James Hardie Industries plc filings document foreign-issuer disclosure for an Irish building-products company listed on the NYSE and ASX. Recent Form 6-K reports furnish ASX announcements, earnings-release timing, annual general meeting materials, voting results, substantial-holder notices, director interest notices and securities quotation or unquoted-security notifications.
The filing record ties governance and ownership disclosures to the company’s board, substantial holdings and equity-security activity, while periodic communications describe results reporting, forward-looking statement legends and the company’s exterior home and outdoor living products portfolio. These records also identify the company as an Irish public limited company governed under the Irish Companies Act.
James Hardie Industries plc reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 net sales of $1,428.2 million, up 24% from $1,154.7 million, and net income of $151.0 million versus a $55.8 million loss a year earlier. Operating income was $263.3 million, compared with $12.5 million. For the six months ended September 30, 2026, net sales were $2,746.4 million and net income was $255.3 million, compared with $1,918.1 million and $6.8 million.
Net sales increased in all reportable segments; quarterly Deck, Rail & Accessories sales rose to $387.0 million from $255.8 million. Six-month cash from operating activities was $693.7 million, compared with $254.3 million. The board authorized up to $250.0 million of share repurchases through August 20, 2027; none were made in the quarter.
The company entered a definitive agreement to sell Fermacell for €840.0 million in cash, subject to customary net-debt and working-capital adjustments at closing. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of calendar 2027, subject to customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals. European fiber cement closure costs were $13.1 million, and total closure-related costs are expected to be approximately $26.0 million.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) reported second-quarter FY2027 continuing-operations net sales of $1,428.2 million, up 24%, and Adjusted EBITDA of $454.7 million, up 44%. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 31.8%, up 450 basis points; continuing-operations net income was $149.8 million versus a $64.3 million loss a year earlier. Europe is presented as discontinued operations.
For the six months ended September 30, 2026, free cash flow, including discontinued operations, was $535.4 million. James Hardie reaffirmed continuing-operations FY2027 net sales guidance of $4.990 billion to $5.133 billion and Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $1.446 billion to $1.534 billion, while raising its free-cash-flow target to more than $650 million. It repaid $111 million of term-loan debt during the quarter. Prior periods were recast after the company revised certain non-GAAP definitions, including Adjusted EBITDA, to exclude share-based compensation.
Continuing-operations third-quarter guidance is net sales of $1.058 billion to $1.140 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $298 million to $320 million. Management expects Adjusted EBITDA to be lower in Q3 and the second half, citing DR&A seasonality, incremental freight costs and a weaker macro environment. The Europe divestiture is expected to close in the first half of calendar 2027.
James Hardie Industries plc’s amended ownership disclosure lists Vanguard Capital Management as beneficially owning 51,465,045 shares, or 8.84% of the class, as of September 30, 2026. Vanguard reported sole voting power over 17,040,599 shares and sole dispositive power over 51,465,045 shares; shared voting and dispositive power were both zero. The reported holdings include depository receipts and securities attributed to Vanguard funds, affiliates, business divisions and client accounts. Vanguard stated that no other person’s interest in the reported securities exceeded 5%.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) appointed Jennifer Kong-Picarello as an independent, Class III director, effective October 1, 2026. She is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terex Corporation and previously held senior finance roles at Schneider Electric and Honeywell. James Hardie expects to appoint her to its Audit Committee in November 2026.
Kong-Picarello will receive the standard compensation payable to non-employee directors and enter into the company’s standard Deed of Access, Insurance and Indemnity. The company stated that no arrangements with another person led to her selection, and that she has no family relationships with its executive officers or directors.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) reported that director Renee J. Peterson received a grant of 743 ordinary shares on September 15, 2026, recorded as a grant or award acquisition. The shares were issued at a stated price of $0.00 per share under the issuer's Non-Executive Director Compensation Program.
Following this award, Peterson now directly holds 42,605 ordinary shares of James Hardie Industries plc. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for this transaction.
James Hardie Industries plc (symbol: JHX) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Hendrickson Gary E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) reported that director Gary E. Hendrickson received a grant of 1,140 ordinary shares on September 15, 2026, issued pursuant to the issuer's Non-Executive Director Compensation Program and at no cash purchase price. Following this award, he holds 26,314 ordinary shares directly, with additional ordinary shares held indirectly by a trust.
James Hardie Industries plc (symbol: JHX) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Rowland Suzanne B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) reported that director Suzanne B. Rowland received a grant of 748 ordinary shares on September 15, 2026, issued under the company’s Non-Executive Director Compensation Program. Following this award, she directly holds 17,049 ordinary shares of the company.
James Hardie Industries plc (symbol: JHX) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Stein Nigel reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) reported that director Nigel Stein received a grant of 903 ordinary shares on September 15, 2026 under the company's Non-Executive Director Compensation Program. Following this award, he directly holds 41,936 ordinary shares of James Hardie Industries plc.
James Hardie Industries plc (symbol: JHX) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Singh Jesse G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) reported that director Jesse G. Singh received a grant of 744 ordinary shares on September 15, 2026 under the company’s Non-Executive Director Compensation Program, at a stated price of $0.00 per share. Following this award, he holds 117,772 ordinary shares directly, in addition to ordinary shares held indirectly through several family and estate-planning trusts. No transactions in this filing are reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.