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FULLER H B CO (FUL)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for FULLER H B CO. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About FULLER H B CO

H.B. Fuller is a company that manufactures and sells adhesives and sealants. It provides products for various industries including hygiene, health, consumables, engineering, and building solutions. The company serves customers worldwide with its specialty chemical products.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.47B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-2.7%
Net income
$152.0M
Diluted EPS
$2.75
Gross margin
31.1%
Operating margin
Net margin
4.4%
FCF margin
3.5%
ROE
7.6%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
17.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$3.12B
Long-term debt / equity
1.01×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended November 29, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Fuller H B

  • Revenue fell 2.7% to $3.5B in FY2025.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $950M, up 5.8% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $121M in FY2025, 3.5% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 16.7% to $152M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Fuller H B’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin31.1%
61st percentile of 191
Net margin4.4%
60th percentile of 221
FCF margin3.5%
46th percentile of 205
Revenue growth (YoY)-2.7%
32nd percentile of 236
ROE7.6%
59th percentile of 216
P/E17.2×
32nd percentile of 134
Long-term debt / equity1.01×
71st percentile of 165
Short interest4.36d
60th percentile of 238

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $593,332. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 3 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+3 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
4
2 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$30.8M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$19.8M339.3KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$6.5M110.9KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$2.5M43.5KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$1.8M30.2KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$219,2293.8KReduced

No longer held by: Gotham Asset Management (as of Q2 2026), Two Sigma Investments (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
1
$593K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-11
filed 2026-08-12
Weaver Nathan D.Exec VP, Business Transform.Sell9.6K$62.06$593K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.9M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+4.8%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.36
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
666.3K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.9M+4.8%4.36
2026-07-312.8M+16.4%4.39
2026-07-152.4M+4.9%2.54
2026-06-302.3M+2.1%1.98
2026-06-152.2M-7.1%3.52
2026-05-292.4M+10.2%2.73
2026-05-152.2M-26.2%5.46
2026-04-302.9M+27.7%5.92

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$3.47B$3.57B$3.51B$3.75B
Gross profit$1.08B$1.06B$1.01B$963.7M
Operating income$348.2M$355.1M$322.7M
Net income$152.0M$130.3M$130.3M$144.9M$180.3M
Diluted EPS$2.75$2.30$2.59$3.26

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$107.2M$169.4M$179.5M$79.9M
Current assets$1.26B$1.30B$1.31B$1.30B
Total assets$5.18B$4.93B$4.72B$4.46B
Current liabilities$743.4M$719.3M$692.8M$705.7M
Long-term debt$2.02B$2.01B$1.84B$1.74B
Total liabilities$3.18B$3.10B$2.97B$2.85B
Total equity$2.00B$1.83B$1.76B$1.61B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$263.5M$302.4M$378.4M$256.5M
Capital expenditure$142.3M$139.2M$119.1M$130.0M
Free cash flow$121.2M$163.2M$259.3M$126.5M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$950.3M5.8%$67.8M$1.23
Q1 FY2026$770.8M-2.3%$21.0M$0.38
Q4 FY2025$894.8M-3.1%$29.7M$0.54
Q3 FY2025$892.0M$67.2M$1.22
Q2 FY2025$898.1M$41.8M$0.76
Q1 FY2025$788.7M$13.2M$0.24
Q4 FY2024$923.3M$-7.4M$-0.13
Q4 FY2023$-7.4M

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorMaterials
SIC industryAdhesives & Sealants
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended November 29, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2021
SEC CIK39368

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-06-25
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10-Q2026-03-26
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8-K2026-07-20
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8-K2026-06-26
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8-K2026-06-25
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8-K2026-04-17
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.