JHX
James Hardie Industries PLC
$30.18
▼ 0.1%Updated Today 11:13 AM ET
JHX at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Weak · 40/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 11.3% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$14.24B
P/E
169.31x
Forward P/E (est.)
—
ROE
1.9%
Revenue Growth
24.7%
EPS Growth
-78.0%
Profit Margin
2.1%
FCF Yield
9.0%
Debt / Equity
0.72x
ROIC
3.0%
Interest Coverage
7.78x
Current Ratio
1.59x
Dividend Yield
2.1%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
7.4%
Rating Score
40/100
James Hardie Industries PLC (JHX) is a large-cap company in the Construction industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $14.24B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $4.84B in revenue and $104.00M in net profit.
Our model rates JHX Weak (40/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
38.3% average over the last 3 years
±1.9 pts around 36.2% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 9 years
3.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what JHX's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. JHX trades near $30.18, above its 50-day average ($22.63) and 200-day average ($21.43). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 60 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. JHX's is $0.98 (~3.2% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month JHX found buyers near $22.00 (support) and sellers near $26.70 (resistance); its 52-week range is $16.46–$29.83. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.2× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
7.5%
Revenue moved from $1.92B in 2017 to $4.84B in 2026, a 10.8% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 24.7% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
35.8%
Operating Margin
9.3%
Net Margin
2.2%
ROE
1.9%
James Hardie Industries PLC keeps about 2.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 35.8% gross margin and 9.3% operating margin. Return on equity is 1.9% and return on invested capital about 3.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Total Debt
$4.28B
Net Debt
$3.99B
Net Debt / EBITDA
8.91x
Debt / Equity
0.72x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.7x, and operating profit covers interest about 7.8x, with a current ratio of 1.6x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $4.28B of total debt against $289.90M of cash.
Operating CF
$589.80M
Free Cash Flow
$205.90M
FCF Margin
4.3%
In the latest year James Hardie Industries PLC produced about $589.80M of operating cash flow and $205.90M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 9.0% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
2.1%
Total paid (latest FY)
$129.60M
History on record
6 years
dividend uses 63% of free cash flow
125% of net income paid out
no current raise streak
payout was cut at least once in the last 6 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
169.31x
P/S
3.09x
P/B
2.02x
EV / EBITDA
19.37x
JHX trades at 169.3x trailing earnings, 3.1x sales, and 2.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 7.4% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$14.69
Current price
$30.18
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$205.90M
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where JHX sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How JHX stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), JHX ranks #112 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (169.3x P/E vs. 31.2x median) with a lower return on equity (1.9% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (24.7% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
169.3x
median 31.2x
ROE vs sector
1.9%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
24.7%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#112
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $30.18 today · expected CAGR 26% – 39%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.04B | $7.56B | $9.44B | $11.81B | $14.76B |
| Net income | $181.34M | $226.68M | $283.35M | $354.18M | $442.73M |
| EPS | $0.38 | $0.48 | $0.60 | $0.75 | $0.94 |
| Share price (low) | $38.81 | $48.51 | $60.63 | $75.79 | $94.74 |
| Share price (high) | $64.93 | $81.16 | $101.45 | $126.82 | $158.52 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 29% / 115% | 27% / 64% | 26% / 50% | 26% / 43% | 26% / 39% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for JHX:
- Revenue is growing 24.7% a year, a sign of real demand.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~9.0%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 2.1% dividend on top of any price gains.
The case against JHX:
- Thin net margins (2.1%) leave little room for error.
- A rich 169.3x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (40/100).
Valuation risk — at 169.3x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Margin risk — thin profitability (2.1%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: James Hardie Industries PLC is a large-cap industrials business still growing nicely, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 169.3x earnings, which our model scores Weak (40/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 17 Wall Street analysts covering JHX recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-6 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
JHX's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
JHX — frequently asked questions
Is JHX a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates James Hardie Industries PLC Weak (40/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is JHX's rating on The Stocks School?
James Hardie Industries PLC currently scores 40/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does JHX's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from James Hardie Industries PLC's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for JHX calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this JHX analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell JHX. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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