James Hardie Industries plc
JHX NYSE· Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$26.32
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- James Hardie Industries plc had $4.8B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 24.7% on the year before.
- Its operating margin was 9.3%, down 7.7 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 9 is left after running the business.
- James Hardie Industries plc made $104M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2024 to 2026, diluted EPS grew −59.5% a year.
- Free cash flow was $206M in fiscal 2026, 4.3% of revenue.
- James Hardie Industries plc returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 26.2%.
- James Hardie Industries plc owes $4.4B more than it holds in cash, about 4.6 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$15.4B
P/E
138.5x
Revenue
$4.8B
Net income
$104M
Free cash flow
$206M
Operating margin
9.3%
James Hardie Industries plc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+24.7%
Yes. Sales grew 24.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
2.2%
A little. It keeps 2.2% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
4.3%
Partly. 4.3% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
4.6x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 4.6 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 9
Weak. It passes 3 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
138.5x
One share costs 138.5 times its yearly profit per share.
What James Hardie Industries plc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · May 19, 2026
- Legal name
- James Hardie Industries plc
- CIK
- 0001159152
James Hardie Industries plc · JHX
Results and finances
The last 3 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.9B | $4.8B |
| Revenue growth | — | −1.5% | 24.7% |
| Gross margin | 40.4% | 38.8% | 35.8% |
| Operating margin | 19.5% | 16.9% | 9.3% |
| Net income | $510M | $424M | $104M |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 10.9% | 2.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.16 | $0.98 | $0.19 |
| Cash | |||
| Cash from operations | $914M | $803M | $590M |
| Capital expenditure | $449M | $422M | $384M |
| Free cash flow | $465M | $381M | $206M |
| FCF margin | 11.8% | 9.8% | 4.3% |
| Share buybacks | $271M | $150M | $0.0M |
| Share count change | — | −1.7% | 26.2% |
| Debt and strength | |||
| Cash and short-term investments | $416M | $563M | $269M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | $1.1B | $4.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.9B | $2.2B | $6.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 0.6x | 4.6x |
| Current ratio | — | 2.1x | 1.6x |
| Interest coverage | 50.2x | 63.7x | 1.9x |
| Returns and quality | |||
| Return on capital | — | 15.9% | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 27.4% | 21.1% | 2.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 30.6% | 23.3% | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — | 3 |
| Altman Z'' | — | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.1M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$28.3M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $26.32 a share, the company is worth $15.4B: 138.5 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001159152). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.