacific (2.4 times as much). Boise Cascade grew faster (-4.8% against -7.9%). Louisiana-pacific kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 5.4% against 2.1%.
| Latest fiscal year | Boise CascadeBCC, 2025 | Louisiana-pacificLPX, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.40bn | $2.71bn |
| Revenue growth | -4.8% | -7.9% |
| Net income | $133m | $146m |
| Operating margin | 2.9% | — |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | 8.6% |
| Free cash flow | $12.7m | $91.0m |
| Cash | $477m | $292m |
| Total debt | $445m | $350m |
| Debt to equity | 21.5% | — |
| Dividend per share | $0.86 | — |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | — |
| Share buybacks | $183m | $61.0m |
| Employees | 7,660 | 4,300 |
| Market value | $2.64bn | $5.12bn |
| Price vs our value range | Above our value range | Within our value range |
| Moat score | 49 (Moderate) | 55 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 3 sales | 2 buys, 28 sales |