James Hardie Industries (JHX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
James Hardie Industries (JHX) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.57% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.60 percentage points from 9.17% a year earlier but up 0.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
James Hardie Industries (JHX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), James Hardie Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 3.16%, down 10.60 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -18.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, James Hardie Industries' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.76% in FY2025 (-4.59 pp), 18.36% in FY2024 (-12.03 pp), 30.38% in FY2023 (-2.68 pp) and 33.06% in FY2022 (+11.12 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 1.95% in fiscal Q3 2026 to a high of 34.24% in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -10.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 30.40 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a drop of 14.19 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 2.05% (Q4 2026), 1.95% (Q3 2026) and 3.30% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 92.19 Bn | 86.81 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 25.73% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 86.12 Bn | 83.85 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.45% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 44.29 Bn | 38.67 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -4.60% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 38.61 Bn | 32.56 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 15.98% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.24 Bn | 26.63 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 62.19% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 17.37 Bn | 16.31 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 4.61% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.82 Bn | 14.62 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 35.31% |
| 8 | Allegion | 16.13 Bn | 14.75 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 18.36% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.54 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 17.80% |
| 10 | Lennox International | 12.04 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 497.20 Mn | 27.61% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.98% |
James Hardie Industries Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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const data = await res.json();