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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI)

Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Lancaster, United States | NYSE
166.59 USD +3.16 (1.934%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:15 a.m. EDT

Armstrong World Industries presents a rare opportunity where the underlying business quality far exceeds the current price action. The company is delivering exceptional fundamentals, boasting a 36.6% return on equity and double-digit revenue and earnings growth, which validates the 5-star long-term rating. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this strength, showing a massive cumulative gain with no recent consecutive declines. While the stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, creating a short-term technical headwind, the recent news of record sales and raised analyst targets suggests a catalyst is underway. The options market is already pricing in a recovery, with heavy call buying at higher strikes. For investors, this is a clear long-term buy, though the short-term entry may require patience for the technicals to align with the strong momentum.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.092898
MSTL0.095184
AutoTheta0.096830
AutoARIMA0.098411

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 0.11
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.175
Excess Kurtosis -1.29
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 7,040,563,712
Trailing P/E 22.95
Forward P/E 17.39
Beta 1.16
Profit Margins 18.60%
Website https://www.armstrong.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:15 a.m. EDT: Call open interest is heavily concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price, particularly at 175, 185, and 195, indicating strong speculative positioning for upside moves. Put open interest is clustered at near-term support levels around 145 and 155, suggesting hedging against volatility rather than a bearish conviction. Implied volatility is elevated on calls relative to puts, reflecting a bullish sentiment skew among speculators.


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
dividendYield 0.81
exDividendDate 2026-08-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.356
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00829713
lastDividendValue 0.339
lastDividendDate 2026-08-05
dividendDate 2026-08-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1637888
Address1 2,500 Columbia Avenue
All Time High 206.08
All Time Low 9.42
Ask 259.96
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 328,730
Average Daily Volume3 Month 413,756
Average Volume 413,756
Average Volume10Days 328,730
Beta 1.158
Bid 73.22
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 166.59
Current Ratio 1.519
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 167.35
Day Low 164.92
Debt To Equity 65.589
Display Name Armstrong World Industries
Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Dividend Yield 0.81
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Earnings Growth 0.124
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.101
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,104,200
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 16.786
Enterprise To Revenue 4.448
Enterprise Value 7,541,964,288
Eps Current Year 8.43184
Eps Forward 9.5781
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.26
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,888,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 169.6812
Fifty Day Average Change -3.0912018
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.018217703
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -16.37888
Fifty Two Week High 206.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -39.490005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19162464
Fifty Two Week Low 150.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.309998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.10853073
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 0.9
Float Shares 41,547,316
Forward Eps 9.5781
Forward P E 17.392801
Free Cashflow 220,824,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,000
Fullday Change 3.1600037
Fullday Change Percent 1.9335519
Fullday Price 166.59
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.40308997
Gross Profits 683,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01548
Held Percent Institutions 1.04309
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 7,040,563,712
Market State PRE
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 6,929,835,579
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 165.07
Operating Cashflow 358,800,000
Operating Margins 0.21568
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.18129998
Peg Ratio 2.02
Phone 717 397 0611
Previous Close 163.43
Price Eps Current Year 19.757254
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.9738655
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.1527452
Profit Margins 0.18597001
Quick Ratio 0.971
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.7
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.16
Regular Market Change Percent 1.93355
Regular Market Day High 167.35
Regular Market Day Low 164.92
Regular Market Day Range 164.92 - 167.35
Regular Market Open 165.07
Regular Market Previous Close 163.43
Regular Market Price 166.59
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 414,635
Return On Assets 0.10623
Return On Equity 0.36618
Revenue Growth 0.112
Revenue Per Share 39.52
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 42,262,826
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0342
Shares Short 1,443,401
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,445,922
Short Name Armstrong World Industries Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0399
Short Ratio 3.96
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol AWI
Target High Price 230.0
Target Low Price 182.0
Target Mean Price 207.63635
Target Median Price 206.0
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 0.00829713
Trailing Eps 7.26
Trailing P E 22.94628
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 171.1307
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.5407104
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.026533581
Type Disp Equity
Volume 414,635
Website https://www.armstrong.com
Zip 17,603