Griffon vs Louisiana-Pacific
Louisiana-Pacific reported revenue of $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Griffon's $2.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Griffon's revenue fell 4.0% in its latest year, and Louisiana-Pacific's fell 7.9%. Griffon had an operating margin of 8.2%, against 7.7% at Louisiana-Pacific. Free cash flow was $305 million at Griffon and $91 million at Louisiana-Pacific. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Griffon | Louisiana-Pacific | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.7B |
| Revenue growth | −4.0% | −7.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.0% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 21.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 7.7% |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 5.4% |
| Free cash flow | $305M | $91M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.1% | 3.4% |
| Return on capital | 6.8% | 9.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 5.3x | 0.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $223M | $139M |
| Change in diluted share count | −6.0% | −1.4% |
| Last close | $101.03 | $75.36 |
| P/E at the last close | 25.9× | 77.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $79,990, sold $37.5 million | bought $2.0 million, sold $15.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Griffon and Louisiana-Pacific pages.