James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
James Hardie Industries (JHX) reported Debt to Equity of $0.71 for Q1 2026, up 36.27% year-over-year from $0.52 in Q1 2025, and down 2.04% quarter-over-quarter from $0.72 in Q4 2025.
James Hardie Industries (JHX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
James Hardie Industries (JHX) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.71 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.71, up 36.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.71 (up 36.27% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $0.71, up 36.27% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity eased to $0.71 in Q1 2026 per JHX's latest filing, from $0.72 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $1.12 in Q2 2025 and troughed at $0.52 in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $0.65 and a median of $0.63 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Debt to Equity slipped 18.68% in 2022, then jumped 93.93% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.63 in 2022, then declined by 5.56% to $0.6 in 2023, then slipped by 11.72% to $0.53 in 2024, then soared by 37.11% to $0.72 in 2025, then fell by 2.04% to $0.71 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows JHX's Debt to Equity at $0.71 in Q1 2026, $0.72 in Q4 2025, and $0.79 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 74.51 Bn | 72.28 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 0.80 |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 39.63 Bn | 39.52 Bn | 422.70 Mn | 0.54 |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 36.71 Bn | 36.44 Bn | 310.00 Mn | 0.47 |
| 4 | Amrize | 30.61 Bn | 29.50 Bn | 211.00 Mn | 0.44 |
| 5 | James Hardie Industries | 13.48 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 523.40 Mn | 0.71 |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 7.16 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 106.33 Mn | 1.19 |
| 7 | Knife River | 4.89 Bn | 4.82 Bn | -2.77 Mn | 0.92 |
| 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 | 0.27 |
| 10 | Smith Midland | 159.69 Mn | 146.47 Mn | 4.30 Mn | 0.07 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.71 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.72 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.63 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.79 |