H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals - Specialty industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
H.B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. It operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Building Adhesive Solutions.
Is H.B. Fuller Company stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) trades at 13.8× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 156 materials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (21.8×) $78 (+58 %); at its sector median (18.8×) $67 (+36 %).
Kaplio overview: H.B. Fuller Company
Market cap $3B · 52 weeks $49 – $67 (26 % below the high) · P/E 13.8× · 2027 expected P/E 9.6× · Dividend 1.9 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings January 13, 2027 · expected EPS $1.38 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Sep 23.
- Valuation: P/E 13.8× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 7 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 3.6× (fragile).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (21.8×) $78 (+58 %); at its sector median (18.8×) $67 (+36 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in materials: 5 of 8 pass
- FCF yield 6.8 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 3.6×, fails.
- Capex / D&A 0.8×, borderline.
- Gross margin 31.7 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Dividend coverage 2.4×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.2, passes.
- P/B across cycles 1.2×, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 8.6×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — H.B. Fuller Company: P/E 13.8×; EV/EBITDA 8.6×; ROIC 6.6 %; $2.7B. WD-40 Company (P/E 36.1×; EV/EBITDA 24.3×; ROIC 22.1 %; $2.9B), Hawkins, Inc. (P/E 37.3×; EV/EBITDA 18.8×; ROIC 9.9 %; $3.2B), Cabot Corp. (P/E 20.6×; EV/EBITDA 7.0×; ROIC 8.3 %; $3.8B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 13.8× · median 21.8× · minimum 10.0× · maximum 34.1× · cheap below 19.7× · expensive above 27.2×. It has been cheaper than today only 6% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 1.9 % ($0.92 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +7 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 3.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $19.50 a year ($1.62 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 9.51% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.57% |
| Return on Assets | 3.64% |
| Gross Margin | 32.79% |
| Operating Margin | 11.53% |
| Net Margin | 5.56% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.95 |
| Current Ratio | 1.82 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.19 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +0.44% |
| 3 months | -10.14% |
| Year-to-date | -16.43% |
| 1 year | -13.51% |
| 3 years | -24.88% |
| 5 years | -29.53% |
| 10 years | +18.48% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.9700 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.2450 |
| 2026-07-30 | $0.2450 |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.2450 |
| 2026-02-05 | $0.2350 |
| 2025-10-16 | $0.2350 |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.2350 |
| 2025-04-29 | $0.2350 |
| 2025-02-06 | $0.2225 |
| 2024-10-17 | $0.2225 |
| 2024-07-31 | $0.2225 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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