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Griffon Corp.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 lowered, 7 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 7% year over year: Revenue was $481.4 million against $449.7 million a year earlier, with price and mix as the larger driver. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 2%: Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $124.8 million against $122.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • AMES North America joint venture closed: Griffon received $100 million cash, a $161 million second-lien PIK debt receivable and a 43% equity interest from the joint venture. Source
  • AMES Australasia joint venture closed: After quarter end, Griffon received $181 million cash, a $49 million PIK note receivable and a 49% equity interest. Source
  • Material and SG&A costs rose: Cost of goods and services was $255.3 million against $230.9 million a year earlier; management cited higher material and SG&A costs as partly offsetting the revenue gain. Source
  • Debt reduced by $137 million: Cash was $110.4 million and total debt $1.3 billion at June 30, 2026, leaving net debt of $1.2 billion after the quarter's reduction. Source
  • Leverage ratio fell to 2.2x: Net debt to EBITDA under the credit agreement was 2.2x, down from 2.4x at September 30, 2025 and 2.5x a year earlier. Source

“Griffon has executed particularly well this quarter, which is reflected in today's solid operational and financial results,”

Ronald J. Kramer, Chairman and CEO of Griffon

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue from continuing operations Sourcefiscal 2026$1.8 billionKept
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefiscal 2026$458 millionKept
Capital expenditures Sourcefiscal 2026$50 millionKept
Depreciation Sourcefiscal 2026$27 millionKept
Amortization Sourcefiscal 2026$15 millionKept
Interest expense Sourcefiscal 2026$80 millionLowered from $93 million
Normalized tax rate Sourcefiscal 202628%Kept
Retiree medical plan charge Sourcefirst 10 months of fiscal 2026$5.4 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Joint venture for the AMES North America businesses completed June 9, 2026, with $100 million cash received. Source
  • New: Joint venture for AMES Australasia completed July 31, 2026, with $181 million cash received. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Fiscal 2026 interest expense guidance lowered to $80 million from $93 million. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 7% year over year: Revenue was $481.4 million against $449.7 million a year earlier, with price and mix as the larger driver. Source
  • Income from continuing operations turned positive: Income from continuing operations was $66.3 million, or $1.47 per share, against a $108.7 million loss a year earlier that included a $243.6 million impairment. Source
  • Adjusted earnings per share rose: Adjusted income from continuing operations was $68.0 million, or $1.51 per share, against $64.5 million, or $1.39 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 2%: Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $124.8 million against $122.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Nine-month adjusted EBITDA lower: Nine-month adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $331.8 million, against $339.0 million a year earlier. Source

Portfolio and joint ventures

  • AMES North America joint venture closed: Griffon received $100 million cash, a $161 million second-lien PIK debt receivable and a 43% equity interest from the joint venture. Source
  • AMES Australasia joint venture closed: After quarter end, Griffon received $181 million cash, a $49 million PIK note receivable and a 49% equity interest. Source
  • Balance sheet joint venture stakes: At June 30, 2026, the balance sheet showed an equity method investment of $118.6 million and related-party notes receivable of $162.0 million. Source
  • Discontinued operations assets reduced: Assets of discontinued operations held for sale were $171.5 million at June 30, 2026, down from $735.8 million at September 30, 2025. Source

“With the strategic actions we announced on February 5, 2026 substantially complete, Griffon is now a pure play building products company.”

Ronald J. Kramer, Chairman and CEO of Griffon

Costs, margins and tax

  • Material and SG&A costs rose: Cost of goods and services was $255.3 million against $230.9 million a year earlier; management cited higher material and SG&A costs as partly offsetting the revenue gain. Source
  • Gross profit rose to $226.1 million: Gross profit was $226.1 million, up from $218.8 million, on revenue of $481.4 million. Source
  • SG&A fell to 23.0%: Adjusted SG&A was 23.0% of revenue against 23.7% a year earlier, with adjusted dollar SG&A of $110.6 million against $106.5 million. Source
  • Effective tax rate 27.9%: The effective tax rate was 27.9% against 30.2% a year earlier; excluding comparability items, it was 27.9% against 27.3%. Source
  • Retiree medical plan charges recorded: Non-cash charges of $1.6 million for the quarter and $4.8 million for nine months, in Other, net, relate to a new retiree medical plan. Source

Demand and volume

  • Volume grew, mainly residential: Volume rose 1%, driven primarily by residential demand, and price and mix added 6%, driven by both residential and commercial. Source
  • Prior quarter volume had fallen: The second-quarter release reported volume down 6%, primarily residential, partly offset by price and mix up 5%.
  • Price and mix led growth: Price and mix was the larger share of revenue growth in the quarter, with both residential and commercial cited as drivers. Source

“During the first nine months, we returned $135 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases while reducing our net debt to EBITDA leverage,”

Ronald J. Kramer, Chairman and CEO of Griffon

Capital, cash and debt

  • Debt reduced by $137 million: Cash was $110.4 million and total debt $1.3 billion at June 30, 2026, leaving net debt of $1.2 billion after the quarter's reduction. Source
  • Leverage ratio fell to 2.2x: Net debt to EBITDA under the credit agreement was 2.2x, down from 2.4x at September 30, 2025 and 2.5x a year earlier. Source
  • Free cash flow was $194.2 million: Free cash flow from continuing operations was $194.2 million for nine months, against $202.0 million a year earlier, after $23.7 million of net capital expenditures. Source
  • Quarterly interest expense lower: Interest expense was $21.1 million in the quarter, against $24.1 million a year earlier; interest income was $1.0 million. Source
  • Revolver availability rose: Borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility was $472.3 million, up from $436.8 million at March 31, 2026, subject to loan covenants. Source

Returns to shareholders

  • Quarterly buybacks of $53.2 million: The company bought 626 thousand shares at an average of $85.00, and $193.8 million remained under the Board authorization at June 30. Source
  • Dividend per share increased: Quarterly dividends were $0.22 per share against $0.18 a year earlier; nine-month dividends were $0.66 against $0.54. Source
  • Repurchases since April 2023: Through June 30, 2026 the company bought 12.1 million shares, 21.2% of shares outstanding, for $664.1 million at an average of $54.86. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 August 2026

  • Balanced capital allocation continues: Management said it will keep following a balanced capital allocation strategy, with returns to shareholders continuing. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Volume change Source+1%, driven primarily by residential
Price and mix change Source+6%, driven by residential and commercial

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Higher material and selling, general and administrative costs partly offset the revenue gain in adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Demand: The prior quarter's volume decline was primarily residential, the same segment that drove the third-quarter volume gain.

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Earlier expectation for the AMES North America joint venture close; management reported completion on June 9, 2026.
  • Not stated: Earlier target was completion by calendar year end; the third-quarter release describes the actions as substantially complete.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.