Growth Metrics

James Hardie Industries (JHX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

James Hardie Industries (JHX) reported EBIT Margin of 7.75% for Q1 2026, up 136.0% year-over-year from 3.28% in Q1 2025, and down 45.47% on a QoQ basis from 14.21% in Q4 2025.

James Hardie Industries (JHX) has 17 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 7.75% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 136.0% year-over-year to 7.75% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.26% (down 766.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 9.26%, down 766.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 7.75% in Q1 2026 per JHX's latest filing, from 14.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 24.51% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 1.86% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 15.85% (2024), against an average of 15.98%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when EBIT Margin surged 572 bps; it then tumbled 1399 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing JHX's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 18.92% in 2022, then rose by 22 bps to 23.11% in 2023, then fell by 6 bps to 21.62% in 2024, then tumbled by 34 bps to 14.21% in 2025, then plunged by 45 bps to 7.75% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest JHX EBIT Margin figures stand at 7.75% (Q1 2026), 14.21% (Q4 2025), and 1.86% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 72.73 Bn 70.50 Bn 2.05 Bn -0.52%
2 Vulcan Materials 36.98 Bn 36.86 Bn 422.70 Mn 15.11%
3 Martin Marietta Materials 35.07 Bn 34.80 Bn 310.00 Mn 11.89%
4 Amrize 30.09 Bn 28.98 Bn 211.00 Mn -3.49%
5 James Hardie Industries 12.61 Bn 12.15 Bn 523.40 Mn 7.75%
6 Eagle Materials 7.08 Bn 6.78 Bn 106.33 Mn 17.38%
7 Knife River 4.45 Bn 4.38 Bn -2.77 Mn -21.03%
8 United States Lime & Minerals 3.26 Bn 2.88 Bn 41.75 Mn 40.74%
9 Tecnoglass 1.92 Bn 1.83 Bn 95.83 Mn 18.05%
10 Smith Midland 170.03 Mn 158.14 Mn 5.52 Mn -44.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.75%
Dec 31, 2025 14.21%
Sep 30, 2025 1.86%
Jun 30, 2025 15.40%
Mar 31, 2025 7.66%
Dec 31, 2024 21.62%
Sep 30, 2024 15.85%
Jun 30, 2024 23.73%
Mar 31, 2024 8.36%
Dec 31, 2023 23.11%
Sep 30, 2023 22.37%
Jun 30, 2023 24.51%
Mar 31, 2023 14.23%
Dec 31, 2022 18.92%
Sep 30, 2022 22.71%
Jun 30, 2022 22.11%
Mar 31, 2022 8.51%
Dec 31, 2021 22.47%
Sep 30, 2021 23.80%
Jun 30, 2021 21.70%
Mar 31, 2021 17.93%
Dec 31, 2020 17.84%
Sep 30, 2020 19.88%
Jun 30, 2020 7.95%
Mar 31, 2020 -4.58%
Dec 31, 2019 14.30%
Sep 30, 2019 23.12%
Jun 30, 2019 20.17%
Mar 31, 2019 -15.33%
Dec 31, 2018 16.63%
Sep 30, 2018 15.44%
Jun 30, 2018 20.26%
Mar 31, 2018 -18.22%
Dec 31, 2017 29.06%
Sep 30, 2017 18.47%
Jun 30, 2017 16.55%
Mar 31, 2015 3.06%
Jun 30, 2014 12.09%
Mar 31, 2014 -70.78%
Dec 31, 2013 26.84%
Jun 30, 2013 42.15%
Mar 31, 2013 147.09%
Dec 31, 2012 10.14%
Sep 30, 2012 6.82%
Jun 30, 2012 24.29%
Mar 31, 2012 -2.39%
Dec 31, 2011 0.64%
Sep 30, 2011 43.31%
Jun 30, 2011 5.58%
Mar 31, 2011 -0.80%
Dec 31, 2010 -6.20%
Sep 30, 2010 -19.54%
Jun 30, 2010 39.89%
Mar 31, 2010 4.83%
Dec 31, 2009 11.70%
Sep 30, 2009 0.68%
Jun 30, 2009 -20.09%
Mar 31, 2009 -49.79%