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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Fuller H B Co.FUL · chemicals | |
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| Grade |  Dfourth fifth of 331 graded peers; percentile 72.1, sampling error 2.7 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 225 of 331 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 55.0 |
| Solvency | Dpercentile 64.7 |
| Growth and financing | Cpercentile 54.3 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $5.2B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 8 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Jan 22, 2026260 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $50.452026-10-08; market equity $2.7B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
| Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Jan 22, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
H.B. Fuller Company was founded in 1887 and incorporated as a Minnesota corporation in 1915. Our stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol FUL. As used herein, “H.B. Fuller,” “we," “us,” “our,” “management” or “company” includes H.B. Fuller and its subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated. Where we refer to 2025, 2024 and 2023 herein, the reference is to our fiscal years ended November 29, 2025, November 30, 2024, and December 2, 2023, respectively. We are a leading worldwide formulator, manufacturer and marketer of adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 55.0 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 20.9% | [1,3] | 21.3% | 49.4 | 359 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 9.5% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-11-30; latest annual assets end 2025-11-29 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (2.2%) | [1,4-6] | (4.2%) | 67.9 | 400 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 2.2 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 2.2 pts | 47.7 | 301 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 64.7 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | not computable | 3.41 | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-11-30; latest annual assets end 2025-11-29 | |||||||
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.88x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-11-30; latest annual assets end 2025-11-29 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 4.16x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.70x | [15-16] | 2.20x | 64.7 | 423 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 54.3 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (2.5%) | [2,8,10,12] | 1.2% | 65.9 | 350 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | (1.4%) | [5,17-23] | 12.6% | 75.8 | 179 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 24.3% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2024-11-30; latest annual assets end 2025-11-29 | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | 5.1% | [1,6,24-25] | 2.9% | 39.1 | 369 | 2025-11-29 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (0.7%) | [26-27] | 0.0% | 36.2 | 321 | 2026-01-16 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.185; sampling error 2.7 percentile points on 331 peers.
Among 331 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Westinghouse AIR Brake Technologies Corp. (WAB) Westinghouse AIR Brake Technologies Corp. (WAB) Dfourth fifth; percentile 70.5 NYSE · Railroad Equipment market equity $47.4B; last close $280.93 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 70.5 | D | |
| 221 | StandardAero, Inc. (SARO) StandardAero, Inc. (SARO) Dfourth fifth; percentile 70.9 NYSE · Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts market equity $6.7B; last close $20.32 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 70.9 | D | |
| 222 | JBT Marel Corp. (JBTM) JBT Marel Corp. (JBTM) Dfourth fifth; percentile 71.3 NYSE · Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) market equity $5.5B; last close $105.36 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 71.3 | D | |
| 223 | Esab Corp. (ESAB) Esab Corp. (ESAB) Dfourth fifth; percentile 71.7 NYSE · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC market equity $4.0B; last close $64.94 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 71.7 | D | |
| 224 | Carrier Global Corp. (CARR) Carrier Global Corp. (CARR) Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.0 NYSE · Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip market equity $46.4B; last close $55.85 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 72.0 | D | |
| 225 | Fuller H B Co. (FUL) Fuller H B Co. (FUL) Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.1 NYSE · Adhesives & Sealants market equity $2.7B; last close $50.45 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 72.1 | D | |
| 226 | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.4 NYSE · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations last close $94.30 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 72.4 | D | |
| 227 | Columbus Mckinnon Corp. (CMCO) Columbus Mckinnon Corp. (CMCO) Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.4 Nasdaq · Construction Machinery & Equip market equity $461.3M; last close $15.97 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 72.4 | D | |
| 228 | Nike, Inc. (NKE) Nike, Inc. (NKE) Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.8 NYSE · Rubber & Plastics Footwear last close $34.75 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 72.8 | D | |
| 229 | Comstock Inc. (LODE) Comstock Inc. (LODE) Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.0 NYSE · Industrial Organic Chemicals market equity $167.9M; last close $2.22 Warnings: dilution, fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 73.0 | D | dilution, fortress balance sheet |
| 230 | Loar Holdings Inc. (LOAR) Loar Holdings Inc. (LOAR) Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.2 NYSE · Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC market equity $5.8B; last close $61.63 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 73.2 | D |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | D | 70.9 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | D | 72.1 | 331 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | D | 65.3 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | D | 67.6 | 331 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 331 graded peers, about 66 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (5.8%) | 13.8% | 29 | hotter than 29 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (25.3%) | (24.2%) | 47 | closer to its high than 47 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 7.5% | 3.9% | 81 | pricier than 19 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.5% | 3.2% | 60 | pricier than 40 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.80 | 0.39 | 78 | pricier than 22 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 1.28 | 0.57 | 75 | pricier than 25 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (3.7%) | (9.9%) | 61 | more equity-funded than 61 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.23) | (0.02) | 26 | ahead of 26 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $2.7B; EBIT $348.2M; free cash flow $121.2M; book equity $2.2B; sales $3.5B; debt $2.0B; cash $97.2M[28].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9, period end 2025-11-29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 3.1% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $263.5M | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 0.3 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,24,29] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $111.5M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (1.8 pts) | ✓ pass[1,6,24,30-31] |
| Current ratio improved | (10.7 pts) | ✗ fail[15-16,32-33] |
| No new shares issued | (0.7%) | ✓ pass[26-27] |
| Gross margin improved | 1.4 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | (5.1 pts) | ✗ fail[2,6,8,24] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $97.2M[34] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $289.4M[5,34-38] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 15 |
| 10-Q received Sep 24, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $33.5M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 260 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $5.2B | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $3.5B | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.1B | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $152.0M | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $263.5M | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $4.9B | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.1B | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $3.6B | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.0B | 2023-12-02 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $3.5B | 2023-12-02 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $963.7M | 2022-12-03 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $3.7B | 2022-12-03 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $845.3M | 2021-11-27 | 2024-01-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | $3.3B | 2021-11-27 | 2024-01-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.3B | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $743.4M | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $142.3M | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $302.4M | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $139.2M | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $378.4M | 2023-12-02 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $119.1M | 2023-12-02 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $256.5M | 2022-12-03 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $130.0M | 2022-12-03 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $4.7B | 2023-12-02 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $4.5B | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-24 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 54,311,782 | 2026-01-16 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 54,675,121 | 2025-01-17 | 2025-01-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 53,829,119 | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-24 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $130.3M | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $2.0B | 2025-11-29 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $2.0B | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.3B | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $719.3M | 2024-11-30 | 2026-01-22 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $97.2M | 2026-08-29 | 2026-09-24 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $182.6M | 2026-08-29 | 2026-09-24 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $117.2M | 2026-05-30 | 2026-06-25 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$4.0M | 2026-02-28 | 2026-03-26 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $156.8M | 2025-08-30 | 2026-09-24 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 72.1 is 7.9 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.7 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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