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Size James Halstead (JHD.L) is a United Kingdom Industrials company (Building Products) with a market value of $762M, the 247th largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £135.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 4.3%, against -22.8% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 0.8% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.5%); the operating margin is 17.8% (peer median 3.4%).
Valuation It trades at 15.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.8× (7th cheapest of 16).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is 0%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 21.7 points above its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £260M | £260M | £262M | £275M | £304M |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | -5% | -9% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | £116M | £117M | £121M | £115M |
| EBITDA | £54.4M | £54.4M | £60.4M | £61.0M | £58.0M |
| Net income | £35.4M | £35.4M | £40.6M | £41.5M | £42.4M |
| Free cash flow | £48.3M | £48.3M | £34.4M | £48.6M | £46.8M |
| Capital expenditure | £2.87M | £2.87M | £3.88M | £3.31M | £2.85M |
| Total debt | n/a | £9.15M | £4.89M | £6.59M | £7.48M |
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| Measure | JHD.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +7.7% | -11.0% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +4.3% | -22.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.5% | -45.5% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -0.8% | -0.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 3.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 15.1× | 18.8× | 7th cheapest of 16 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.7% | 7.4% | 3rd least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -0.5% | +3.1% | 4th lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -4.2 pp | +6.6 pp | 5th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +21.7 pp | -2.0 pp | highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2× | 8.8× | 4th most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.2× | 2.3× | least indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Halstead JHD.L | United Kingdom | $762M | +4% | -1% | 18% | 15.1× | -4.7% | -0.5% |
| Zhejiang Southeast Space Frame 002135.SZ | China | $764M | -46% | -4% | 2% | 25.7× | -12.0% | +0.3% |
| Nanjing Kangni Mechanical & Electrical 603111.SS | China | $749M | -16% | -1% | 8% | n/a | -7.1% | +4.8% |
| Yimikang Tech 300249.SZ | China | $739M | -38% | +29% | 2% | 77.5× | n/a | n/a |
| NPK International NPKI | United States | $725M | -42% | +19% | 18% | 16.4× | 15.5% | -10.9% |
| Arctech Solar 688408.SS | China | $820M | -38% | -19% | -1% | 34.8× | n/a | n/a |
| ERA 002641.SZ | China | $690M | -11% | -2% | 0% | 42.0× | -1.8% | -2.5% |
| Center International 603098.SS | China | $847M | -26% | -30% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| IFE Elevators 002774.SZ | China | $677M | +10% | +3% | 2% | n/a | 30.1% | +9.3% |
| Samhyun 437730.KS | South Korea | $860M | -31% | -18% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Arrow Home 001322.SZ | China | $887M | -14% | -12% | -2% | 280.0× | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| LSI Industries LYTS | United States | $642M | -30% | +20% | 7% | 14.3× | 7.7% | +16.9% |
| Elegant Home-Tech 603221.SS | China | $635M | +53% | -9% | -6% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Janus International JBI | United States | $633M | -11% | 0% | 11% | 7.0× | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| Runa Smart Equipment 301129.SZ | China | $617M | -26% | +18% | 20% | 14.3× | 18.1% | +5.5% |
| Jiangsu Seagull Cooling Tower 603269.SS | China | $943M | +40% | +8% | 11% | 38.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhenjiang Dongfang Electric Heating Technology 300217.SZ | China | $944M | -17% | -23% | 0% | 26.6× | 22.5% | +6.5% |
| Quanex Building Products NX | United States | $949M | +2% | +1% | 6% | 10.7× | 6.0% | +16.6% |
| Century Iron & Steel Industrial 9958.TW | Taiwan | $611M | -25% | +18% | 21% | 6.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Bauing Construction 002047.SZ | China | $608M | -50% | -62% | 12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Guangri Stock 600894.SS | China | $956M | -20% | +2% | 0% | 9.6× | 7.2% | +1.4% |