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James Hardie Industries plc (JHX)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for James Hardie Industries plc. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc provides exterior home and outdoor living solutions, including fiber cement siding and trim, fiber gypsum interior walls and floors, and composite and PVC decking and railing products. The company serves new home construction, repair and remodel, and outdoor living markets primarily in the United States, Australia, and Europe. Its products are sold to professional contractors, builders, remodelers, and homeowners through specialty distributors, lumberyards, and home improvement retailers.

Snapshot

Revenue
$4.84B
Revenue growth (YoY)
24.7%
Net income
$104.0M
Diluted EPS
$0.19
Gross margin
35.8%
Operating margin
9.3%
Net margin
2.2%
FCF margin
4.3%
ROE
1.6%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
98.3×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$14.27B
Long-term debt / equity
0.70×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended March 31, 2026). 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 James Hardie Industries

  • Revenue grew 24.7% to $4.8B in FY2026, after a 1.5% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 9.3% in FY2026, -9.6 pp against 18.9% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2027: revenue $1.5B, up 63.9% from Q1 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $206M in FY2026, 4.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 75.5% to $104M in FY2026.

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 James Hardie Industries’s fundamentals sit among the 225 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin35.8%
75th percentile of 177
Operating margin9.3%
67th percentile of 174
Net margin2.2%
49th percentile of 206
FCF margin4.3%
50th percentile of 191
Revenue growth (YoY)+24.7%
90th percentile of 220
ROE1.6%
43rd percentile of 200
P/E98.3×
96th percentile of 114
Long-term debt / equity0.70×
54th percentile of 156
Short interest1.40d
13th percentile of 221

James Hardie Industries’s P/E of 98.3 ranks in the 96th percentile of the 114 peers with a meaningful P/E. James Hardie Industries’s revenue growth of +24.7% ranks in the 90th percentile of the 220 Materials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 7 insider sales totaling $28.3M. 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.

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)
7
$28.3M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-25
filed 2026-08-27
Jonathan SkellyPres. James Hardie NASell50.0K$30.46$1.5M
2026-08-25
filed 2026-08-27
Jonathan SkellyPres. James Hardie NASell15.0K$30.45$457K
2026-08-24
filed 2026-08-25
Jesse G. SinghDirectorSell265.1K$30.23$8.0M
2026-08-24
filed 2026-08-25
Jesse G. SinghDirectorSell120.0K$30.08$3.6M
2026-08-21
filed 2026-08-25
Jesse G. SinghDirectorSell265.0K$30.19$8.0M
2026-08-21
filed 2026-08-25
Jesse G. SinghDirectorSell118.1K$30.34$3.6M
2026-08-21
filed 2026-08-25
Jesse G. SinghDirectorSell103.4K$30.22$3.1M
2026-06-02
filed 2026-06-03
Suzanne B. RowlandDirectorBuy3.0K$22.91$69K

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
25.9M
settled 2026-09-30
Change vs prior
+70.5%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
1.40
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
18.4M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-09-3025.9M+70.5%1.40
2026-09-1515.2M+47.8%1.76
2026-08-3110.3M-13.5%1.80
2026-08-1411.9M-4.0%1.57
2026-07-3112.4M-36.3%1.60
2026-07-1519.4M-2.7%3.38
2026-06-3020.0M-2.1%2.23
2026-06-1520.4M-27.3%2.71

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)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$4.84B$3.88B$3.94B$3.78B$3.61B
Gross profit
Operating income$447.6M$655.9M$767.4M$741.4M$682.6M
Net income$104.0M$424.0M$510.2M$512.0M$459.1M
Diluted EPS$0.19$0.98$1.16$1.15$1.03

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 (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

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 (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$589.8M$802.8M$914.2M$607.6M$757.2M
Capital expenditure$383.9M$422.2M$449.3M$591.3M$257.8M
Free cash flow

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 (tap or hover a figure to see how it was calculated or what was filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorMaterials
SIC industryConcrete Products, Except Block & Brick
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2027 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2007
SEC CIK1159152

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-05-19
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10-Q2026-08-06
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8-K2026-10-01
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8-K2026-08-21
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8-K2026-08-20
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8-K2026-08-06
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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.