H.B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. It operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Building Adhesive Solutions. The Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives segment produces and supplies specialty industrial adhesives, such as thermoplastic, thermoset, reactive, water-based, and solvent-based products for applications in various markets, including packaging, converting, nonwoven and hygiene, and medical and beauty. The Engineering Adhesives segment produces and supplies high performance industrial adhesives comprising reactive, light cure, two-part liquids, polyurethane, silicone, film, and fast cure products to the durable assembly, performance wood and textile, transportation, electronics, clean energy, aerospace and defense, appliance, heavy machinery, and insulating glass markets. The Construction Adhesives segment provides products used for commercial roofing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and insulation applications, as well as caulks and sealants for the consumer market and professional trade. The company sells its products directly to customers, as well as through distributors and retailers in North America, Latin America, Europe, India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. H.B. Fuller Company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Ticker
FUL
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
$2.68B
52-week range
$46.70 - $68.63
Valuation
Share price
$49.86 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
13.74x
Price to book
1.24x
Price to free cash flow
26.83x
Enterprise value
$4.64B
Book value per share
$40.28
Price performance
Period
Change
1 day
-0.72%
5 days
+0.32%
1 month
-1.52%
3 months
-15.73%
6 months
-18.20%
Year to date
-16.15%
1 year
-12.83%
3 years
-28.75%
5 years
-33.01%
10 years
+16.96%
All time
+5,883.20%
Short interest
As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
6.01%
Shares short
2.37M
Days to cover
2.96
Change since prior report
-17.56%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest
Profitability and growth
Return on equity
7.59%
Return on invested capital
3.64%*
Return on assets
2.93%
Return on capital employed
4.85%*
Gross margin
31.11%
Net margin
4.37%
EBITDA margin
11.44%
Revenue growth
-2.67%
Net income growth
16.67%
Free cash flow growth
-25.72%
* Estimated EBIT: pre-tax income + net interest. This company reports no operating income line.
Cash flow and balance sheet
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.73%
Current ratio
1.82x
Net debt to EBITDA
3.35x
Latest reported year
Period end
Nov 29, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$3.47B
Cost of revenue
$2.39B
Gross profit
$1.08B
EBITDA
$397.42M
Net income
$151.97M
Earnings per share
$2.78
Shares outstanding
54.60M
Income statement by year
Period end
Revenue
Gross profit
Net income
EPS
2025-11-29
$3.47B
$1.08B
$151.97M
$2.78
2024-11-30
$3.57B
$1.06B
$130.26M
$2.37
2023-12-02
$3.51B
$1.01B
$144.91M
$2.67
2022-12-03
$3.75B
$963.70M
$180.31M
$3.37
2021-11-27
$3.28B
$845.32M
$161.39M
$3.05
2020-11-28
$2.79B
$756.65M
$123.72M
$2.38
2019-11-30
$2.90B
$806.92M
$130.82M
$2.57
2018-12-01
$3.04B
$828.16M
$171.21M
$3.38
2017-12-02
$2.31B
$598.99M
$59.42M
$1.18
2016-12-03
$2.09B
$605.82M
$121.66M
$2.43
Margins and returns by year
Period end
Gross margin
Net margin
Return on equity
Return on capital
2025-11-29
31.11%
4.37%
7.59%
3.64%*
2024-11-30
29.75%
3.65%
7.12%
7.47%
2023-12-02
28.74%
4.13%
8.25%
7.15%
2022-12-03
25.70%
4.81%
11.19%
7.20%
2021-11-27
25.79%
4.92%
10.10%
5.87%
2020-11-28
27.12%
4.43%
7.75%
5.21%
2019-11-30
27.85%
4.52%
10.70%
5.54%
2018-12-01
27.23%
5.63%
14.86%
7.03%
2017-12-02
25.97%
2.58%
5.65%
3.16%
2016-12-03
28.92%
5.81%
12.88%
9.27%
* Estimated EBIT: pre-tax income + net interest. This company reports no operating income line.