Multi-industry consumer and professional products manufacturer Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) will be reporting results this Wednesday before the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Griffon missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 5.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $613.6 million, down 5.3% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Griffon’s revenue to decline 4.3% year on year to $631.5 million, a reversal from the 2.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.52 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Griffon has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times since going public.
Looking at Griffon’s peers in the home construction materials segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Hayward delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 5.5%, and Builders FirstSource reported a revenue decline of 6.9%, topping estimates by 2.6%. Hayward traded up 12.1% following the results while Builders FirstSource’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of Hayward’s results here and Builders FirstSource’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the home construction materials stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 7% on average over the last month. Griffon is down 12.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $100.29 (compared to the current share price of $65.89).
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