James Hardie Industries
James Hardie Industries is a global building materials company focused on fiber cement products. They develop, manufacture, and market a range of products for both residential and commercial construction. The company holds a leading market position in fiber cement siding and backerboard, offering durable and aesthetically versatile alternatives to traditional building materials.
Short position
James Hardie Industries (ASX:JHX) has 3.08% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 9,122,502 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.53 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.70 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.50% in July 2025. JHX is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Results, ratios and statements
Latest result
12 months to 30 Jun 2026 (TTM Jun 26) vs TTM Jun 25, figures in USD, the reporting currency
- Revenue
- 5.41Bvs n/a (TTM Jun 25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- NPAT
- 145.7Mvs n/a (TTM Jun 25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- EPS (diluted)
- 0.22vs 0.77 (TTM Jun 25)
- Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026
- Rev YoY
- +24.7%FY
- EPS YoY
- −71.4%TTM
Key ratios
12 months to 30 Jun 2026 (TTM); balance sheet at 30 Jun 2026; prices to 9 Oct 2026
- Gross margin
- 35.9%
- Operating margin
- 14.6%
- Net margin
- 2.7%
- FCF margin
- 6.5%
- ROE
- 3.3%
- ROA
- 1.4%
- FCF conversion
- 2.42×
- Net debt (excl. leases)
- USD 3.99B
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.8×
- Current ratio
- 1.6×
- Interest cover
- 3.1×
- Cash dividends paid / net profit
- n/a
- Market cap
- $20.94B
- P/E
- n/a (reports in USD)
- P/B
- n/a (reports in USD)
Ratios use the reporting currency (USD); market cap is in AUD. Source: Yahoo Finance, as at 29 Sep 2026.
Financial statements
Figures in USD, the reporting currency; Yahoo Finance unless marked
| Line item | TTM Jun 26 | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.41B | 4.84B | 3.88B | 3.94B | 3.78B |
| Gross profit | 1.94B | 1.73B | 1.50B | 1.59B | 1.31B |
| Operating income | 791.7M | 722.5M | 860.3M | 939.2M | 778.4M |
| EBITDA | 1.13B | 931.3M | 871.9M | 955.1M | 933.1M |
| EBIT | 529.1M | 437.8M | 655.7M | 770.1M | 760.5M |
| Interest expense | 254.8M | 231.1M | 10.3M | 15.3M | 37.0M |
| Pretax income | 274.3M | 206.7M | 645.4M | 754.8M | 723.5M |
| Tax | 128.6M | 102.7M | 221.4M | 244.6M | 211.5M |
| NPAT | 145.7M | 104.0M | 424.0M | 510.2M | 512.0M |
| Net interest income | −254.8M | −231.1M | −10.3M | −15.3M | −30.7M |
| EPS basic | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| EPS diluted | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 1.15 |
| Shares | n/a | 580.2M | 429.8M | 433.8M | 442.1M |
Financial reports
The company's own filings, newest first