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James Hardie Industries PLC.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $4.8 billion, up 24.7% from fiscal 2025.
- 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) Piotroski F-score
James Hardie Industries PLC.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2026 is 3 out of 9: 3 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 6 in fiscal 2025.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | (3.00) |
| FY2025 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2024 | 7 | 2.00 |
| FY2023 | 5 | (3.00) |
| FY2022 | 8 | 1.00 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 1.00 |
| FY2020 | 6 | 2.00 |
| FY2019 | 4 | (2.00) |
| FY2018 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2017 | 7 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 1.10% | 8.36% | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 589.80m | 802.80m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 1.10% | 8.36% | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 485.80m | 378.80m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.49 | 0.22 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 1.58 | 2.10 | Fail | 0 |
| No new shares issued | 541,800,000 | 430,800,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 35.77% | 38.81% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.51 | 0.76 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated | 3 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company compare | 9 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. compare | 7 |
| CRH CRH PLC compare | 6 |
| CX Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. compare | 6 |
| EXP Eagle Materials Inc compare | 5 |
| USLM United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. compare | 5 |
| AMRZ Amrize Ltd compare | 4 |
| JHX James Hardie Industries PLC. | 3 |
| KNF Knife River Corporation compare | 3 |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover