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FULLER H B CO FUL

NYSE · stock · Adhesives & Sealants · website · IPO 1980-03-17

FULLER H B CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.4B
P / E22.4×
P / S1.0×
P / B1.7×
P / FCF28.1×
Dividend yield1.48%
Net margin4.4%
Return on equity7.6%
FCF margin3.5%
Net debt$1.9B
Enterprise value USD$5.3B
Graham number -21.4%$47.32

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($47.32); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.80% 2.60% 5.60% 4.50% 4.40% 4.90% 4.80% 4.10% 3.60% 4.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
28.90% 26.00% 27.20% 27.90% 27.10% 25.80% 25.70% 28.70% 29.80% 31.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.50% 5.20% 7.80% 7.80% 7.80% 7.70% 8.60% 10.10% 9.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.90% 5.60% 14.90% 10.70% 7.70% 10.10% 11.20% 8.30% 7.10% 7.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
51.3M 51.6M 52.0M 52.0M 52.5M 54.3M 55.3M 56.0M 56.6M 55.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$523.7M $2.23B $2.08B $1.85B $1.66B $1.53B $1.66B $1.66B $1.84B $1.91B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.90% 1.40% 4.10% 3.30% 3.10% 3.80% 4.00% 3.10% 2.60% 2.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.30% 4.80% 6.10% 7.20% 8.80% 3.60% 3.40% 7.40% 4.60% 3.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.70× 2.30× 1.94× 1.61× 1.10× 1.00× 1.08× 1.05× 1.10× 1.01× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.37 $1.15 $3.29 $2.52 $2.36 $2.97 $3.26 $2.59 $2.30 $2.75 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

FULLER H B CO trades at about 21.9× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 13×–46.8×, median 22×).

13× 46.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13×–46.8×); dot = today's 21.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin31.1%29.8%28.7%25.7%25.8%27.1%27.9%27.2%26.0%28.9%
Operating margin—9.8%10.1%8.6%7.7%7.8%7.8%7.8%5.2%9.5%
Net margin4.4%3.6%4.1%4.8%4.9%4.4%4.5%5.6%2.6%5.8%
FCF margin3.5%4.6%7.4%3.4%3.6%8.8%7.2%6.1%4.8%6.3%
Return on assets2.9%2.6%3.1%4.0%3.8%3.1%3.3%4.1%1.4%5.9%
Return on equity7.6%7.1%8.3%11.2%10.1%7.7%10.7%14.9%5.6%12.9%
Debt / equity1.01×1.10×1.05×1.08×1.00×1.10×1.61×1.94×2.30×0.70×
Current ratio1.701.811.891.841.661.921.912.002.292.07

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-11-29. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.