# Griffon Corporation (GFF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $99.68, market value $4.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.8×** (5-yr avg 31.6×, 3-yr avg 37.6×). Griffon Corporation trades at 20.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 31.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 16.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 35.1×**. The shares trade at 35.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.1×**. Enterprise value is 12.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.6%** (5-yr avg 7.9%). Free cash flow equals 5.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 7.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 42.3%**. Griffon Corporation keeps 42.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 18.6%**. 18.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 2.0%**. 2.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 69.1%**. A 69.1% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 25.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 25.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.9%** (3-yr -4.0%/yr, 5-yr 4.0%/yr). Revenue fell 3.9% over the last year, against 4.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -74.2%** (5-yr -1.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 74.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 163.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 163.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 19.09**. Debt is 19.09 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.7×**. It would take 2.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.96**. A Z-score of 2.96 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.88%** ($0.84 per share, trailing). Griffon Corporation yields 0.88%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 78%** (15% of free cash flow). 78% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 20.0%/yr** (1-yr 20.6%). The dividend has compounded at 20.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Griffon Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $125.57 (+26% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 26.1%** (YTD 36.0%, 3-mo 16.6%). The shares are up 26.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.2%** (53.3% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.31** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.31 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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