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Louisiana-Pacific (LPX): US–Canada Tariff Exposure, Government Contracts, and Risk

MIXEDWATCH TIER
Last close · Oct 30$73.31 +3.7% since report
Report price · Aug 28, 2026 close$70.72
Market cap$4.94B
52-wk range66.12–101.28
Dividend · quarterly$1.20/yr 1.64% · next expected Nov

Why it’s on the map

OSB + SmartSide siding; owns Canadian OSB mills (cross-border).

Government money & contracts

None.

Customers & commercial

Builders.

Catalysts

New MN plant; siding pricing.

Risk

Whether its Canadian OSB falls under 232 or the 50% panel lines is unverified; Goldman Sell $74.

Tariff durability

Mixed.

Dividend · #25 of 47 payers by yield
1.64% yield
$1.20 a share a year · quarterly · pays Mar · May · Aug · Nov
All payers ranked →
Per payment$0.30a share, 4× a year
Next payoutexpected Novnot yet declared
Last ex-dateAug 14, 2026own it before the ex-date to collect
Last paidAug 28, 2026$0.30 a share
Payout ratio151%of earnings · paying out more than it earns
Raised8 yrsconsecutive years of increases
Payout ratio above 100%: the dividend is bigger than trailing earnings, which is how cuts start.
Shares at the Oct 30 close of $73.3113.64
Each payment$4.09
Per year · 4 payments$16.37
Recent payments
Ex-datePaidPer share
Aug 14, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.30
May 14, 2026May 28, 2026$0.30
Feb 27, 2026Mar 13, 2026$0.30
Nov 14, 2025Nov 21, 2025$0.28before the raise
Aug 15, 2025Aug 29, 2025$0.28before the raise

Yield = $0.30 × 4 ÷ the Oct 30 close of $73.31. A dividend is a board decision, not a promise — it can be raised, cut or suspended any quarter. Dividend history source