Basic Materials
James Hardie Industries plc(JHX)
Live Price
Offline$24.87
+1.14% today
1Y Change
-2.85%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $12.18B
- Revenue Growth
- -1.5%
- EPS Growth
- -15.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $12.18B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $24.87 and down 2.9% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.5%, EPS growth of -15.5%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.5%, EPS -15.5%, free cash flow -18.1% with operating margin 12.2% and ROIC 2.3%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 102.1 and price/sales 2.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines JHX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
-1.5% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+12.2% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 19, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.5% and EPS is at -15.5%, with operating margin around 12.2%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +12.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 19, 2026 | โ | +10.6% | +22.3% | +32.1% |
2026 Feb 10, 2026 | +4.3% | +6.6% | +3.1% | -15.5% |
2025 Nov 17, 2025 | +1.1% | +6.8% | +11.6% | +21.5% |
Benchmark Edge
JHX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
JHX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
JHX Max Drawdown
-43.73%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for JHX and SPY.
Company Overview
James Hardie Industries plc
New York Stock Exchange
James Hardie Industries plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells fiber cement, fiber gypsum, and cement bonded building products for interior and exterior building construction applications primarily in the United States, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: North America Fiber Cement, Asia Pacific Fiber Cement, and Europe Building Products. It offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories; and various fiber cement building materials for a range of applications, including external siding, internal walls, floors, ceilings, soffits, trim, fences, and facades. The company also provides fiber gypsum and cement-bonded boards for applications, such as timber frame construction, dry lining, DIY, and structural fire protection. Its products are used in various markets comprising new residential construction and commercial construction markets. James Hardie Industries plc was founded in 1888 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
- Leadership
- Aaron Erter
- IPO Date
- Oct 22, 2001
- Employees
- 5.7k
- Street Address
- Europa House
- Mailing
- Dublin, 2
- Region
- Dublin, IE
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 353 1 411 6924
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 102.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 21.0
- Price/Sales
- 2.8
- Price/Book
- 1.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.5%
- EPS
- -15.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -18.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 35.9%
- Operating Margin
- 12.2%
- Net Margin
- 2.7%
- ROE
- 2.8%
- ROIC
- 2.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.78
- Current Ratio
- 1.54
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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