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) Operating margin
James Hardie Industries PLC.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.73%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (9.26%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.26% (fiscal 2026) to 20.5% (fiscal 2016) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Building Materials industry median of 14.5% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 2.88%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.26% | (7.66) |
| FY2025 | 16.9% | (2.58) |
| FY2024 | 19.5% | (0.13) |
| FY2023 | 19.6% | 0.75 |
| FY2022 | 18.9% | 2.63 |
| FY2021 | 16.3% | 3.11 |
| FY2020 | 13.1% | (0.89) |
| FY2019 | 14.0% | 2.87 |
| FY2018 | 11.2% | (9.30) |
| FY2017 | 20.5% | (0.02) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 14.8% | 7.01 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.75% | (6.46) |
| Dec 2025 | 14.2% | 12.35 |
| Sep 2025 | 1.86% | (13.54) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 41.2% |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 22.6% |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare | 20.3% |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 15.6% |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 13.9% |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. | 9.73% |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 9.21% |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 8.12% |
| Building Materials industry median | 14.5% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 2.88% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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