James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
James Hardie Industries' (JHX) Debt Ratio stood at 0.32 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 14.8% from 0.37 a year earlier and down 4.3% from the prior quarter.
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James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), James Hardie Industries' Debt Ratio came in at 0.33, up 54.8% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.21 in FY2025 (-6.3%), 0.23 in FY2024 (-3.3%), 0.24 in FY2023 (+14.4%) and 0.21 in FY2022 (-1.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q4 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 25.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 64.0% in fiscal Q1 2026, against a decline of 27.6% in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.33 (Q4 2026), 0.33 (Q3 2026) and 0.36 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 100.25 Bn | 94.99 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 0.19 |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.55 Bn | 88.31 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.24 |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 58.58 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 0.01 |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.65 Bn | 40.28 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 24.99 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.76 |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.56 Bn | 13.29 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 0.32 |
| 7 | Masco | 13.48 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 0.60 |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.22 Bn | 11.93 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 0.38 |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 12.96 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 0.46 |
| 10 | Lennox International | 12.44 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 539.50 Mn | 0.35 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.32 |
| 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 | 0.24 |
| 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 |
API Access
James Hardie Industries Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=JHX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "JHX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=JHX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();