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How H.B. Fuller Company stacks up
FUL · against 347 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #124 of 348 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score44 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including FUL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, EBITDA yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 65% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 3.7% vs peer median 2.6%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 71% of peers. EBITDA yield: 11.1% vs peer median 8.5%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 73% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.3% vs peer median 3.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = FUL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | FUL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 341 reported | 7.1% | 4.7% | 71% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 351 reported | 12.7% | 9.7% | 70% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 93 reported | 5.2% | 4.0% | 62% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 332 reported | 80.3% | 55.4% | 72% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around FUL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 2 | 2.73T KRW (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 2 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 4 | 69.8B ZAR (≈$3.8B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 4 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 121 | 17.2B CNY (≈$2.4B) | 66 | 73 | |
| 121 | 513.3B JPY (≈$3.5B) | 66 | 60 | |
| 124 | 37.2B CNY (≈$5.2B) | 65 | 50 | |
| 124 | 12.7B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 65 | 39 | |
| 124 | 2.7B USD | 65 | 51 | |
| 124 | 125.4B INR (≈$1.5B) | 65 | 63 | |
| 128 | 13.5B CNY (≈$1.9B) | 64 | 44 | |
| 128 | 205.5B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 64 | 54 | |
| 128 | 4.0B AUD (≈$2.7B) | 64 | 84 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score