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Neutral 42 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:42Neutral
Price Target:
$2.50
▲(24.38% Upside)
Action:UpgradedDate:02/20/26
The score is primarily held down by weak financial performance (losses, negative free cash flow, and sharply worsened leverage/equity). Technicals add further pressure with a persistent downtrend and negative MACD. Guidance and operational improvements provide some support, but expectations still include declining revenue and cash outflows, keeping overall risk elevated.
Positive Factors
Business model & market position
JELD-WEN operates two complementary segments (North America and Europe) supplying builders, contractors and retailers. Its diversified product mix (fiberglass, wood, vinyl) and B2B distribution create durable revenue channels tied to new construction, remodeling and efficiency trends.
Operational improvements & productivity
The roll-out of A3 and plant-level gains (Kissimmee improved on-time/right-first-time dramatically) cut past-due orders, improved material flow and reduced waste. Structural productivity and rightsizing benefits (guidance cites ~$75M) strengthen long-term margin recovery potential if sustained.
Liquidity and near-term covenant runway
Available cash, revolver capacity and the absence of maturities until late 2027 provide near-term breathing room to execute transformation, fund seasonal working capital and avoid immediate refinancing. Sale‑leaseback proceeds also bolstered liquidity and optionality.
Negative Factors
Balance sheet leverage & equity erosion
Equity collapse and very high leverage materially reduce financial flexibility. With equity impaired and debt elevated, the company faces higher sensitivity to earnings volatility, constrained capacity for investment, and greater risk of covenant stress absent sustained cash recovery.
Weak and volatile cash generation
Negative and volatile operating and free cash flow undermine the firm's ability to delever, fund capex or absorb shocks. Management expects FCF use in 2026 and planned revolver draws, so absent durable EBITDA uplift the company remains exposed to refinancing and liquidity risk.
Revenue decline and margin deterioration
Multi-year revenue declines, share loss and price/cost headwinds have compressed margins and produced large non‑cash impairments. Guidance assumes further core revenue declines in 2026, implying continued pressure on operating leverage and persistent challenges restoring historical profitability.

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JELD-WEN Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionJELD-WEN Holding, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells doors and windows primarily in North America, Europe, and Australasia. The company offers a line of residential interior and exterior door products, including patio doors, and folding or sliding wall systems; non-residential doors; and wood, vinyl, aluminum, and wood composite windows. It also provides other ancillary products and services, such as shower enclosures and wardrobes, moldings, trim boards, lumber, cutstocks, glasses, staircases, hardware and locks, cabinets, and screens, as well as molded door skins, and miscellaneous installation and other services. The company markets its products under the JELD-WEN, Swedoor, DANA, Corinthian, Stegbar, LaCantina, VPI, and Breezway brands. It serves wholesale distributors and retailers, as well as individual contractors and consumers. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
How the Company Makes MoneyJELD-WEN generates revenue primarily through the sale of its door and window products to builders, contractors, and distributors in the construction industry. The company operates a business-to-business (B2B) revenue model, where it supplies products for new construction, remodeling, and renovation projects. Key revenue streams include residential and commercial door sales, window sales, and related products and services. Additionally, JELD-WEN benefits from strategic partnerships with home improvement retailers and construction firms, which help to expand its market reach. Factors contributing to its earnings include market demand driven by housing starts, renovation trends, and increasing focus on energy-efficient building products.

JELD-WEN Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Revenue by Geography
Revenue by Geography
Reveals how much sales come from each region, showing where JELD‑WEN is strongest and where demand or pricing power is growing or shrinking. Highlights exposure to local housing cycles and concentration risk, which affects revenue stability and opportunities for geographic expansion.
Chart InsightsNorth America — long the revenue engine — has tumbled in 2025 and is the proximate cause of JELD‑WEN’s sharply lowered guidance; Europe has been a slow, persistent downtrend and is now under active strategic review, signaling potential disposals or restructuring. Australasian revenue drops to zero in reporting, increasing geographic concentration in already‑weak markets and amplifying downside. Management’s headcount cuts and cost savings provide some cushion, but higher leverage and housing‑market weakness make a meaningful near‑term recovery unlikely.
Data provided by:The Fly

JELD-WEN Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 17, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call balanced clear operational progress and disciplined financial actions against ongoing market softness and profitability pressures. Positives include delivering at the high end of guidance, meaningful service and productivity improvements (notably at Kissimmee), structural cost reductions, improved cash management and added liquidity from a sale-leaseback. Negatives include continued volume-driven revenue declines (Q4 revenue down 10%), a sharp drop in adjusted EBITDA and margins, rising leverage (8.6x net debt leverage), ongoing input cost pressure, and an expected free cash flow use in 2026. Management’s tone is cautious and focused on controllable actions rather than expecting a near-term market recovery.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Delivered at the High End of Guidance
Fourth quarter results came in at the high end of the sales and adjusted EBITDA ranges. Full year 2025 sales were $3.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA was $120 million, in line with upper-end guidance provided after Q3.
Operational and Service Improvements
Implemented a new A3 operating system across manufacturing. Example: Kissimmee plant improved on-time-in-full/right-first-time from ~55% in 2024 to consistently above 95% by year-end 2025; past-due orders reduced from >$5 million to ~ $200,000; inventory accuracy and material flow improved.
Cost Actions and Productivity Benefits
Structural labor and cost actions executed, including ~14% reduction in full-time positions (~2,300 people). Productivity contributed ~$12 million benefit in Q4 and SG&A was ~$12 million lower year-over-year. Guidance includes ~$75 million benefits from rightsizing and ~$35 million carryover from transformation.
Strong Liquidity Actions and Cash Management
Free cash flow in the quarter was approximately $20 million ahead of expectations (despite higher capex due to carryover projects). Completed a sale-leaseback of Coral Springs facility generating ~ $38 million net proceeds. Year-end liquidity: ~$136 million cash and ~ $350 million revolver availability; no debt maturities until December 2027.
Conservative, Disciplined Guidance
Provided cautious 2026 guidance reflecting disciplined pricing and cost management: net revenue $2.95 billion–$3.1 billion, core revenue decline 5%–10%, adjusted EBITDA $100 million–$150 million, operating cash flow ~$40 million and capex ~$100 million (free cash flow use ~ $60 million).
Negative Updates
Quarterly Revenue Decline and Volume Pressure
Q4 net revenue was $802 million, down 10% year-over-year from $896 million. Core revenue declined 8%, with volume being the primary driver. North America Q4 revenue declined from $640 million to $522 million.
Significant Decline in Adjusted EBITDA and Margins
Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $15 million (1.8% of sales) versus $40 million (4.5%) in the prior-year quarter. North America adjusted EBITDA fell to $14 million (2.6% margin) from $42 million (6.6%). Europe adjusted EBITDA declined to $12 million (4.1% margin) from $17 million (6.5%).
Price/Cost Headwinds and Input Inflation
Q4 saw ~ $21 million of adjusted EBITDA pressure from price/cost dynamics and an additional ~ $21 million headwind from lower volumes. Company expects continued cost inflation (tariffs, glass, metals) to modestly outpace pricing, and cites a $10 million price/cost headwind in 2026 planning.
Higher Leverage and Expected Cash Use
Net debt leverage increased to 8.6x at year-end, driven by earnings weakness rather than new borrowing. Company expects a free cash flow use of ~ $60 million in 2026 and plans to use the revolver in Q1 for seasonal working capital needs.
Share Loss and Prolonged Market Weakness
Guidance assumes a ~$60 million headwind from share loss in 2026 due to deliberate pricing discipline and lingering effects of prior service challenges. Management does not assume a near-term market recovery; North American market expected down low- to mid-single digits and Canada expected to decline high single digits.
Divestiture and One-Time Disruptions
Court-ordered divestiture of Towanda reduced reported Q4 revenue by ~$41 million and adjusted EBITDA by ~$7 million. Management also noted earlier-year service disruptions and operational transitions that contributed to underperformance versus initial expectations.
Company Guidance
The company guided 2026 net revenue of $2.95 billion to $3.10 billion with core revenue down 5%–10% and adjusted EBITDA of $100 million to $150 million (midpoint $125 million), noting FY‑2025 sales were $3.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA was $120 million; Q4 revenue was $802 million (down 10% YoY) with Q4 adjusted EBITDA $15 million (1.8% of sales) including roughly $7 million of timing items. They expect operating cash flow of ~ $40 million, capital expenditures of ~ $100 million and a free cash flow use of ~ $60 million (weighted to Q1), plan to use the revolver seasonally in Q1 and pay most down by year‑end, and finished the year with ~$136 million cash and ~$350 million revolver availability (net proceeds of ~ $38 million from a Coral Springs sale‑leaseback). The 2026 EBITDA bridge assumes roughly a $25 million market volume/mix headwind, a $60 million share‑loss headwind, a $10 million price/cost headwind, offset by ~$75 million from rightsizing and ~$35 million of carryover transformation benefits (with ~ $10 million of compensation/timing headwinds), and reported net debt leverage of 8.6x with no debt maturities until December 2027 and a minimum liquidity covenant of ~ $40 million.

JELD-WEN Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Financial profile is highly stressed: profitability deteriorated into deep losses with shrinking revenue and falling gross margin, operating/free cash flow turned negative, and equity erosion pushed leverage to an elevated level (debt high while equity collapsed), limiting flexibility despite prior years of profitability.
Income Statement
22
Negative
Profitability has deteriorated sharply. Revenue has been shrinking for multiple years (down ~2.8% in 2025 vs. 2024 and down again in 2024 vs. 2023), while margins swung from modestly profitable in 2021–2023 to deeply negative in 2024–2025. In 2025, gross margin fell to ~16% (vs. ~18% in 2024 and ~19% in 2023) and the company reported a large net loss (~-19% net margin), signaling significant cost/price pressure and/or sizable charges. The main positive is that the business previously showed it can produce positive earnings (2020–2023), but the current earnings trajectory is decisively unfavorable.
Balance Sheet
15
Very Negative
Leverage and equity erosion are the key concerns. Total debt stayed elevated (~$1.33B in 2025, roughly flat vs. 2024), but stockholders’ equity collapsed to ~$94M in 2025 from ~$620M in 2024, pushing debt-to-equity to ~14.1x (vs. ~2.1x in 2024). Total assets also declined materially from 2024 to 2025, consistent with a weakened balance sheet. Returns to shareholders turned strongly negative in 2025, reflecting the loss and reduced equity base. While leverage was more manageable in 2020–2024, the 2025 balance sheet profile is highly stressed and leaves limited financial flexibility.
Cash Flow
18
Very Negative
Cash generation weakened meaningfully. Operating cash flow fell from +$106M in 2024 and +$345M in 2023 to roughly breakeven/negative in 2025 (-$5M), and free cash flow was negative in both 2024 and 2025 (about -$56M and -$125M, respectively), with further deterioration in 2025. The company did generate strong free cash flow in 2020–2021 and 2023, but cash flow has been volatile and is currently not supporting debt reduction or reinvestment needs. The 2025 combination of net losses and negative free cash flow heightens liquidity and refinancing risk over time.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue3.21B3.78B4.30B4.54B4.18B
Gross Profit514.20M688.97M832.62M785.92M822.92M
EBITDA-292.60M22.20M301.02M244.52M364.99M
Net Income-619.10M-189.02M62.45M45.73M168.82M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets2.10B2.62B2.98B3.50B3.74B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments136.10M150.34M288.31M164.47M395.60M
Total Debt1.49B1.32B1.38B1.88B1.92B
Total Liabilities2.01B2.00B2.13B2.78B2.90B
Stockholders Equity94.30M620.06M850.64M723.55M842.22M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-124.70M-55.69M246.86M-52.88M92.06M
Operating Cash Flow-4.90M106.21M345.19M30.34M175.67M
Investing Cash Flow16.30M-153.34M279.17M-67.03M-92.36M
Financing Cash Flow-33.00M-80.63M-563.16M-120.01M-401.21M

JELD-WEN Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price2.01
Price Trends
50DMA
2.57
Negative
100DMA
2.94
Negative
200DMA
3.88
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-0.21
Positive
RSI
37.13
Neutral
STOCH
11.41
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JELD, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 2.01 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 2.38, below the 50-day MA of 2.57, and below the 200-day MA of 3.88, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.21 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 37.13 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 11.41 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for JELD.

JELD-WEN Risk Analysis

JELD-WEN disclosed 38 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. JELD-WEN reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

JELD-WEN Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
64
Neutral
$946.79M20.308.64%-10.84%-53.49%
63
Neutral
$10.79B15.437.44%2.01%2.89%-14.66%
54
Neutral
$1.33B-29.8713.29%-9.21%-97.43%
53
Neutral
$933.93M-3.70-28.88%2.12%43.81%-584.11%
49
Neutral
$510.40M-36,044.442.20%-0.19%-50.51%
42
Neutral
$171.35M-0.27-155.46%-15.28%-350.51%
* Industrials Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
JELD
JELD-WEN
2.01
-3.45
-63.19%
BXC
Bluelinx Holdings
63.48
-11.29
-15.10%
ROCK
Gibraltar Industries
43.83
-21.17
-32.57%
NX
Quanex
19.52
1.18
6.44%
JBI
Janus International Group
6.63
-1.29
-16.29%

JELD-WEN Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
JELD-WEN Posts Lower Q4 Revenue and Wider 2025 Loss
Negative
Feb 17, 2026

JELD-WEN reported that for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025, net revenue fell 10.5% to $802 million as weaker demand drove an 8% decline in core volume and the impact of a court-ordered Towanda divestiture, while a favorable currency shift partly offset the drop. The company narrowed its quarterly net loss from continuing operations to $40.1 million from $68.4 million a year earlier, but adjusted EBITDA fell to $14.8 million and margins compressed on negative price/cost dynamics despite cost cuts and productivity gains.

For full-year 2025, net revenue declined 14.9% to $3.21 billion and the net loss from continuing operations deepened to $620.1 million, heavily affected by $334.6 million in non-cash goodwill impairments and a $129.2 million tax-attribute valuation charge. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations dropped to $120.1 million and margins slid 360 basis points to 3.7%, reflecting persistent volume pressure and pricing headwinds as management realigned its workforce and pursued targeted cost actions to navigate a challenging housing and construction market and set a base for 2026 guidance.

The most recent analyst rating on (JELD) stock is a Sell with a $2.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on JELD-WEN stock, see the JELD Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
JELD-WEN Appoints Jeffrey Embt as Chief Accounting Officer
Positive
Jan 5, 2026

On January 5, 2026, JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. announced that it had appointed Jeffrey Embt as chief accounting officer, effective immediately, adding a seasoned finance executive with more than two decades of experience in accounting, financial management, external reporting and strategic planning. Embt, formerly CFO of Proterra LLC with prior leadership roles at BWX Technologies and Deloitte & Touche, is expected to strengthen JELD-WEN’s financial reporting, compliance and operational efficiency as the company works to improve its financial position and enhance value for stakeholders, underscoring a continued focus on bolstering its leadership team and financial discipline.

The most recent analyst rating on (JELD) stock is a Hold with a $2.60 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on JELD-WEN stock, see the JELD Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Feb 20, 2026