Fortune Brands Innovations reports developments across its home, security and digital products portfolio, including Water Innovations, Outdoors and Security segment performance. Company news commonly covers quarterly results, guidance, dividends, operating priorities and product activity tied to brands such as Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
Recurring updates also include new building-products introductions, channel and brand initiatives, governance changes and leadership transitions. The company’s disclosures connect demand trends in residential and commercial environments with product categories such as faucets, luxury hardware, sinks, door systems, decking, locks, safes and connected security products.
Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $1,113.7 million, down 3.1% from the prior-year quarter, while advancing portfolio changes. GAAP earnings per share fell 28.8% to $0.42, including a $0.47 asset impairment charge. Earnings before charges and gains rose 4.6% to $1.14, including a $0.28 net tax benefit and $0.14 of net tariff refunds.
The company signed an agreement to sell Fiberon and expects to exit China commercial operations by Q3 2027 and rationalize a Water business’s EMEA footprint by Q4 2027. These businesses generate approximately $50 million to $55 million in annualized operating losses. Fortune Brands lowered its full-year adjusted EPS guidance midpoint to $3.25 from $3.37 and expects $4,205 million to $4,275 million in sales. It remains on track for $70 million in annualized selling, general and administrative savings by Q1 2027.
Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) appointed Morgan Fox executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective December 2, 2026. She will join the leadership team and report to CEO Jesse Singh. Fox brings more than 20 years of legal experience, including more than 15 years in-house at publicly traded companies. She most recently served as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Duravant.
BlueLinx Holdings (BXC) is expanding Fiberon decking distribution to 34 locations as part of its Outdoor Living specialty products strategy.
The rollout adds 31 distribution centers to its existing three-location Fiberon decking footprint and includes stocking Fiberon railing at 15 locations. Upon completion, BlueLinx will offer decking and railing solutions across its broader Outdoor Living portfolio in 47 locations.
Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN) announced leadership and organizational changes, naming Dave Barry to lead Moen as executive vice president and president. Rachel Roberts, previously Water segment leader, will become Moen’s chief commercial officer. House of Rohl General Manager Matt Zimmer will now report directly to CEO Jesse Singh.
Peter DuBois was named executive vice president and chief information officer, effective November 2, 2026, reporting to Singh and joining the leadership team. John Lee will focus fully on research and development and Consumer Services. Recent organizational realignments embed marketing within business units and align research and development and supply chain teams more directly with the businesses they support.
Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Fiberon composite decking business to an Inteplast Group subsidiary.
The agreement follows a sales process initiated in connection with a strategic review of Fiberon. Fortune Brands intends the sale to concentrate resources in its highest-return opportunities. Closing remains subject to regulatory approval, and the company expects the transaction to close within 60 days.
Fortune Brands (FBIN) brand Therma-Tru has introduced Passage, marking the door brand’s first entry into the storm door market. The collection expands the Therma-Tru Complete Door System and includes six styles across the Core, Plus and Premier lines at a range of price points. Passage storm doors are available exclusively through wholesale dealers, with limited warranties varying by collection.
Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on November 3, 2026.
CEO Jesse Singh, CFO Pete Clifford and Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations Curt Worthington will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET that day. A live audio webcast and a replay shortly after the call will be available on the company’s website.
Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN) announced that its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per common share. The dividend is payable on December 9, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2026.
Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) appointed Peter G. Clifford as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 21, 2026.
Clifford has more than 30 years of finance leadership experience across building products, healthcare and industrial companies, including public-company CFO and COO roles at The AZEK Company and Cantel Medical, and most recently served as CFO of Filtration Group Corporation from February 2025 to August 2026. He has extensive background in global operations, finance transformation and mergers and acquisitions.
Interim CFO Ashley George will return to the role of Senior Vice President, Finance. As an inducement to join, Clifford will receive a performance-based restricted stock unit award covering 130,000 shares and a service-based stock option award covering 65,000 shares, both granted September 28, 2026 under NYSE Rule 303A.08, with multi‑year vesting and post‑employment holding requirements.
Fortune Brands (NYSE: FBIN) reported Q2 2026 net sales of $1.15 billion, down 4.1% year over year. GAAP EPS was ($0.19), including a ($1.44) per-share asset impairment charge and a $0.52 per-share benefit from net tariff refunds. EPS before charges/gains was $1.35, with operating income before charges/gains of $235.6 million, up 18.4%, and margin of 20.4% (up 390 bps).
Water sales fell 6.5%, Outdoors 3.8%, while Security grew 3.8%. The Company ended the quarter with $1.1 billion liquidity, net debt of $2.3 billion and net debt/EBITDA of 2.7x. Q2 operating cash flow was $202.8 million and free cash flow $179.3 million.
For 2026, Fortune Brands now guides net sales down low single digits but raises EPS before charges/gains to $3.22–$3.52, including a $0.52 net tariff refund benefit. Operating margin before charges/gains is expected at 14.0–15.0%, with higher operating and free cash flow guidance.