Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN NYSE Building Products Financials FY2016βFY2025
Fortune Brands Innovations' revenue fell 3.2% to $4.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 11.6%, down from 16.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $367 million, down 22.7%. It paid out $368 million in dividends and buybacks, 100% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.6%.
About these figures. Fortune Brands had no current portion of long-term debt and no short-term borrowings at the end of 2020, only long-term debt (checked against its balance sheet).
What Fortune Brands Innovations does
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- Legal name
- Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 27, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-063960
0001519751
Revenue and margins
Fortune Brands Innovations had $4.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 3.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β0.7% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $367M in fiscal 2025, 8.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Fortune Brands Innovations returned $368M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 100% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.6%.
Value Fortune Brands Innovations yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$2.3B and divides by 121.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 34.7x Β· peers 17.9x Β· sector 26.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Fortune Brands Innovations can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $426M | $643M | $366M | $381M | $264M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $3.1B | $3.3B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $2.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.7x | 2.8x | 2.9x | 3.0x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 1.0x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 9.6x | 6.5x | 5.3x | 6.1x | 4.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $5.4B | $6.1B | $6.6B | $6.6B | $6.5B |
| Total liabilities | $4.9B | $4.0B | $4.3B | $4.1B | $4.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.1B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.3B | $2.8B | $2.3B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$30.7M
2 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Jesse G SinghChief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 19,560 | $50.93 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Matthew Edward NovakEVP, Chief Supply Chain | Sold | 600 | $51.13 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Jesse G SinghChief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 19,725 | $51.67 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Edward P GardenDirector | Bought | 320,067 | $40.60 | $13.0M | Form 4 |
| May 20, 2026 | Edward P GardenDirector | Bought | 5,900 | $33.28 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 20, 2026 | Edward P GardenDirector | Bought | 57,400 | $34.89 | $2.0M | Form 4 |
| May 19, 2026 | Edward P GardenDirector | Bought | 403,000 | $33.40 | $13.5M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β10.3% | β3.0% | β2.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.33 | 3.24 | 3.61 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Brands Innovations FBIN | $5.1B | β3.2% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 34.7x | 6 | |
| Allegion ALLE | $15.2B | 7.8% | 21.1% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 22.3x | 8 | Compare β |
| Lennox International LII | $13.2B | β2.7% | 20.1% | 12.3% | 40.1% | 16.7x | 5 | Compare β |
| A. O. Smith AOS | $8.5B | 0.3% | 19.0% | 14.3% | 30.7% | 17.1x | 7 | Compare β |
| UFP Industries UFPI | $4.4B | β5.0% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 11.8% | 18.6x | 5 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $5.0B | $5.3B | $5.5B | $5.8B | $3.6B | $4.8B | $4.7B | $4.6B | $4.6B | $4.5B |
| Gross profit | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B |
| Research and development | $53.1M | $50.7M | $50.3M | $48.2M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | $619M | $683M | $595M | $699M | $568M | $811M | $774M | $615M | $738M | $516M |
| Interest expense | $49.1M | $49.4M | $74.5M | $94.2M | $83.8M | $84.3M | $119M | $117M | $121M | $115M |
| Pretax income | $582M | $635M | $537M | $575M | $499M | $726M | $667M | $518M | $606M | $405M |
| Income tax | $170M | $160M | $147M | $144M | $111M | $167M | $127M | $112M | $134M | $106M |
| Net income | $413M | $473M | $390M | $432M | $553M | $772M | $687M | $405M | $472M | $299M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.62 | $3.03 | $2.66 | $3.06 | $3.94 | $5.54 | $5.23 | $3.17 | $3.75 | $2.47 |
| Diluted shares | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.15B | 0.14B | 0.14B | 0.14B | 0.13B | 0.13B | 0.13B | 0.12B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $651M | $600M | $604M | $637M | $826M | $689M | $566M | $1.1B | $668M | $479M |
| Capital expenditure | $149M | $165M | $150M | $132M | $151M | $214M | $246M | $257M | $193M | $112M |
| Free cash flow | $501M | $435M | $454M | $505M | $675M | $475M | $320M | $799M | $475M | $367M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $123M | $130M | $150M | $153M | $146M | $171M | $175M | $169M | $194M | $194M |
| Stock-based compensation | $32.0M | $43.0M | $36.1M | $30.5M | $47.6M | $50.2M | $50.2M | $34.2M | $39.3M | $20.8M |
| Acquisitions | $240M | $125M | $466M | $0.0M | $715M | $5.2M | $218M | $784M | $135M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $425M | $215M | $695M | $100M | $188M | $448M | $580M | $150M | $240M | $248M |
| Dividends paid | $98.2M | $110M | $115M | $123M | $133M | $143M | $146M | $117M | $120M | $121M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $523M | $325M | $810M | $223M | $321M | $591M | $726M | $267M | $360M | $368M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $252M | $323M | $263M | $388M | $419M | $426M | $643M | $366M | $381M | $264M |
| Total debt | $1.4B | $1.5B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $2.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.2B | $2.7B | $2.5B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| Current liabilities | $843M | $907M | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $2.0B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.1B |
| Inventory | $531M | $581M | $679M | $719M | $867M | $890M | $1.0B | $982M | $960M | $1.0B |
| Property and equipment, net | $663M | $740M | $813M | $824M | $917M | $671M | $784M | $975M | $999M | $806M |
| Total assets | $5.1B | $5.5B | $6.0B | $6.3B | $7.4B | $5.4B | $6.1B | $6.6B | $6.6B | $6.5B |
| Total liabilities | $2.8B | $2.9B | $3.8B | $3.9B | $4.6B | $4.9B | $4.0B | $4.3B | $4.1B | $4.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 36.4% | 35.7% | 35.6% | 59.8% | 40.8% | 40.9% | 41.3% | 44.8% | 44.6% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 12.9% | 10.9% | 12.1% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 16.4% | 13.3% | 16.0% | 11.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 14.9% | 15.4% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 16.9% | 20.2% | 15.9% |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 15.3% | 16.1% | 14.5% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 6.7% |
| FCF margin | 10.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 18.7% | 9.9% | 6.8% | 17.3% | 10.3% | 8.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 12.7% | 14.0% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 7.7% |
| Return on capital employed | 14.7% | 15.4% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 10.4% | 17.1% | 19.2% | 12.4% | 14.3% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 17.2% | 19.1% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 21.3% | 26.5% | 26.7% | 18.5% | 20.0% | 12.4% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 4.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 8.9% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 5.1% | β37.2% | 32.6% | β1.6% | β2.1% | β0.4% | β3.2% |
| Net income growth | 31.2% | 14.4% | β17.6% | 10.9% | 28.1% | 39.7% | β11.1% | β41.1% | 16.7% | β36.7% |
| EPS growth | 35.8% | 15.7% | β12.2% | 15.0% | 28.8% | 40.6% | β5.6% | β39.4% | 18.3% | β34.1% |
| FCF growth | 66.7% | β13.2% | 4.3% | 11.4% | 33.6% | β29.7% | β32.5% | 149.6% | β40.6% | β22.7% |
| Share count change | β3.2% | β1.3% | β6.0% | β3.5% | β0.8% | β0.5% | β5.9% | β2.7% | β1.6% | β3.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | 1.5x | 3.5x | 2.6x | 3.0x | 2.7x | 2.8x | 2.9x | 3.0x | 3.2x |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.6x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.6x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 12.6x | 13.8x | 8.0x | 7.4x | 6.8x | 9.6x | 6.5x | 5.3x | 6.1x | 4.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 2.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | 104.3% | 74.7% | 178.4% | 44.1% | 47.5% | 124.5% | 226.6% | 33.4% | 75.9% | 100.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.7% | β2.4% | β3.7% | β3.4% | β4.0% | 1.3% | 2.1% | β10.3% | β3.0% | β2.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001519751). Data updated October 16, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.