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) Net margin

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James Hardie Industries PLC.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.69%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (2.15%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.15% (fiscal 2026) to 17.6% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Building Materials industry median of 9.60% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.42%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 2.15% (8.78)
FY2025 10.9% (2.03)
FY2024 13.0% (0.60)
FY2023 13.6% 0.86
FY2022 12.7% 3.67
FY2021 9.03% (0.23)
FY2020 9.26% 0.13
FY2019 9.13% 2.02
FY2018 7.11% (7.28)
FY2017 14.4% 0.25

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 7.07% 5.04
Mar 2026 2.03% (3.51)
Dec 2025 5.54% 9.86
Sep 2025 −4.32% (11.28)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 2.15% High 17.6%
Ten-year median 11.8%
Current reading's percentile 5

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare 35.1%
MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare 31.9%
EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare 16.1%
VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare 13.8%
AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare 10.1%
CRH CRH PLC compare 9.13%
KNF Knife River Corporation compare 3.98%
CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare 3.60%
JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. 2.69%
Building Materials industry median 9.60%
Basic Materials sector median 1.42%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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