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H.B. Fuller Company (FUL)

Equity · Currency in USD · Last updated May 6, 2025

Company Info

ISIN

US3596941068

CUSIP

359694106

Sector

Basic Materials

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

IPO Date

Mar 26, 1990

Highlights

Market Cap

$2.94B

EPS (TTM)

$1.99

PE Ratio

27.30

PEG Ratio

2.23

Total Revenue (TTM)

$3.55B

Gross Profit (TTM)

$1.05B

EBITDA (TTM)

$468.37M

Year Range

$47.35 - $86.73

Target Price

$60.20

Short %

4.96%

Short Ratio

2.66

Share Price Chart

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Compare to other instruments

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Popular comparisons:
FUL vs. SPY FUL vs. MO FUL vs. COST FUL vs. QQQ FUL vs. SPGI
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FUL vs. SPY FUL vs. MO FUL vs. COST FUL vs. QQQ FUL vs. SPGI

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in H.B. Fuller Company, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

1,500.00%2,000.00%2,500.00%3,000.00%3,500.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
2,311.47%
1,573.54%
FUL (H.B. Fuller Company)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) returned -19.84% year-to-date (YTD) and -29.31% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FUL returned 3.87% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.35%.

FUL

YTD

-19.84%

1M

2.17%

6M

-26.40%

1Y

-29.31%

5Y*

10.82%

10Y*

3.87%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.93%

1M

11.36%

6M

-1.09%

1Y

10.19%

5Y*

14.74%

10Y*

10.35%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of FUL, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025-6.45%-9.79%-1.09%-3.29%-0.70%-19.84%
2024-6.93%5.25%0.26%-6.03%6.59%-3.35%12.30%-0.63%-7.33%-7.56%5.07%-12.24%-16.19%
2023-3.52%1.22%-1.88%-3.04%-4.88%13.62%3.82%-2.03%-5.40%-3.30%14.41%7.57%14.97%
2022-11.39%-4.51%-3.36%1.22%6.57%-15.29%6.97%1.03%-7.34%16.32%15.21%-10.82%-10.59%
2021-1.91%10.52%12.20%6.49%3.44%-7.97%1.86%4.57%-4.45%9.50%3.76%10.72%57.84%
2020-10.10%-15.11%-28.80%32.39%2.26%18.55%2.03%6.24%-4.96%-0.83%15.65%-0.86%2.15%
201915.75%2.53%-3.64%1.00%-19.48%17.68%3.37%-10.88%9.27%5.16%2.21%3.39%22.42%
2018-3.48%-2.82%-1.31%-0.22%4.20%4.13%5.88%0.55%-9.34%-13.67%8.50%-11.55%-19.84%
20172.19%0.37%4.35%2.77%-3.94%0.71%1.10%-2.58%15.68%-1.79%-0.53%-4.77%12.79%
20162.06%3.77%10.29%5.67%2.10%-3.66%6.18%1.98%-2.13%-9.18%11.69%2.81%34.19%
2015-7.59%8.94%-4.09%-2.27%0.81%-3.54%-1.06%-9.54%-6.35%12.32%4.79%-8.39%-17.06%
2014-10.49%4.31%-0.41%-3.79%3.24%0.56%-6.93%5.35%-15.60%6.06%2.91%3.10%-13.52%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of FUL is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other stocks on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FUL is 99
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FUL is 66
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FUL is 88
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FUL is 1010
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FUL is 1212
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FUL is 1212
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The chart of Sharpe ratio for FUL, currently valued at -0.93, compared to the broader market-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00
FUL: -0.93
^GSPC: 0.65
The chart of Sortino ratio for FUL, currently valued at -1.32, compared to the broader market-6.00-4.00-2.000.002.004.00
FUL: -1.32
^GSPC: 1.02
The chart of Omega ratio for FUL, currently valued at 0.84, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.00
FUL: 0.84
^GSPC: 1.15
The chart of Calmar ratio for FUL, currently valued at -0.64, compared to the broader market0.001.002.003.004.005.00
FUL: -0.64
^GSPC: 0.67
The chart of Martin ratio for FUL, currently valued at -1.34, compared to the broader market-40.00-30.00-20.00-10.000.0010.0020.00
FUL: -1.34
^GSPC: 2.62

The current H.B. Fuller Company Sharpe ratio is -0.93. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of H.B. Fuller Company with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.

Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-1.000.001.002.003.00December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-0.93
0.65
FUL (H.B. Fuller Company)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

H.B. Fuller Company provided a 1.68% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.90 per share. The company has been increasing its dividends for 24 consecutive years.

0.80%0.90%1.00%1.10%1.20%1.30%1.40%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.8020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.90$0.87$0.81$0.74$0.67$0.65$0.64$0.62$0.59$0.55$0.51$0.46

Dividend yield

1.68%1.29%0.99%1.03%0.82%1.25%1.23%1.44%1.10%1.14%1.40%1.03%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for H.B. Fuller Company. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.46
2024$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.87
2023$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.81
2022$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.74
2021$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.67
2020$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.65
2019$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.64
2018$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.62
2017$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.59
2016$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.55
2015$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.51
2014$0.10$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.46

Dividend Yield & Payout

Dividend Yield
5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%
FUL: 1.7%
H.B. Fuller Company has a dividend yield of 1.68%, which signifies it pays a smaller percentage of its stock price in dividends to its shareholders compared to other companies in the market.
Payout Ratio
100.0%200.0%300.0%400.0%500.0%600.0%700.0%
FUL: 24.3%
H.B. Fuller Company has a payout ratio of 24.33%, which is quite average when compared to the overall market. This suggests that H.B. Fuller Company strikes a balance between reinvesting profits for growth and paying dividends to shareholders.

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%0.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-37.08%
-8.04%
FUL (H.B. Fuller Company)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the H.B. Fuller Company. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the H.B. Fuller Company was 68.23%, occurring on Mar 3, 2009. Recovery took 738 trading sessions.

The current H.B. Fuller Company drawdown is 37.08%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-68.23%Sep 24, 2007363Mar 3, 2009738Feb 3, 20121101
-59.56%Jul 26, 1999300Sep 28, 20001172Jun 1, 20051472
-56.29%Aug 27, 2018395Mar 23, 2020224Feb 10, 2021619
-46.41%Apr 23, 1998124Oct 16, 1998125Apr 19, 1999249
-45.35%Jul 23, 1992604Dec 9, 1994530Jan 15, 19971134

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current H.B. Fuller Company volatility is 14.78%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
14.78%
13.20%
FUL (H.B. Fuller Company)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Financials

Financial Performance

The chart below illustrates the trends in the financial health of H.B. Fuller Company over time, highlighting three key metrics: Total Revenue, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), and Net Income.
Annual
Quarterly
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Earnings Per Share

The chart presents the Earnings Per Share (EPS) performance of H.B. Fuller Company, comparing actual results with analytics estimates. The company has exceeded analyst expectations for EPS in the past quarter, achieving a 9.0% positive surprise.
0.400.600.801.001.201.4020212022202320242025
0.54
0.50
Actual
Estimate

Valuation

The Valuation section provides an overview of how H.B. Fuller Company is priced in the market compared to other companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry. It includes key financial ratios that help investors assess whether the stock is undervalued or overvalued.

PE Ratio
20.040.060.080.0100.0
FUL: 27.3
The chart displays the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for FUL, comparing it with other companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Currently, FUL has a P/E ratio of 27.3. This P/E ratio is in line with the industry average, suggesting the stock may be fairly valued relative to its earnings.
PEG Ratio
1.02.03.04.05.0
FUL: 2.2
The chart shows the Price/Earnings to Growth (PEG) ratio for FUL compared to other companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry. FUL currently has a PEG ratio of 2.2. This PEG ratio is close to the industry average, suggesting the stock’s valuation is balanced against its growth outlook.
PS Ratio
2.04.06.08.010.0
FUL: 0.8
This chart shows the Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratio for FUL relative to other companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Currently, FUL has a P/S ratio of 0.8. This P/S ratio falls within the average range for the industry, suggesting the stock is fairly valued based on its revenue.
PB Ratio
2.04.06.08.010.0
FUL: 1.7
The chart illustrates the Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio for FUL in comparison with other companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Currently, FUL has a P/B value of 1.7. This P/B ratio is in line with the industry average, suggesting the stock is valued fairly in relation to its book value.

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