H.B. Fuller vs Solstice Advanced Materials
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I put H.B. Fuller and Solstice Advanced Materials side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Solstice Advanced Materials is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.5B for H.B. Fuller.
- Solstice Advanced Materials grew revenue faster (3.1%, against −2.7%).
- Solstice Advanced Materials earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.2%, against 6.3%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
H.B. Fuller
FUL
2/8
FCF marginShare count change
Solstice Advanced Materials
SOLS
6/8
Revenue growthGross marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | FUL FY25 | SOLS FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $9.6B |
| Revenue | $3.5B | $3.9B |
| Free cash flow | $121M | $119M |
| Net income | $152M | $237M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −2.7% | 3.1% |
| 5-year growth | 4.5% | — |
| Share count change | −2.3% | 0.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 32.2% |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 6.1% |
| FCF margin | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Return on capital | 6.3% | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6x | 2.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $111M | $1.5B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 13.7x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.