Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction
Installed Building Products, Inc. IBP
$193.00 +0.16% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $5.20B
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- The stock is 44% below its highest close of the past year.
- Over the past year the stock returned -21.3%, behind the S&P 500 by 36.4 percentage points.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth29Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 33%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 11%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 42%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 45%
Quality44Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 19%
- Gross marginBottom 45%
- Operating marginTop 28%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 5%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 2%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 33%
- Interest coverTop 29%
Value38Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 47%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 24%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 44%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 30%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 43%
Momentum24Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 48%
- 6-month returnBottom 12%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 34%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 24%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Revisions21Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 48%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 33%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 25%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 35%
Stability69Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 50%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 32%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 33%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 33%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 0.5% | 0.3% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 7.0% | 3.3% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 33.6% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 12.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 9.4% | 1.4% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 0.3% | 0.5% | ↓ | Bottom 33% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 3.3% | 7.0% | ↓ | Top 49% |
| Gross margin | 33.6% | 33.6% | ↑ | Bottom 45% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 12.5% | ↓ | Top 28% |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 8.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 1.4% | 9.4% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 14.2% | — | Top 19% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.6% | — | Top 42% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.21×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 8.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +4.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.55×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 10.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.73%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 3.86%
- Shareholder yield
- 5.58%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.9%
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 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +10.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $233.43
- Target vs current price
- +20.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 27
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 37%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +14.1% | +0.2% | +0.6% | -2.5% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | -8.7% | -27.6% | -31.1% | -32.3% | -23.7% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +17.8% | +7.1% | +9.1% | -9.7% | -27.9% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +18.2% | +3.3% | +9.0% | +13.5% | +20.5% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +20.4% | +20.5% | +28.7% | +27.4% | +19.9% |
| May 8, 2025 | -4.6% | -0.9% | -0.6% | +3.4% | +29.7% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | -0.3% | -1.1% | +0.3% | +2.6% | -9.7% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -5.6% | -4.6% | -8.8% | -6.3% | -15.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $2.91 | $2.55 | +14.1% | $777.8M |
| May 7, 2026 | $1.79 | $1.96 | -8.7% | $660.5M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $3.24 | $2.75 | +17.8% | $747.5M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $3.18 | $2.69 | +18.2% | $778.2M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $2.95 | $2.45 | +20.4% | $760.3M |
| May 8, 2025 | $2.08 | $2.18 | -4.6% | $684.8M |
| Feb 27, 2025 | $2.90 | $2.91 | -0.3% | $750.2M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $2.85 | $3.02 | -5.6% | $760.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 20.8× | 23.7× | 43th | Top 47% |
| P/E (forward) | 18.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.5× | — | — | Top 44% |
| EV / Sales | 2.03× | — | — | Bottom 30% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 0.77% | — | — | Bottom 24% |
| Earnings yield | 4.81% | — | — | Top 47% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 12.2× – 33.1× 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
- -21.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +3.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -8.2%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
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
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -14.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -24.4%
- RSI (14)
- 34.8
- Relative volume
- 0.90×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 41.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 37th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.82
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.27
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -43.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -44.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2021 | Jun 22, 2022 | -49.2% | 120 days | 264 days (Jul 12, 2023) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | -44.3% | 157 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 31, 2024 | May 21, 2025 | -43.0% | 202 days | 57 days (Aug 13, 2025) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Oct 25, 2023 | -32.2% | 56 days | 29 days (Dec 6, 2023) |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Nov 9, 2020 | -28.5% | 20 days | 48 days (Jan 20, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $5.20B
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.8
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $9.29
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.96B
- Dividend yield
- 1.73%
- 52-week range
- $186.64 – $349.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.97B | $2.67B | $2.78B | $2.94B | $2.97B |
| Gross profit | $589.5M | $827.8M | $930.7M | $994.5M | $1.01B |
| Operating income | $187.9M | $345.4M | $369.1M | $382.5M | $386.4M |
| Net income | $118.8M | $223.4M | $243.7M | $256.6M | $265.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.01 | $7.74 | $8.61 | $9.10 | $9.71 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $760.6M | $750.2M | $684.8M | $760.3M | $778.2M | $747.5M | $660.5M | $777.8M |
| Net income | $68.6M | $66.9M | $45.4M | $69.0M | $74.4M | $76.6M | $34.8M | $64.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.44 | $2.39 | $1.64 | $2.52 | $2.74 | $2.83 | $1.29 | $2.43 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $138.3M | $277.9M | $340.2M | $340.0M | $371.4M |
| Capital expenditure | -$37.0M | -$45.6M | -$61.6M | -$88.6M | -$70.6M |
| Free cash flow | $101.3M | $232.3M | $278.6M | $251.4M | $300.8M |
| Dividends paid | -$35.3M | -$62.7M | -$63.1M | -$84.7M | -$87.6M |
| Net share buybacks | -$5.6M | -$137.6M | -$6.3M | -$145.3M | -$172.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $394.5M
- Total assets
- $2.25B
- Total liabilities
- $1.61B
- Total debt
- $1.20B
- Net debt
- $805.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $639.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.39 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.39 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $2.19 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.37 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.37 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.37 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $2.07 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.35 | Dec 31, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,520,270
- Days to cover
- 5.53
- Change vs previous report
- +32.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.