James Hardie Industries $JHX Read from its own SEC filings · nothing written, nothing inferred
🫧 Edgar looked up JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES plc ($JHX). Last filing: 8-K (5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers), 2026-10-01. 9 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months.
🔖 Exposure: revenue $4.8B (FY2026), total debt $4.5B. Experience: revenue up 24.7% on the year, up 10.8% a year over 2 years; operating margin 9.3%, down from 16.9%. Soundness: equity 46.9% of assets, return on equity 1.6%. Credibility: 3 audited years, moderate weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $4.5B and $6.7B next year (method v3, set from 4,599 SEC company-years; on a year the method never saw, 83% landed inside). A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (9 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): growth 24.7% against 3.2%.
Speed and cash · fiscal 2025
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| Cash flow (op · inv · fin · free) | $590M · −$4.2B · $3.4B · $206M |
| Investment book (cash · short · long) | $269M · — · — · current ratio 1.58 |
| Revenue swing · equity of assets | 10.2% · — |
James Hardie Industries is growing faster than its size class, with revenue that swings more. Its own audited SEC figures.
The figures, as filed
| Fiscal year end | 2026-03-31 |
| Revenue | $4.8B |
| Revenue, on the year | 24.7% |
| Revenue, a year over the record | 10.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.3% |
| Operating margin, prior year | 16.9% |
| Net margin | 2.2% |
| Research and development | $61M · 1.3% of revenue |
| Total debt | $4.5B |
| Equity of assets | 46.9% |
| Return on equity | 1.6% |
| Payout of profit | — |
| Dividend per share | — |
| Earnings per share | $0.19 |
| Book value per share | $11.78 |
| Revenue per share | $8.86 |
| Shares outstanding | 545,500,000 |
| Audited years read | 3 |
Peers: the median of 9 filers with $50M+ revenue in concrete products, except block & brick.
Health HarborJames Hardie Industries sails as: New ship
Health watch · 12 monthsDirector or officer change ×2
Sailing speed follows growth: 8.6% a year crosses the harbor in 54 seconds.
🌊 Visit the Bay →No warning signs on the measures below.
Boat condition = number of warning signs: a serious warning filing in 12 months; liabilities over assets; slow and jumpy; negative operating cash; an 80% revenue range of ±25% or wider. A picture of the signs, not a rating and not investment advice.
- 8-K · 2026-10-01 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 8-K · 2026-08-21 · 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders; 5.03 Amendments to Articles or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year; 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 8-K · 2026-08-20 · 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 10-Q · 2026-08-06
- 8-K · 2026-08-06 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
- 8-K · 2026-07-23 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price. Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations. Figures from the SEC’s own data · every filing · this page as JSON · ask about another company