Allegion vs James Hardie Industries
James Hardie Industries reported revenue of $4.8 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.2 times Allegion's $4.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Allegion's revenue grew 7.8% in its latest year, and James Hardie Industries' grew 24.7%. Allegion had an operating margin of 21.1%, against 9.3% at James Hardie Industries. Free cash flow was $686 million at Allegion and $206 million at James Hardie Industries. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and March 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Allegion | James Hardie Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $4.1B | $4.8B |
| Revenue growth | 7.8% | 24.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.4% | 10.7% |
| Gross margin | 45.2% | 35.8% |
| Operating margin | 21.1% | 9.3% |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 2.1% |
| Free cash flow | $686M | $206M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.9% | 4.3% |
| Return on capital | 21.5% | 3.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.6x | 4.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $255M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.1% | 26.2% |
| Last close | $178.22 | $26.02 |
| P/E at the last close | 22.2× | 136.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $590,822, sold $2.6 million | bought $68,730, sold $28.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Allegion and James Hardie Industries pages.