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James Hardie Industries acquisitions, on the record

The businesses James Hardie Industries bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

BusinessDealWhenValue
Fermacell
Word for word“In April 2018, we completed the acquisition of Fermacell, a market leader in fiber gypsum and cement-bonded boards, which has plants in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.” 20-F for 2024
acquisitionApril 2018—
The AZEK Company Inc
Word for word“In March 2025, we entered into a definitive merger agreement to purchase The AZEK Company Inc (“AZEK”) for a combination of cash and James Hardie shares.” 20-F for 2025
agreed acquisitionIn March 2025—
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedCash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)Goodwill from acquisitions
2019-03-31—$220 million
2024-03-31$0—
2025-03-31$0—
2026-03-31$3.92 billion$4.58 billion

Deal filings since 2016

Read from James Hardie Industries’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-05-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.