Strategic Joint Venture with ONCAP and Expected Cash Inflow
Griffon expects to close a joint venture including AMES U.S. and Canada by end of June 2026, receiving $100 million in cash proceeds plus $161 million in second-lien paid-in-kind (PIK) notes and retaining a 43% equity stake and board representation.
Strong Product Innovation and Industry Recognition (Clopay)
Clopay won 'best of IBS' awards two years in a row for VertiStack Avante and Avante with C-Power Click-to-Conceal panels, highlighting continued product innovation and differentiation in residential and commercial garage door solutions.
Capital Return to Shareholders and Dividend Growth
Q2 repurchases of $33 million (422,000 shares at $78.03 avg). Since April 2023, Griffon repurchased $611 million (11.5M shares) reducing shares outstanding by ~20% versus end of Q2 FY'23. Board authorized quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share (59th consecutive quarter) with a >19% annualized compounded growth since 2012.
Maintained Full-Year Guidance and Financial Discipline
Company maintained FY2026 guidance: revenue of $1.8 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $458 million; expects free cash flow from continuing operations to exceed income from continuing operations. Capital expenditures guidance of $50 million and normalized tax rate of 28% reaffirmed.
Solid Liquidity and Slight Deleveraging
Net debt of $1.3 billion and net debt-to-EBITDA leverage improved to 2.4x from 2.6x year-over-year, roughly in line with year-end Sept 2025 levels despite returning $72 million to shareholders in H1.
Pricing and Mix Partially Offset Volume Weakness
Q2 price and mix improved by ~5%, helping offset weaker demand; management implemented mid-single-digit price increases at end of March and indicated further benefit from price/mix going forward.