Fuller H B Co · Adhesives & Sealants

FUL

Low riskNext report: Around Jan 14, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Insiders are buying.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Raised its dividend (1.9% yield)

Money moves

9 insiders bought $1.1M of shares with their own money in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.5% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (174 bought, 149 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$49.12-0.9% that day

Latest insider buy: An insider bought at $52.23 on Oct 16. The stock is now $49.12, -6.0% since.

Company value: $2.6B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 13.7x; You pay about $14 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.74x; Company value is 0.74 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.9%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 4%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 76%; Debt as a share of company value

From FUL's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Aug '26

$938.2M+5.2% vs a year earlier

Mar '24Tap a barAug '26

Last 12 months: $3.6B, up 1.5% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of FUL. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+1% a yearRecently: +1.5% a yearProfit margin6%Last 12 months: 5.6%P/E at the end14xToday: 13.7x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$3.7B

Profit in 5 years$224M

Price these guesses point to$58.29+19% vs $49.12 todayAbout +3.5% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 6% margin and a 14x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.4% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.7.9%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.01x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.4.4%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$121.2M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-0.3% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.31.1%

Revenue: $3.5B; -2.7% vs prior year
5-year growth: +4.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $2.0B; 1.01x equity
Current ratio: 1.70x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Aug 29, 2026

Reported Sep 24

Revenue: $938.2M; +5.2% YoY
EPS: $1.44; vs $1.22
Gross margin: 33.2%; +1.2 pts
Free cash flow: $28.2M
Share count: -0.5%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

87Strong buying

9 insiders bought $1.1M
Charles T Lauber grew their stake 148.4%
New position opened

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

50/ 100

This week: 3
Normal week: 3.0
vs normal: 1.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Steady-0.5%

Institutions cut 0.5% from their holdings. 174 bought, 149 sold.

Shares held by institutions56.1M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-0.1%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.9x · $2.1B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

54M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Jan 14, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedSep 24
Results filedJun 25
Results filedMar 26
Results filedJan 15
Results filedSep 25, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$1.1M9 insiders

Sold$00 insiders

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Muhammad Shahbaz MalikSenior VP, BAS	Buy	479	$52.23	$25K	14K	Oct 16Filing ↗
+3.5% of their holdings Filed 3 days after
R Jeffrey BaillyDirector	Buy	10K	$50.00	$500K	10K	Oct 7Filing ↗
New position, first shares owned Held via Trust Filed 1 day after
Celine Christine MartinDirector	Buy	465	$49.50	$23K	465	Sep 30Filing ↗
Filed 1 day after
Charles T LauberDirector	Buy	2K	$49.87	$100K	3K	Sep 29Filing ↗
+148.4% of their holdings Filed 1 day after
Srilata ZaheerDirector	Buy	2K	$49.08	$100K	3K	Sep 29Filing ↗
+151.6% of their holdings $49.06 to $49.97 across 2 trades Traded Sep 28 to Sep 29 Filed 1 day after
Michael J HappeDirector	Buy	2K	$49.63	$99K	3K	Sep 29Filing ↗
+148.9% of their holdings Filed 2 days after
Daniel L FlornessDirector	Buy	2K	$49.34	$100K	3K	Sep 28Filing ↗
+150.3% of their holdings Filed 2 days after
Thomas W HandleyDirector	Buy	2K	$49.41	$99K	2K	Sep 28Filing ↗
New position, first shares owned Held via Revocable Trust Filed 2 days after
Trangsrud Teresa J RasmussenDirector	Buy	2K	$48.96	$100K	4K	Sep 28Filing ↗
+101.5% of their holdings $48.96 to $48.98 across 2 trades Held via Revocable Trust Filed 2 days after