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Griffon Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Griffon Corp had return on equity of 34.2% and a net margin of 2.0%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin1.6%0.7%−0.4%0.9%0.2%−0.0%2.3%2.0%1.0%6.4%2.0%2.6%3.5%−6.7%2.9%8.0%2.0%6.5%
Return on equity2.7%1.4%−1.1%2.6%0.6%−0.0%7.1%7.1%3.7%29.0%7.9%9.1%10.5%−29.8%19.6%77.7%34.2%176.2%
Return on assets—0.5%−0.4%0.9%0.2%−0.0%1.9%1.7%0.8%6.3%1.8%2.4%3.1%−7.1%3.0%8.8%2.3%9.1%
Effective tax rate8.6%31.2%—22.5%52.6%—35.5%38.6%−6.5%1.6%44.9%38.6%36.1%—31.1%29.2%59.9%40.3%
SG&A as % of revenue19.3%20.2%18.0%18.4%18.2%18.8%21.9%21.6%22.4%21.2%21.8%21.5%20.7%21.4%23.9%23.7%24.1%23.8%
Dividends ÷ net income—0.0%—27.9%154.6%—22.3%29.3%69.2%39.6%36.7%27.2%21.6%—172.4%17.1%77.7%21.8%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

3 of 7 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $1.8bn
Short-term assets $724mLonger-term assets $1.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.8bn
Short-term liabilities $300mLonger-term liabilities $1.4bnShareholders' equity $129m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $724m of assets due within a year against $300m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $724m short-term assets against $1.4bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $110m of cash against $1.3bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 981% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 128% to 981% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $341m of operating cash flow against $1.3bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $459m against $88m of interest.

From Griffon Corp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

41 /100

Weak moat

How hard Griffon's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 10 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 8.2% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 7 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 29.5%, moving by 6.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 1 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 6.5%; its worst year was -11.5%.

  • Cash conversion 9 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 2.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 12.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.0% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (46 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Griffon Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Griffon Corp.