James Hardie Industries Plc. (JHX) closed at $25.82 on October 16, 2026, down 0.3% from the previous close, on volume of 6,315,029 shares (30-day average 11,603,316).
Data as of October 16, 2026.
16-Oct-2026
RBC Capital Remains a Hold on James Hardie (JHIUF)
TipRanks (Fri, 16-Oct 9:47 PM ET)
James Hardie Announces Appointment of New Non-Executive Director
Business Wire (Thu, 1-Oct 4:15 PM ET)
American Savings Bank Raises $129 Million in IPO: NYSE Content Update
PRNewswire (Wed, 16-Sep 8:55 AM ET)
James Hardie Hosts 2026 Investor Day, Outlines Path to Long-term Value Creation
Business Wire (Tue, 15-Sep 8:00 AM ET)
Business Wire (Thu, 20-Aug 4:33 PM ET)
James Hardie Lifts FY27 Outlook after Delivering Double-Digit Pro Forma Growth and Record Margins
Market Chameleon (Fri, 7-Aug 3:10 AM ET)
James Hardie Reports First Quarter FY27 Results; Raises FY27 Outlook
Business Wire (Thu, 6-Aug 4:30 PM ET)
James Hardie to Expand Regional Distribution Partnerships
Business Wire (Mon, 3-Aug 9:30 AM ET)
Boise Cascade and James Hardie Expand U.S. Nationwide Distribution Partnership
Business Wire (Mon, 3-Aug 8:30 AM ET)
James Hardie Announces Timing of First Quarter FY27 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Business Wire (Wed, 22-Jul 6:32 PM ET)
James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for exterior siding on houses. Following the Azek acquisition in 2025, it also produces wooden composite decking materials, siding trims, and accessories for outdoor areas, including stair and deck railing. Businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe make up the rest of its earnings.
James Hardie Industries Plc. trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol JHX.
As of October 16, 2026, JHX stock price declined to $25.82 with 6,315,029 million shares trading.
JHX has a beta of 1.36, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. JHX has a correlation of 0.12 to the broad based SPY ETF.
JHX has a market cap of $14.99 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
Last quarter James Hardie Industries Plc. reported $1 billion in Revenue and $.36 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $140 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.07.
In the last 3 years, JHX traded as high as $43.57 and as low as $16.46.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that JHX belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VB, VXF, VBK, DFAT.
JHX has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +19.0% while the SPY ETF gained +16.7%. However, in the short term, JHX had mixed performance relative to the market. It has underperformed in the last 3 months, returning -4.2% vs +1.9% return in SPY. But in the last 2 weeks, JHX shares have fared better than the market returning +3.3% compared to SPY -0.8%.
JHX support price is $25.26 and resistance is $26.54 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that JHX shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
