James Hardie Industries PLC.

JHX Basic Materials Building Materials

Revenue
+63.9%
EPS
+20.0%
Free cash flow
+145.1%
Total debt
+73.2%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

28.80 0.72 −2.44%
Market cap
$16.6B
P/E
115×
Fwd P/E
23.7×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
1.55
Beneish M
−1.87
Dividend safety
n/a

James Hardie Industries PLC. (JHX) Free cash flow

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James Hardie Industries PLC.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $314.1M, down 17.6% from $381.0M in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $464.6M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$96.7M (fiscal 2015) to $677.8M (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. James Hardie Industries PLC. ranks 6th of 16 Building Materials companies by free cash flow.

Free cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
FY2026 $314.1M (17.56%)
FY2025 $381.0M (18.78%)
FY2024 $469.1M 1,443.09%
FY2023 $30.4M (93.91%)
FY2022 $499.4M (26.32%)
FY2021 $677.8M 155.39%
FY2020 $265.4M —
FY2019 −$13.5M —
FY2018 $106.2M (44.16%)
FY2017 $190.2M (3.74%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 $254.2M 376.92%
Mar 2026 $53.3M (73.67%)
Dec 2025 $202.4M —
Sep 2025 −$45.3M —
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −$96.7M High $677.8M
Ten-year median $231.5M
Current reading's percentile 67

Free cash flow against peers

What Free cash flow is

Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.

Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)

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