AWI Stock Analysis: Armstrong World Industries | NYSE
Building Products & Equipment | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 6.812m USD | 12M Return: -6.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 67.1M
EPS Trend: 99.3%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 98.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Armstrong World Industries (AWI) designs, manufactures, and sells ceiling and wall solutions, operating primarily in the Americas through two segments: Mineral Fiber and Architectural Specialties. Its product range includes mineral fiber, fiberglass, metal, wood, felt, architectural resin and glass, wood fiber, and glass-reinforced-gypsum panels, along with ceiling trims, perimeter products, and suspension grid systems used in both commercial and residential construction, as well as building renovation.
The company distributes through resale distributors, ceiling system contractors, wholesalers, and retailers including large home centers. AWI was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and trades as a mid-cap stock in the Building Products sub-industry within the Industrials sector. Building products manufacturers in this category typically see demand driven by non-residential construction cycles, residential housing activity, and repair-and-remodel spending, making the business sensitive to broader construction trends and interest rates.
- Non-residential construction recovery drives ceiling volume growth
- Architectural Specialties acquisitions expand higher-margin product mix
- Raw material inflation pressures mineral fiber margins
| Net Income: 306.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.99 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 8.51% < 20% (prev 9.31%; Δ -0.80% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 346.6m > Net Income 306.4m |
| Net Debt (578.9m) to EBITDA (609.6m): 0.95 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.54 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (43.2m) vs 12m ago -1.37% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 40.30% > 18% (prev 40.42%; Δ -0.13% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 85.83% > 50% (prev 81.00%; Δ 4.82% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 13.36 > 6 (EBIT TTM 430.2m / Interest Expense TTM 32.2m) |
| A: 0.07 (Total Current Assets 402.4m - Total Current Liabilities 262.1m) / Total Assets 1.99b |
| B: 0.94 (Retained Earnings 1.87b / Total Assets 1.99b) |
| C: 0.22 (EBIT TTM 430.2m / Avg Total Assets 1.92b) |
| D: 0.82 (Book Value of Equity 892.9m / Total Liabilities 1.09b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.89 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 165.6m/151.9m, Revenue 1.65b/1.50b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 40.42% / 40.30%) |
| AQI: 1.00 (AQ_t 0.44 / AQ_t-1 0.44) |
| SGI: 1.10 (Revenue 1.65b / 1.50b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 306.4m - CFO 346.6m) / TA 1.99b) |
| Beneish M = -2.96 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 15, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 155.53 with a total of 222,842 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.11%, over one month by -0.72%, over three months by -13.02% and over the past year by -6.70%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 148.40 (which is 4.6% or 1.8 ATR below the current price).
Armstrong World Industries has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.71. Therefore, it is recommended to hold AWI.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 204.1 | 31.2% |
P/E Trailing = 22.6062
P/E Forward = 19.0114
P/S = 4.1332
P/B = 7.5789
P/EG = 2.0241
Revenue TTM = 1.65b USD
EBIT TTM = 430.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 609.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 469.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 28.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 658.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 89.7m
Net Debt = 578.9m USD (calculated: Debt 658.7m - CCE 79.8m)
Enterprise Value = 7.39b USD (6.81b + Debt 658.7m - CCE 79.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 13.36 (Ebit TTM 430.2m / Interest Expense TTM 32.2m)
EV/FCF = 29.87x (Enterprise Value 7.39b / FCF TTM 247.4m)
FCF Yield = 3.35% (FCF TTM 247.4m / Enterprise Value 7.39b)
FCF Margin = 15.01% (FCF TTM 247.4m / Revenue TTM 1.65b)
Net Margin = 18.59% (Net Income TTM 306.4m / Revenue TTM 1.65b)
Gross Margin = 40.30% ((Revenue TTM 1.65b - Cost of Revenue TTM 983.9m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 37.89% (prev 39.79%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.72 (Enterprise Value 7.39b / Total Assets 1.99b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.89% (Interest Expense 32.2m / Debt 658.7m)
Taxrate = 23.02% (91.6m / 398.0m)
NOPAT = 331.2m (EBIT 430.2m * (1 - 23.02%))
Current Ratio = 1.54 (Total Current Assets 402.4m / Total Current Liabilities 262.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.74 (Debt 658.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 892.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.95 (Net Debt 578.9m / EBITDA 609.6m)
Debt / FCF = 2.34 (Net Debt 578.9m / FCF TTM 247.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 880.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 15.96% (Net Income 306.4m / Total Assets 1.99b)
RoE = 34.81% (Net Income TTM 306.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 880.1m)
RoCE = 31.89% (EBIT 430.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 880.1m + L.T.Debt 469.0m))
RoIC = 19.80% (NOPAT 331.2m / Invested Capital 1.67b)
WACC = 8.52% (E(6.81b)/V(7.47b) * Re(8.98%) + D(658.7m)/V(7.47b) * Rd(4.89%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 8.98% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -94.82 | Cagr: -1.01%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.42% ; FCFF base≈226.1m ; Y1≈259.2m ; Y5≈381.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 117.0 (EV 5.57b - Net Debt 578.9m = Equity 5.00b / Shares 42.7m; r=8.52% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 99.33 | EPS CAGR: 17.51% | SUE: -1.08 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 98.76 | Revenue CAGR: 11.36% | SUE: 0.04 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.26 | Chg30d=-0.13% | Revisions=-73% | Analysts=10
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.38 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+58% | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=8.31 | Chg30d=-0.01% | Revisions=+8% | GrowthEPS=+12.1% | GrowthRev=+9.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=9.38 | Chg30d=-0.01% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+12.9% | GrowthRev=+6.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +8% (up=19, down=16)