James Hardie Industries Fiscal Q2 Adjusted Earnings, Sales Rise

04:54 PM EST, 11/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- James Hardie Industries (JHX) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $0.42 per diluted share, up from $0.25 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.39. Net sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 rose to $1.43 billion from $1.15 billion a year earlier. Analysts projected $1.39 billion. The company expects Q3 net sales of $1.058 billion to $1.14 billion. Analysts expect $1.13 billion. James Hardie Industries expects full-year net sales of $4.99 billion to $5.13 billion. Analysts project $5.23 billion. The company's shares fell 2.4% in after-hours trading.