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% on a QoQ basis from 0.33 in Q4 2025.
James Hardie Industries (JHX) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.33 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 54.77% year-over-year to 0.33 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.33 (up 54.77% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.33, up 54.77% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio fell to 0.33 in Q1 2026 per JHX's latest filing, from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.37 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.2 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.23 (2024), against an average of 0.25.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio decreased 14.18%; it then surged 64.03% in 2025.
- Tracing JHX's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.23 in 2022, then advanced by 2.12% to 0.23 in 2023, then retreated by 4.01% to 0.22 in 2024, then soared by 48.47% to 0.33 in 2025, then retreated by 0.77% to 0.33 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest JHX Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.33 (Q1 2026), 0.33 (Q4 2025), and 0.36 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 72.73 Bn | 70.50 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 36.98 Bn | 36.86 Bn | 422.70 Mn | 0.27 |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 35.07 Bn | 34.80 Bn | 310.00 Mn | 0.26 |
| 4 | Amrize | 30.09 Bn | 28.98 Bn | 211.00 Mn | 0.24 |
| 5 | James Hardie Industries | 12.61 Bn | 12.15 Bn | 523.40 Mn | 0.33 |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 7.08 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 106.33 Mn | 0.46 |
| 7 | Knife River | 4.45 Bn | 4.38 Bn | -2.77 Mn | 0.38 |
| 8 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.26 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 41.75 Mn | - |
| 9 | Tecnoglass | 1.92 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 95.83 Mn | 0.15 |
| 10 | Smith Midland | 170.03 Mn | 158.14 Mn | 5.52 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 0.12 |