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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI)

Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Lancaster, United States | NYSE
175.09 USD -0.46 (-0.262%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 175.09

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:49 a.m. EDT

Armstrong World Industries presents a compelling long-term case driven by robust operational execution. The company delivered record sales and raised its outlook in the latest quarter, supported by double-digit revenue and earnings growth alongside a healthy 36% return on equity. While the forward P/E of roughly 19x reflects this growth, the lack of a multi-year price decline and a nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 350% confirms the market's confidence in the business quality. The dividend yield is modest but highly sustainable with a payout ratio under 20%. Short-term momentum is positive, trading above key moving averages, though statistical models currently suggest a weak downward lean which contradicts the fundamental strength. Options flow reveals a split sentiment: traders are hedging downside risk while simultaneously betting on a move toward the $210 analyst target. This divergence suggests the stock is poised for a continuation of its recovery, provided the broader industrial sector remains supportive.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.039498
MSTL0.070749
AutoETS0.077077
AutoTheta0.086008

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 0.39
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.452
Excess Kurtosis -0.92
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-04
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 65.589
Revenue per Share 39.52
Market Cap 7,399,797,760
Trailing P/E 24.05
Forward P/E 18.27
Beta 1.17
Profit Margins 18.60%
Website https://www.armstrong.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at lower strikes (130-135) for near-term expiration, likely hedging against volatility. Conversely, call activity targets the $195 strike for December, aligning with analyst consensus and suggesting a belief in upside potential toward the $210 mean target. Elevated implied volatility on near-term calls indicates anticipation of earnings-driven swings.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.77% 0.87% 1.00%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-05 0.339 0.182180
2026-05-11 0.339 0.212633
2026-03-05 0.339 0.197414
2025-11-06 0.339 0.181206
2025-08-07 0.308 0.163943
2025-05-08 0.308 0.203233
2025-03-06 0.308 0.206948
2024-11-07 0.308 0.201941
2024-08-08 0.280 0.233508
2024-05-08 0.280 0.240798
2024-02-28 0.280 0.229979
2023-11-01 0.280 0.362694
2023-08-02 0.254 0.327996
2023-05-03 0.254 0.380467
2023-03-01 0.254 0.326940
2022-11-02 0.254 0.345249
2022-08-03 0.231 0.260575
2022-05-04 0.231 0.264030
2022-03-02 0.231 0.256838
2021-11-03 0.231 0.211946
2021-08-04 0.210 0.195877
2021-05-05 0.210 0.200957
2021-03-03 0.210 0.247117
2020-11-04 0.210 0.341186
2020-08-05 0.200 0.278746
2020-05-06 0.200 0.273075
2020-03-04 0.200 0.179969
2019-11-06 0.200 0.218198
2019-08-07 0.175 0.183515
2019-05-08 0.175 0.201057
2019-03-04 0.175 0.233489
2018-12-03 0.175 0.257656
2012-03-30 8.550 17.531269
2010-12-13 13.740 33.627019
2008-03-07 4.500 15.321756
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.36
dividendYield 0.77
exDividendDate 2026-08-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.356
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0077242944
lastDividendValue 0.339
lastDividendDate 2026-08-05
dividendDate 2026-08-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.098680496
Address1 2,500 Columbia Avenue
All Time High 206.08
All Time Low 9.42
Ask 279.07
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 297,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 466,374
Average Volume 466,374
Average Volume10Days 297,770
Beta 1.17
Bid 124.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 20.892
City Lancaster
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 175.09
Current Ratio 1.519
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 177.34
Day Low 173.495
Debt To Equity 65.589
Display Name Armstrong World Industries
Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Dividend Rate 1.36
Dividend Yield 0.77
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,247,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,247,200
Earnings Growth 0.124
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.101
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,241,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,104,200
Ebitda 449,300,000
Ebitda Margins 0.26501
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.586
Enterprise To Revenue 4.66
Enterprise Value 7,901,198,336
Eps Current Year 8.43595
Eps Forward 9.58242
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 167.7482
Fifty Day Average Change 7.341797
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04376677
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.86805
Fifty Two Week High 206.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -30.990005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15037853
Fifty Two Week Low 150.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.809998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16509181
Fifty Two Week Range 150.28 - 206.08
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,161,178,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.96
Float Shares 41,547,316
Forward Eps 9.58242
Forward P E 18.272001
Free Cashflow 220,824,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,000
Fullday Change -0.460007
Fullday Change Percent -0.262037
Fullday Price 175.09
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.40308997
Gross Profits 683,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01548
Held Percent Institutions 1.04996
Implied Shares Outstanding 42,262,826
Industry Building Products & Equipment
Industry Disp Building Products & Equipment
Industry Key building-products-equipment
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=98651&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Last Dividend Value 0.339
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Armstrong World Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. It operates through Mineral Fiber and Architectural Specialties segments. The company offers mineral fiber, fiberglass, metal, wood, felt, architectural resin and glass, wood fiber, and glass-reinforced-gypsum; and ceiling component products, such as ceiling perimeters and trims, as well as grid products that support drywall ceiling systems. It also designs, produces, and sources specialty ceilings, walls, and other interior and exterior architectural applications primarily for use in commercial settings; and manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products. It serves commercial and residential construction markets, as well as renovation of existing buildings sectors. The company sells its products to resale distributors, ceiling system contractors, wholesalers, and retailers comprising large home centers. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,399,797,760
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_3023697
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 315,300,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,419,239,104
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 175.87
Operating Cashflow 358,800,000
Operating Margins 0.21568
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1815
Peg Ratio 2.02
Phone 717 397 0611
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 175.09
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 175.55
Price Eps Current Year 20.755219
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 8.380719
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.3646326
Profit Margins 0.18597001
Quick Ratio 0.971
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.7
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.460007
Regular Market Change Percent -0.262037
Regular Market Day High 177.34
Regular Market Day Low 173.495
Regular Market Day Range 173.495 - 177.34
Regular Market Open 175.87
Regular Market Previous Close 175.55
Regular Market Price 175.09
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 226,007
Return On Assets 0.10623
Return On Equity 0.36618
Revenue Growth 0.112
Revenue Per Share 39.52
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 42,262,826
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.035099998
Shares Short 1,482,379
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,880,478
Short Name Armstrong World Industries Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.040999997
Short Ratio 2.67
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol AWI
Target High Price 230.0
Target Low Price 190.0
Target Mean Price 210.18182
Target Median Price 212.0
Total Cash 78,600,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.86
Total Debt 580,000,000
Total Revenue 1,695,399,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.356
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0077242944
Trailing Eps 7.28
Trailing P E 24.050823
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 174.82056
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.2694397
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0015412358
Type Disp Equity
Volume 226,007
Website https://www.armstrong.com
Zip 17,603