profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
James Hardie Industries
$27.56-3.06% today
+62.5% in 1 year
1-year low $16.691-year high $31.08
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $154.14 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What James Hardie Industries sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.78 billion in 2023 to $4.84 billion in 2026, with $104 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
James Hardie Industries handed back 7% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $14M
Free cash flow 2026$200M
Bought back its own shares$14M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$269M vs. $4.8B
James Hardie Industries vs. similar companies
James Hardie Industries grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hardie Industries | 154.1× · Very expensive | ||
 CRH | 16.8× · Fair price | ||
 Vulcan Materials | 33.4× · Expensive | ||
 Amrize | 18.3× · Fair price | ||
 CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. | 15.7× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads James Hardie Industries's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,777 | 3,936 | 3,878 | 4,836 | |
| 1,312 | 1,588 | 1,505 | 1,730 | |
| 778 | 939 | 860 | 723 | |
| 933 | 955 | 872 | 931 | |
| 512 | 510 | 424 | 104 | |
| 1.15 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.19 | |
| 34.7% | 40.4% | 38.8% | 35.8% | |
| 20.6% | 23.9% | 22.2% | 14.9% | |
| 13.6% | 13.0% | 10.9% | 2.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 4,479 | 4,913 | 5,230 | 13,689 |
| Cash | 113 | 365 | 563 | 269 |
| Total debt | 1,138 | 1,201 | 1,208 | 4,786 |
| Total liabilities | 2,868 | 3,054 | 3,068 | 7,263 |
| 1,611 | 1,859 | 2,162 | 6,426 | |
| 446 | 440 | 432 | 546 | |
| 21.9% | 19.9% | 15.4% | 3.1% | |
| 31.8% | 27.4% | 19.6% | 1.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608 | 914 | 803 | 590 | |
| 600 | 469 | 443 | 390 | |
| 8 | 445 | 360 | 200 | |
| Dividends paid | 130 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 78 | 276 | 157 | 14 | |
| 16 | 28 | 23 | 38 |
Valuation
- 154.1×
- 22.0×
- –
- 1.8×
- 3.3×
- 80.2×
- 22.1×
- 1.2%
- 0.6%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 35.8%
- 14.9%
- 2.2%
- 14.0%
- 1.8%
- 13.8%
- 1.9%
- 0.8%
- 3.6%
- 1.3%
Growth
- +8.6%
- −45.1%
- −45.9%
- −3.0%
- +5.0%
Financial health
- 6.5×
- 0.74
- 35.0%
- 1.9×
- 1.58
- 1.03
- 0.35
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 21%of 989
Top 35%of 954
Bottom 3%of 773
Top 35%of 933
Bottom 43%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $24.50
- Range
- $21.00 – $30.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | 0.30 | 0.29 | +3.4% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 0.24 | 0.23 | +4.3% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 0.26 | 0.26 | +1.1% |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 0.29 | 0.33 | −13.2% |
| May 20, 2025 | 0.36 | 0.36 | +0.2% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | 0.36 | 0.35 | +4.3% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 0.36 | – | – |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 0.41 | 0.39 | +5.7% |
News
Piper Sandler’s James Fish Calls Arista Networks (ANET) a Top Pick. Here’s What He Sees AheadYahoo Finance · Nov 12, 2026James Hardie Industries Set to Join S&P MidCap 400Yahoo Finance · Nov 6, 2026Rep. James Comer expands House investigation into prediction market insider tradingCNBC · Sep 29, 2026LeBron James is already boosting ticket and merchandise demand for Philadelphia 76ersCNBC · Sep 28, 2026LeBron James teases partnership with PolymarketCNBC · Sep 5, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
30No pass
Benjamin Graham
46No pass
Philip Fisher
23No pass
Peter Lynch
24No pass
Joel Greenblatt
1No pass
Charlie Munger
29No pass
Terry Smith
35No pass
Questions about James Hardie Industries
Is James Hardie Industries a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, priced as if everything goes right. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the James Hardie Industries AI analysis
What does James Hardie Industries do?
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. It is in Construction Materials, based in Dublin, Ireland, with 7,500 employees.
Does James Hardie Industries pay a dividend?
No. James Hardie Industries does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2026 it returned $13.7 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is James Hardie Industries stock halal?
Yes. James Hardie Industries passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 30% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has James Hardie Industries stock done over the past year?
Up 62.5% over the past twelve months, to $27.56. It traded between $16.69 and $31.08 and is 11.3% below its high.
Who are James Hardie Industries's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are CRH, Vulcan Materials, Amrize and CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V.. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with James Hardie Industries's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.