H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) Stock

H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) is a Materials stock trading at $58.68 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $3.16B and a trailing P/E of 17.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

H.B. Fuller Company, through its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets specialty chemical products including adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, and related items worldwide. It operates in three segments—Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Construction Adhesives—serving customers across packaging and hygiene, industrial, and construction-related applications.

Understand H.B. Fuller Company: how it makes money

H.B. Fuller makes and sells specialty chemical products, especially adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, and additives, to industrial and consumer end markets, earning revenue primarily through net sales across its three adhesives businesses: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Construction Adhesives.

Profitability is driven by the mix of net revenue and operating income across three specialty adhesive segments (Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives, Engineering Adhesives, and Construction Adhesives), so shifts in which segment generates more of the company’s net sales can change consolidated operating performance.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
HHCA$0.4B
EngAdv$0.4B
ConstAdv$0.1B

Business quality (Mixed): Data is limited to a single provided operational KPI candidate (Solar Revenue) and segment revenue figures that do not perfectly sum to the provided total revenue, so segment performance context is somewhat constrained.

Valuation: At 19× earnings, FUL trades 51% below the Chemicals average (38×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Three segment coverage of specialty adhesives: The company operates through Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives, Engineering Adhesives, and Construction Adhesives, which provides multiple product and end-market channels.
  • Healthy profitability on the provided quarter: The provided financial snapshot shows gross margin of 33.6% and operating margin of 9.7%.

Bear case

  • Smaller construction contribution in the provided segment set: Construction Adhesives is the smallest provided segment net revenue among the three segments (0.15B vs 0.39B and 0.37B), so weaker performance there could matter.
  • Limited operating metrics available here: Only one operational KPI candidate is provided (Solar Revenue), which limits how well an investor can track the broader operating drivers of the core adhesive businesses from this dataset.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$58.68
Market Cap$3.16B
P/E Ratio17.0
EV / EBITDA12.3
Price / Book1.52
Price / Sales0.90
FCF Yield4.5%
DCF Value (model)$51.54
DCF Upside vs Price-12.2%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$3.47B
Net Margin4.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)5.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)62.3%
FCF Growth (YoY)-5.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.08 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score7/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E17.0
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Chemicals)31.1
vs Sector-34.4%
vs Industry-45.4%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($495.33M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryChemicals
CEOCeleste Beeks Mastin
Employees7,500
CountryUS
IPO Date1968-04-25

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.