H.B. Fuller Company

EDGAR

147 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1995-02-27 to 2026-10-22. Reported financial figures are available; chart coverage varies by period.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

739 million USD

2019 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

7.13%

2019 Q4 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 225994000 USD Source
  • Operating Income: 173298000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 739106000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

109 million USD

2019 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 269177000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 160248000 USD Source

Free cash flow

94 million USD

2019 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 269177000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 160248000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 61982000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 47023000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
97.2 million USD Source
Exact value

97230000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
2.02 billion USD Source
Exact value

2016937000 USD

Shares outstanding
53.8 million shares Source
Exact value

53818019 shares

Reported share-count change

-0.42% · -225 thousand shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 54043300 shares · 2025-08-30· Source
  • 53818019 shares · 2026-08-29· Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-22.

Financial data available through: 2025-11-29.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2019-11-30
  • Operating income: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-11-30
  • Net income: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Operating cash flow: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Capital expenditure: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Total assets: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Total liabilities: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Current assets: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Current liabilities: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29
  • Shares outstanding: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-11-29

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Operating cash flow

    -12.9%

    Prior period

    USD 302.44 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 263.49 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    263493000 − 302437000 = -38944000 USD

    302437000 USD · 2023-12-03 – 2024-11-30

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    263493000 USD · 2024-12-01 – 2025-11-29

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  • Capital expenditure

    +2.2%

    Prior period

    USD 139.24 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 142.28 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    142275000 − 139238000 = 3037000 USD

    139238000 USD · 2023-12-03 – 2024-11-30

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    142275000 USD · 2024-12-01 – 2025-11-29

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Revenue, Net income.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2019 2018-12-02 – 2019-11-30

  • Revenue USD 2.9 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 2.67 billion 92% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 225.99 million 7.8% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 95.18 million 3.3% of revenue
  • Net income USD 130.82 million 4.5% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 269.18 million 9.3% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 61.98 million 2.1% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 207.2 million 7.2% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2017 95%
  • 2018 92%
  • 2019 92%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2017 2016-12-04 – 2017-12-022306043000 2186516000 Derived 119527000 60109000 Derived 59418000 111391000 Derived
Source
2018 2017-12-03 – 2018-12-013041002000 2803111000 Derived 237891000 66683000 Derived 171208000 185049000 Derived
Source
2019 2018-12-02 – 2019-11-302897000000 2671006000 Derived 225994000 95177000 Derived 130817000 207195000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 2.9B 2019
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.3.3B2.5B1.6B821.1M0.0201720182019
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2017Revenue2306043000
2018Revenue3041002000
2019Revenue2897000000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-4.7% 2019
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.35%24%14%3%-8%201720182019
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2017Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2018Year over year31.9%
2019Year over year-4.7%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 7.8% 2019
Net margin 4.5% 2019
Free cash flow margin 7.2% 2019
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.8.4%6.3%4.2%2.1%0.0%201720182019
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2017Operating margin5.2%
2018Operating margin7.8%
2019Operating margin7.8%
2017Net margin2.6%
2018Net margin5.6%
2019Net margin4.5%
2017Free cash flow margin4.8%
2018Free cash flow margin6.1%
2019Free cash flow margin7.2%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 269.2M 2019
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.290.7M218.0M145.4M72.7M0.0201720182019
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2017Operating cash flow166325000
2018Operating cash flow253312000
2019Operating cash flow269177000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 207.2M 2019
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.223.8M167.8M111.9M55.9M0.0201720182019
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2017Free cash flow111391000
2018Free cash flow185049000
2019Free cash flow207195000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

69.3% 2019
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.78%59%39%20%0%2017-12-0220182019
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2017-12-02Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
2018Liabilities / assets72.4%
2019Liabilities / assets69.3%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.91× 2019
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.2.16×1.62×1.08×0.54×0.00×2017-12-0220182019
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2017-12-02Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2018Current assets / current liabilities2×
2019Current assets / current liabilities1.91×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2017 2016-12-04 – 2017-12-02
USD 59.42 million
Exact value

Exact value: 59418000 USD

2016-12-04 – 2017-12-02: 59418000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 166.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: 166325000 USD

2016-12-04 – 2017-12-02: 166325000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 54.93 million
Exact value

Exact value: 54934000 USD

2016-12-04 – 2017-12-02: 54934000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 111.39 million
Calculation and evidence

166325000 − 54934000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 111391000 USD

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2018 2017-12-03 – 2018-12-01
USD 171.21 million
Exact value

Exact value: 171208000 USD

2017-12-03 – 2018-12-01: 171208000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 253.31 million
Exact value

Exact value: 253312000 USD

2017-12-03 – 2018-12-01: 253312000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 68.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 68263000 USD

2017-12-03 – 2018-12-01: 68263000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 185.05 million
Calculation and evidence

253312000 − 68263000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 185049000 USD

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2019 2018-12-02 – 2019-11-30
USD 130.82 million
Exact value

Exact value: 130817000 USD

2018-12-02 – 2019-11-30: 130817000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 269.18 million
Exact value

Exact value: 269177000 USD

2018-12-02 – 2019-11-30: 269177000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 61.98 million
Exact value

Exact value: 61982000 USD

2018-12-02 – 2019-11-30: 61982000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 207.2 million
Calculation and evidence

269177000 − 61982000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 207195000 USD

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2020 2019-12-01 – 2020-11-28
USD 123.72 million
Exact value

Exact value: 123719000 USD

2019-12-01 – 2020-11-28: 123719000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 331.56 million
Exact value

Exact value: 331559000 USD

2019-12-01 – 2020-11-28: 331559000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 87.29 million
Exact value

Exact value: 87288000 USD

2019-12-01 – 2020-11-28: 87288000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 244.27 million
Calculation and evidence

331559000 − 87288000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 244271000 USD

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2021 2020-11-29 – 2021-11-27
USD 161.39 million
Exact value

Exact value: 161393000 USD

2020-11-29 – 2021-11-27: 161393000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 213.32 million
Exact value

Exact value: 213317000 USD

2020-11-29 – 2021-11-27: 213317000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 96.09 million
Exact value

Exact value: 96089000 USD

2020-11-29 – 2021-11-27: 96089000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 117.23 million
Calculation and evidence

213317000 − 96089000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 117228000 USD

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2022 2021-11-28 – 2022-12-03
USD 180.31 million
Exact value

Exact value: 180313000 USD

2021-11-28 – 2022-12-03: 180313000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 256.51 million
Exact value

Exact value: 256514000 USD

2021-11-28 – 2022-12-03: 256514000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 129.96 million
Exact value

Exact value: 129964000 USD

2021-11-28 – 2022-12-03: 129964000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 126.55 million
Calculation and evidence

256514000 − 129964000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 126550000 USD

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2023 2022-12-04 – 2023-12-02
USD 144.91 million
Exact value

Exact value: 144906000 USD

2022-12-04 – 2023-12-02: 144906000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 378.4 million
Exact value

Exact value: 378398000 USD

2022-12-04 – 2023-12-02: 378398000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 119.14 million
Exact value

Exact value: 119137000 USD

2022-12-04 – 2023-12-02: 119137000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 259.26 million
Calculation and evidence

378398000 − 119137000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 259261000 USD

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2024 2023-12-03 – 2024-11-29
USD 130.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 130256000 USD

2023-12-03 – 2024-11-29: 130256000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow + Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2023-12-03 – 2024-11-30
USD 130.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 130256000 USD

2023-12-03 – 2024-11-30: 130256000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 302.44 million
Exact value

Exact value: 302437000 USD

2023-12-03 – 2024-11-30: 302437000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 139.24 million
Exact value

Exact value: 139238000 USD

2023-12-03 – 2024-11-30: 139238000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 163.2 million
Calculation and evidence

302437000 − 139238000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 163199000 USD

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2025 2024-12-01 – 2025-11-29
USD 151.97 million
Exact value

Exact value: 151967000 USD

2024-12-01 – 2025-11-29: 151967000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 263.49 million
Exact value

Exact value: 263493000 USD

2024-12-01 – 2025-11-29: 263493000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 142.28 million
Exact value

Exact value: 142275000 USD

2024-12-01 – 2025-11-29: 142275000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 121.22 million
Calculation and evidence

263493000 − 142275000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 121218000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

147 filings · 7,168 latest values · 7,168 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000039368, 39368, FUL, edgar:39368, ful

Also known as FULLER H B CO, H.B. Fuller Company