Stocks · Basic Materials · Construction Materials
Griffon Corporation GFF
$93.97 +0.88% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.31B
High qualityStrong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 18, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $4.42, up 209.1% year over year.
- Operating margin widened to 19.7% from 7.9% a year earlier.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 123 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth28Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 8%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 11%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 50%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 40%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 16%
Quality83Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 9%
- Gross marginTop 17%
- Operating marginTop 21%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 45%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 40%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 36%
- Interest coverTop 47%
Value69Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 30%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 23%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 35%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 42%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 41%
Momentum81Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 37%
- 6-month returnTop 11%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 32%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 15%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 25%
Revisions88Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 41%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 17%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 15%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 47%
Stability69Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 35%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 6%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 36%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -8.0% | -12.0% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -85.1% | 209.1% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 41.5% | 43.4% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 19.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 11.7% | 13.0% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -12.0% | -8.0% | ↓ | Bottom 8% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 209.1% | -85.1% | ↑ | Top 11% |
| Gross margin | 43.4% | 41.5% | ↑ | Top 17% |
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 7.9% | ↑ | Top 21% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 2.8% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 13.0% | 11.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 17.8% | — | Top 9% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.0% | — | Bottom 40% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.61×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -6.7%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +45.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.51×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.91%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 3.26%
- Shareholder yield
- 4.17%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +7.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +4.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $122.50
- Target vs current price
- +30.4%
- Analysts with a rating
- 7
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 86%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +12.7% | +9.9% | +14.1% | +0.9% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +6.1% | -2.1% | -10.5% | -7.2% | -3.4% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +8.2% | +5.7% | +10.9% | -5.8% | +9.2% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | +2.0% | +3.6% | +12.7% | +14.7% | +37.7% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +0.0% | -13.7% | -11.5% | -6.5% | -9.2% |
| May 8, 2025 | +8.8% | +4.4% | +7.6% | +3.4% | +20.1% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | +8.6% | +8.9% | +6.6% | -5.7% | -7.1% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | +24.6% | +18.2% | +11.7% | +17.2% | +16.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.51 | $1.34 | +12.7% | $481.4M |
| May 7, 2026 | $1.05 | $0.99 | +6.1% | $421.9M |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $1.45 | $1.34 | +8.2% | $649.1M |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $1.54 | $1.51 | +2.0% | $662.2M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $1.50 | $1.50 | +0.0% | $613.6M |
| May 8, 2025 | $1.23 | $1.13 | +8.8% | $611.7M |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $1.39 | $1.28 | +8.6% | $632.4M |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $1.47 | $1.18 | +24.6% | $659.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 21.3× | 19.0× | 59th | Top 30% |
| P/E (forward) | 17.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.3× | — | — | Top 35% |
| EV / Sales | 2.50× | — | — | Bottom 42% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 6.68% | — | — | Top 23% |
| Earnings yield | 4.70% | — | — | Top 30% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 6.6× – 125.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +23.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +209.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -53.2%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 123
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -3.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +7.3%
- RSI (14)
- 44.6
- Relative volume
- 0.93×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 36.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 41th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.13
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.42
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -12.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -28.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2021 | Apr 27, 2022 | -39.3% | 83 days | 13 days (May 16, 2022) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Apr 26, 2023 | -35.6% | 56 days | 66 days (Aug 1, 2023) |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | -28.0% | 29 days | 57 days (Jun 11, 2026) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | -25.6% | 8 days | 69 days (Nov 13, 2024) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 21, 2025 | -24.0% | 98 days | 186 days (Jan 15, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.31B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.42
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.21B
- Dividend yield
- 0.94%
- 52-week range
- $65.01 – $108.57
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.27B | $2.85B | $2.69B | $2.62B | $2.52B |
| Gross profit | $641.1M | $950.3M | $948.8M | $1.02B | $1.06B |
| Operating income | $170.6M | -$189.1M | $196.9M | $398.3M | $206.3M |
| Net income | $79.2M | -$191.6M | $77.6M | $209.9M | $51.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.39 | -$5.57 | $1.42 | $4.23 | $1.09 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $659.7M | $632.4M | $611.7M | $613.6M | $662.2M | $649.1M | $421.9M | $481.4M |
| Net income | $62.5M | $70.9M | $56.8M | -$120.1M | $43.6M | $64.4M | $42.0M | $51.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.29 | $1.49 | $1.21 | -$2.56 | $0.95 | $1.41 | $0.92 | $1.14 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $111.8M | $69.4M | $428.8M | $377.3M | $356.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$37.0M | -$42.5M | -$63.6M | -$68.4M | -$52.4M |
| Free cash flow | $74.8M | $26.9M | $365.2M | $308.9M | $303.6M |
| Dividends paid | -$17.1M | -$126.7M | -$133.8M | -$35.8M | -$39.7M |
| Net share buybacks | -$3.4M | -$10.9M | -$164.0M | -$309.9M | -$183.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $110.3M
- Total assets
- $1.84B
- Total liabilities
- $1.71B
- Total debt
- $1.34B
- Net debt
- $1.23B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $129.2M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | $0.22 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| May 29, 2026 | $0.22 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $0.22 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | $0.22 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.18 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.18 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.18 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | $0.18 | Dec 18, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,782,506
- Days to cover
- 5.79
- Change vs previous report
- +5.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Sep 3, 2008
- 569-for-500
- Aug 16, 2001
- 11-for-10
- Aug 11, 1981
- 1-for-10