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
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James Hardie Industries PLC. (JHX) Gross margin
James Hardie Industries PLC.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 35.9%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (35.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 33.2% (fiscal 2019) to 40.4% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Building Materials industry median of 26.2% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 35.8% | (3.04) |
| FY2025 | 38.8% | (1.54) |
| FY2024 | 40.4% | 5.61 |
| FY2023 | 34.7% | (1.60) |
| FY2022 | 36.3% | 0.18 |
| FY2021 | 36.2% | 0.34 |
| FY2020 | 35.8% | 2.67 |
| FY2019 | 33.2% | (2.39) |
| FY2018 | 35.5% | 0.43 |
| FY2017 | 35.1% | (1.47) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 37.2% | (0.07) |
| Mar 2026 | 37.3% | 1.13 |
| Dec 2025 | 36.2% | 3.56 |
| Sep 2025 | 32.6% | (4.85) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 47.6% |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 36.2% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. | 35.9% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 34.1% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare | 27.5% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 26.7% |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 25.8% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 25.0% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 17.6% |
| Building Materials industry median | 26.2% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 25.0% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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