James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

James Hardie Industries' (JHX) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.33 in Q1 2026, up 54.96% year-on-year from 0.22 in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 54.96% year-over-year to 0.33 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.33, a 54.96% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.33, up 54.96% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.33, roughly flat from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for JHX reached as high as 0.37 in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 0.2 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.25 across 5 years, with a median of 0.23 in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio decreased 14.18% in 2022 and surged 64.03% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then gained by 2.12% to 0.23 in 2023, then fell by 4.01% to 0.22 in 2024, then surged by 48.47% to 0.33 in 2025, then climbed by 0.19% to 0.33 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 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 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn 0.32
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 0.26
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 0.26
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn 0.24
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn -
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn 0.33
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn 0.46
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn 0.38
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 0.20
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.33
Dec 31, 2025 0.33
Sep 30, 2025 0.36
Jun 30, 2025 0.37
Mar 31, 2025 0.22
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