Stocks · Basic Materials · Construction Materials
Janus International Group, Inc. JBI
$4.34 +3.09% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $574.2M
High qualityWeak trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Over the past year the stock returned -56.6%, behind the S&P 500 by 72.4 percentage points.
- The stock is 57% below its highest close of the past year.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below 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 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 28%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 35%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 27%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 33%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 36%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 49%
- Gross marginTop 31%
- Operating marginTop 47%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 17%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 8%
- Interest coverTop 45%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 20%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 7%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 1%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 3%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 47%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 4%
- 6-month returnBottom 35%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 4%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 10%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 24%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 26%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 50%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 37%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 46%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 47%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 16%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 34%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 8%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.5% | 0.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -11.0% | -22.0% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 39.3% | 34.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 9.7% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 19.0% | 9.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 0.3% | -2.5% | ↑ | Bottom 28% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -22.0% | -11.0% | ↓ | Bottom 35% |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 39.3% | ↓ | Top 31% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 11.2% | ↓ | Top 47% |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 9.0% | 19.0% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.9% | — | Bottom 49% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.6% | — | Bottom 33% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.99×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.0%
- 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.
- -21.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.65×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 5.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 3.19%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.19%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 4, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -16.4%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $5.60
- Target vs current price
- +29.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 8
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | +20.5% | -5.8% | -4.8% | -7.8% | — |
| May 12, 2026 | -90.0% | -2.4% | -3.9% | +3.5% | +9.6% |
| Mar 4, 2026 | -26.7% | +2.7% | -15.8% | -22.3% | -18.7% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +30.6% | -25.7% | -32.8% | -33.4% | -27.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | +33.3% | +13.4% | +23.0% | +17.4% | +11.4% |
| May 8, 2025 | +62.5% | +10.2% | +17.8% | +11.9% | +22.2% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | +400.0% | +13.0% | -1.7% | -2.5% | +2.6% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | -45.0% | -29.8% | -31.7% | -26.8% | -18.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.14 | +20.5% | $233.5M |
| May 12, 2026 | $0.01 | $0.10 | -90.0% | $222.7M |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $0.11 | $0.15 | -26.7% | $226.3M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.16 | $0.12 | +30.6% | $219.3M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.20 | $0.15 | +33.3% | $228.1M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.13 | $0.08 | +62.5% | $210.5M |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.05 | $0.01 | +400.0% | $230.8M |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $0.11 | $0.20 | -45.0% | $230.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 17.9× | 17.6× | 52th | Top 20% |
| P/E (forward) | 7.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.4× | — | — | Top 1% |
| EV / Sales | 0.50× | — | — | Top 3% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 14.18% | — | — | Top 7% |
| Earnings yield | 5.59% | — | — | Top 20% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 10.2× – 41.9× since Jun 26, 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
- -56.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -22.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -34.1%
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)
- -7.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -10.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -22.5%
- RSI (14)
- 44.3
- Relative volume
- 0.66×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 40.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 40th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.23
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.38
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -57.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -73.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2021 | Sep 30, 2026 | -74.1% | 1272 days | Not yet recovered |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 | -22.8% | 23 days | 96 days (Aug 10, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $574.2M
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.24
- Revenue (TTM)
- $901.8M
- 52-week range
- $4.01 – $10.32
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $750.1M | $1.02B | $1.07B | $963.8M | $884.2M |
| Gross profit | $251.3M | $364.9M | $449.7M | $397.8M | $343.0M |
| Operating income | $92.3M | $187.5M | $245.7M | $146.6M | $112.2M |
| Net income | $43.8M | $107.7M | $135.7M | $70.4M | $53.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.40 | $0.73 | $0.92 | $0.49 | $0.37 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $230.1M | $230.8M | $210.5M | $228.1M | $219.3M | $226.3M | $222.7M | $233.5M |
| Net income | $11.8M | $300,000 | $10.8M | $20.7M | $15.2M | $7.1M | $200,000 | $10.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.15 | $0.11 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $74.8M | $88.5M | $215.0M | $154.0M | $139.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$19.9M | -$8.8M | -$19.0M | -$20.1M | -$25.5M |
| Free cash flow | $54.9M | $79.7M | $196.0M | $133.9M | $114.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$4.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $250.0M | $0 | $0 | -$78.8M | -$15.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $127.0M
- Total assets
- $1.31B
- Total liabilities
- $739.0M
- Total debt
- $6.1M
- Net debt
- -$120.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $572.0M
As of Jul 4, 2026 (filed Aug 11, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 6,596,703
- Days to cover
- 3.09
- Change vs previous report
- +11.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.