James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
James Hardie Industries (JHX) reported Debt Ratio of 0.33 for Q1 2026, up 54.77% year-over-year from 0.21 in Q1 2025, and down 0.77% quarter-over-quarter from 0.33 in Q4 2025.
James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
James Hardie Industries (JHX) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.33 in Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.33, up 54.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.33 (up 54.77% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.33, up 54.77% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio declined to 0.33 in Q1 2026 per JHX's latest filing, from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.37 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.2 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.25 and a median of 0.23 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Debt Ratio dropped 14.18% in 2022, then jumped 64.03% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then grew by 2.12% to 0.23 in 2023, then slipped by 4.01% to 0.22 in 2024, then surged by 48.47% to 0.33 in 2025, then slipped by 0.77% to 0.33 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows JHX's Debt Ratio at 0.33 in Q1 2026, 0.33 in Q4 2025, and 0.36 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 74.51 Bn | 72.28 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 39.63 Bn | 39.52 Bn | 422.70 Mn | 0.27 |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 36.71 Bn | 36.44 Bn | 310.00 Mn | 0.26 |
| 4 | Amrize | 30.61 Bn | 29.50 Bn | 211.00 Mn | 0.24 |
| 5 | James Hardie Industries | 13.48 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 523.40 Mn | 0.33 |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 7.16 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 106.33 Mn | 0.46 |
| 7 | Knife River | 4.89 Bn | 4.82 Bn | -2.77 Mn | 0.38 |
| 8 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.26 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 41.75 Mn | - |
| 9 | Tecnoglass | 2.06 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 95.83 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | Smith Midland | 159.69 Mn | 146.47 Mn | 4.30 Mn | 0.04 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.24 |