James Hardie (JHX) reported $1.24 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 30.1%. EPS of $0.24 for the same period compares to $0.36 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.7% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.21 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.23, the EPS surprise was +6.67%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how James Hardie performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Siding & Trim: $788.3 million compared to the $772.8 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Revenues- Deck, Rail & Accessories: $194.1 million versus $189.11 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenues- Australia & New Zealand: $126.5 million compared to the $124.27 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues- Europe: $130.9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $120.96 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Deck, Rail & Accessories: $48.7 million compared to the $47.84 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Siding & Trim: $268.6 million compared to the $253.85 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- EBITDA- Europe: $16.6 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $14.01 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Australia & New Zealand: $41.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $41.9 million.
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Shares of James Hardie have returned +0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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