GFF vs JHX vs NPK Stock Comparison

Griffon, James Hardie Industries and National Presto Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GFF Griffon Corp
$102.97 +9.1% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Griffon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Griffon 5, National Presto Industries 4, James Hardie Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFJHXNPKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.58B $16.14B $1.08B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 110.7x 25.2x NPK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 19.1x 31.1x JHX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +42.9% +20.9% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 2.7% 7.9% NPK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 2.6% — GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.5x — GFF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% GFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.7% +26.0% +42.1% NPK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.2%/yr -7.3%/yr +12.8%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 44.9% 35.0% NPK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 36/100 49/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

GFFJHXNPK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGFFJHXNPK
Valuation 59 #23 of 55 24 #42 of 55 28 #30 of 41
Growth 86 #8 of 51 50 #26 of 51 63 #16 of 41
Profitability 83 #9 of 49 46 #27 of 49 68 #13 of 38
Financial Health 24 #42 of 55 33 #37 of 55 68 #14 of 42
Shareholder Returns 44 #23 of 40 26 #30 of 40 19 #22 of 27
Overall 59 36 49
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • NPK ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGFFJHXNPKSPY
1 month +9.1%+7.3%+3.6% +0.7%
3 months +17.2%+1.7%+25.0% +3.7%
6 months +12.9%+28.3%+8.7% +7.1%
Year to date +39.8%+29.7%+42.4% +12.8%
1 year +37.7%+26.0%+42.1% +11.9%
3 years +158.4%+8.4%+105.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.3%+2.7%+27.2% +22.8%
5 years +288.7%-31.6%+82.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.2%-7.3%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +518.4%+80.4%+73.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.0%+6.1%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFFJHXNPKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%44.9%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%41.0%35.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.700.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.581.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-60.3%-31.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-13.4%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $107.22$31.09$156.80 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$16.69$91.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGFFJHXNPK
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 20.3x 107.2xmedian 20.3x 25.4xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 12.6x 17.4xmedian 12.6x 17.9xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.9x 43.8xmedian 16.9x 41.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 1.13 -2.70median 1.13 1.35median 0.63

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGFFJHXNPK
Revenue $2.75B $5.41B $544.68M
Gross profit $1.11B $1.94B $89.69M
Operating income $459.31M $526.70M $52.52M
Net income $178.97M $145.70M $42.81M
Free cash flow $297.20M $356.40M $26.43M
R&D – $64.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $0.25 $6.20
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $289.90M $15.79M
Total debt $1.27B $4.28B –
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 584.30M 6.91M
Enterprise value $4.16B $15.20B $1.05B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGFFJHXNPK
P/E 25.3x 107.2x 25.4x
P/FCF 15.8x 43.8x 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 21.5x 32.4x
P/S 1.7x 2.9x 2.0x
P/B 36.3x 2.4x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -21.5x 4.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 17.4x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 37.2x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 19.7x 55.0x 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 27.0x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 -2.70 1.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFJHXNPK
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 42.9% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 13.2% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 34.4% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 13.0% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% -5.8% 10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% -11.3% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% -56.0% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -34.0% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% -67.6% 3.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -39.7% 18.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% -11.8% 242.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 1.0% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 110.4% 147.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 75.0% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFJHXNPK
Gross margin 40.5% 35.9% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 20.9% 10.9%
Operating margin 16.7% 9.7% 9.6%
Pretax margin 13.9% 5.1% 10.0%
Net margin 6.5% 2.7% 7.9%
FCF margin 10.8% 6.6% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 13.4% 6.1%
Return on equity 166.5% 2.2% 10.6%
Return on assets 9.5% 1.0% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 27.8% 4.2% 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 5.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFJHXNPK
Debt / assets 69.0% 31.7% –
Debt / equity 9.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 12.0x –
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 51.5% 17.5%
Equity / assets 7.0% 48.5% 82.5%
Interest coverage 5.2x 1.8x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 5.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.14 10.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFJHXNPK
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 1.9% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% – 16.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% – -36.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGFFJHXNPK
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 31.1xFY2028
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $4.88FY2028
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +12.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $425.62MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +15.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFJHXNPK
Held by institutions 79.9% 49.9% 61.0%
Institutions holding 347 340 182
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +7.1% +6.2%
Institutions buying 179 190 92
Institutions selling 120 100 40
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.90 2.30

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GFFJHXNPK
GFF 1.00 0.61 0.27
JHX 0.61 1.00 0.22
NPK 0.27 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, JHX and NPK?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.58B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.14B, National Presto Industries (NPK) $1.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, JHX and NPK?

National Presto Industries (NPK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 25.6x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 110.7x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, James Hardie Industries (JHX) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 20.3x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.1x, National Presto Industries (NPK) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Presto Industries (NPK) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Presto Industries (NPK) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +37.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +26.0%, National Presto Industries (NPK) +42.1%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +31.2%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.3%/yr, National Presto Industries (NPK) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Griffon (GFF) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 0.01%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Presto Industries (NPK) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.9%, National Presto Industries (NPK) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, JHX and NPK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Griffon (GFF) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.