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James Hardie Industries plc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, James Hardie Industries plc had return on equity of 2.4% and a net margin of 2.2%. 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 year2010Mar 20102011Mar 20112012Mar 20122013Mar 20132014Mar 20142015Mar 20152016Mar 20162017Mar 20172018Mar 20182019Mar 20192020Mar 20202021Mar 20212022Mar 20222023Mar 20232024Mar 20242025Mar 20252026Mar 2026
Net margin−7.5%−29.7%48.8%3.4%6.7%17.6%14.1%14.4%7.1%9.1%9.3%9.0%12.7%13.6%13.0%10.9%2.2%
Return on equity———62.9%—————60.8%24.0%25.1%38.4%34.8%29.4%21.1%2.4%
Return on assets−3.9%−16.8%28.3%2.1%4.7%14.0%12.0%13.7%6.7%7.2%6.0%6.5%11.0%11.7%10.9%8.4%1.1%
Effective tax rate———−35.0%—9.7%26.1%24.7%16.2%23.9%16.1%36.2%28.6%29.2%32.4%34.3%49.7%
R&D as % of revenue2.4%2.4%2.5%2.8%2.2%1.9%1.7%1.6%1.6%1.5%1.3%1.2%1.1%1.0%1.2%1.3%1.3%
SG&A as % of revenue16.5%14.9%15.4%16.5%15.0%14.8%14.7%15.2%15.2%16.1%16.0%13.4%12.8%13.1%15.3%15.4%19.6%
Dividends ÷ net income——2.9%414.3%200.1%133.9%100.9%63.9%121.5%75.2%65.7%0.0%105.4%25.3%0.0%0.0%—

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

2 of 5 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $13.5bn
Short-term assets $1.8bnLonger-term assets $11.7bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $13.5bn
Short-term liabilities $1.1bnLonger-term liabilities $5.8bnShareholders' equity $6.5bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.8bn of assets due within a year against $1.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.8bn short-term assets against $5.8bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $290m of cash against $4.3bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 65% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 81% to 65% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From James Hardie Industries plc'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

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

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 James Hardie Industries plc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to James Hardie Industries plc.