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H.B. Fuller Company (FUL)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Saint Paul, United States | NYSE
51.32 USD -0.25 (-0.485%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 51.32
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:29 a.m. EDT

H.B. Fuller presents a classic value trap scenario where strong analyst sentiment clashes with deteriorating price momentum. While the company trades at an attractive forward P/E of roughly 9.5x and boasts a healthy payout ratio of 27%, the market has punished the stock hard, dragging it down nearly 16% over the last 200 days. This weakness is confirmed by the options market, which is brimming with defensive put buying at strikes well below the current price, signaling a fear of further downside rather than a rally. The statistical forecast also leans negative for the coming month, reinforcing the bearish technicals. Although the dividend yield of 1.94% provides a floor and the balance sheet appears manageable, the lack of recent price appreciation and the heavy hedging activity suggest the stock is not ready for a high-conviction entry yet. It remains a hold for patient capital waiting for a trend reversal, but not a catalyst play.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.057659
AutoETS0.063151
AutoARIMA0.063453
MSTL0.063595

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.277
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 100.906
Revenue per Share 65.232
Market Cap 2,762,510,336
Trailing P/E 14.30
Forward P/E 9.91
Beta 0.99
Profit Margins 5.56%
Website https://www.hbfuller.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with deep out-of-the-money puts showing significantly higher open interest and implied volatility compared to calls. The skew suggests a fear of a sharp drop to the $40 strike, while call activity remains muted and concentrated near the money, indicating limited speculative bullish momentum despite the 'strong buy' analyst consensus.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 2.08% 1.57% 1.33%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-15 0.245000 0.475082
2026-07-30 0.245000 0.442398
2026-04-30 0.245000 0.404825
2026-02-05 0.235000 0.359382
2025-10-16 0.235000 0.400477
2025-07-31 0.235000 0.418149
2025-04-29 0.235000 0.434300
2025-02-06 0.223000 0.364558
2024-10-17 0.223000 0.279519
2024-07-31 0.223000 0.258701
2024-04-24 0.223000 0.297096
2024-02-06 0.205000 0.268571
2023-10-18 0.205000 0.299357
2023-07-19 0.205000 0.280707
2023-04-19 0.205000 0.304019
2023-02-06 0.190000 0.260274
2022-10-19 0.190000 0.292128
2022-07-13 0.190000 0.323956
2022-04-20 0.190000 0.263742
2022-02-08 0.168000 0.237121
2021-10-13 0.168000 0.262336
2021-07-14 0.168000 0.263447
2021-04-21 0.168000 0.248815
2021-02-03 0.163000 0.303425
2020-10-14 0.163000 0.334359
2020-07-21 0.163000 0.358952
2020-04-15 0.163000 0.548452
2020-01-29 0.160000 0.332364
2019-10-16 0.160000 0.334798
2019-07-29 0.160000 0.328138
2019-04-17 0.160000 0.317271
2019-02-06 0.155000 0.317428
2018-10-17 0.155000 0.331338
2018-07-25 0.155000 0.279078
2018-04-25 0.155000 0.305058
2018-01-31 0.150000 0.289296
2017-10-18 0.150000 0.262881
2017-07-25 0.150000 0.289464
2017-04-18 0.150000 0.299581
2017-02-07 0.140000 0.286944
2016-10-25 0.140000 0.326112
2016-07-12 0.140000 0.307490
2016-04-19 0.140000 0.307895
2016-02-02 0.130000 0.359315
2015-10-13 0.130000 0.348059
2015-07-21 0.130000 0.325081
2015-04-21 0.130000 0.307329
2015-02-03 0.120000 0.280177
2014-10-14 0.120000 0.319574
2014-07-22 0.120000 0.255973
2014-04-22 0.120000 0.251836
2014-02-04 0.100000 0.220994
2013-10-15 0.100000 0.220751
2013-07-23 0.100000 0.242424
2013-04-23 0.100000 0.256345
2013-02-05 0.085000 0.215846
2012-10-09 0.085000 0.286968
2012-07-10 0.085000 0.280992
2012-04-24 0.085000 0.264303
2012-02-07 0.075000 0.253893
2011-10-11 0.075000 0.401714
2011-07-19 0.075000 0.313152
2011-04-26 0.075000 0.350140
2011-02-01 0.070000 0.301854
2010-10-12 0.070000 0.341964
2010-07-20 0.070000 0.354970
2010-04-27 0.070000 0.291910
2010-02-02 0.068000 0.327395
2009-10-13 0.068000 0.313076
2009-07-14 0.068000 0.364807
2009-04-28 0.068000 0.408163
2009-02-03 0.066000 0.467753
2008-10-14 0.066000 0.410703
2008-07-22 0.066000 0.264529
2008-04-15 0.066000 0.307120
2008-02-05 0.065000 0.314010
2007-10-16 0.065000 0.220638
2007-07-24 0.065000 0.230906
2007-04-17 0.065000 0.240741
2007-02-05 0.063000 0.258727
2006-10-17 0.063000 0.257774
2006-07-25 0.062500 0.315736
2006-04-18 0.062500 0.227438
2006-02-08 0.061500 0.306351
2005-10-11 0.061500 0.423846
2005-07-12 0.061500 0.342905
2005-04-26 0.061500 0.406746
2005-02-09 0.057500 0.437262
2004-10-12 0.057500 0.422018
2004-07-20 0.057500 0.411155
2004-04-27 0.057500 0.399306
2004-02-10 0.056500 0.407207
2003-10-15 0.056500 0.454911
2003-08-01 0.056500 0.473596
2003-04-30 0.056500 0.460660
2003-02-05 0.055000 0.452117
2002-10-16 0.055000 0.392998
2002-07-17 0.055000 0.393560
2002-04-25 0.055000 0.357607
2002-01-25 0.054000 0.399113
2001-10-17 0.053750 0.422979
2001-07-18 0.053750 0.411247
2001-04-26 0.053750 0.502689
2001-01-18 0.052500 0.559068
2000-10-26 0.052500 0.648649
2000-07-27 0.052500 0.518919
2000-04-27 0.052500 0.542811
2000-01-19 0.051250 0.333333
1999-10-25 0.051250 0.358470
1999-07-22 0.051250 0.287467
1999-04-22 0.051250 0.312679
1999-01-20 0.050000 0.481928
1998-10-26 0.050000 0.528053
1998-07-24 0.050000 0.361174
1998-04-24 0.050000 0.319680
1998-01-21 0.046250 0.362301
1997-10-27 0.046250 0.397849
1997-07-25 0.046250 0.389474
1997-04-24 0.046250 0.342593
1997-01-22 0.041250 0.330413
1996-10-25 0.041250 0.390533
1996-07-26 0.041250 0.513619
1996-04-25 0.041250 0.503817
1996-01-23 0.040000 0.450704
1995-10-26 0.040000 0.512000
1995-07-28 0.040000 0.457143
1995-04-25 0.040000 0.425249
1995-01-20 0.036250 0.467742
1994-10-25 0.036250 0.439394
1994-07-26 0.036250 0.379085
1994-04-26 0.036250 0.420290
1994-01-20 0.035000 0.375839
1993-10-21 0.035000 0.427481
1993-07-21 0.035000 0.388889
1993-04-20 0.035000 0.347826
1993-01-15 0.030000 0.290909
1992-10-20 0.030000 0.277457
1992-07-21 0.030000 0.228571
1992-04-21 0.030000 0.252632
1992-01-17 0.025833 0.221426
1991-10-22 0.025833 0.284400
1991-07-23 0.025833 0.348310
1991-04-23 0.025833 0.362568
1991-01-18 0.025000 0.461538
1990-10-23 0.025000 0.566038
1990-07-24 0.025000 0.540541
1990-01-22 0.024167 0.574265
1989-10-24 0.024167 0.604175
1989-07-25 0.024167 0.464006
1989-04-25 0.024167 0.552389
1989-01-23 0.023333 0.513754
1988-10-25 0.023333 0.543682
1988-07-27 0.023333 0.523357
1988-04-27 0.023333 0.373328
1988-01-25 0.017500 0.352941
1987-10-23 0.017500 0.328125
1987-07-23 0.017500 0.234637
1987-04-24 0.017500 0.313433
1987-01-26 0.015000 0.315789
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.98
dividendYield 1.91
exDividendDate 2026-10-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.96
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018615473
lastDividendValue 0.245
lastDividendDate 2026-10-15
dividendDate 2026-10-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13149434
Address1 1,200 Willow Lake Boulevard
Address2 PO Box 64683
All Time High 87.67
All Time Low 0.265625
Ask 51.25
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 743,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 762,145
Average Volume 762,145
Average Volume10Days 743,450
Beta 0.987
Bid 51.12
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 40.284
City Saint Paul
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 51.32
Current Ratio 1.816
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 52.68
Day Low 51.12
Debt To Equity 100.906
Display Name H.B. Fuller
Dividend Date 1,793,232,000
Dividend Rate 0.98
Dividend Yield 1.91
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,790,260,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,790,260,200
Earnings Growth 0.18
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.179
Earnings Timestamp 1,790,193,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,790,193,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,790,193,600
Ebitda 610,408,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17175
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.95
Enterprise To Revenue 1.365
Enterprise Value 4,852,939,264
Eps Current Year 4.84869
Eps Forward 5.18077
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 53.8158
Fifty Day Average Change -2.4958
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.046376716
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.149434
Fifty Two Week High 68.63
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.309998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.25222203
Fifty Two Week Low 46.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.619999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09892931
Fifty Two Week Range 46.7 - 68.63
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.2
Float Shares 53,529,291
Forward Eps 5.18077
Forward P E 9.905864
Free Cashflow 151,052,752
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,100
Fullday Change -0.25
Fullday Change Percent -0.484778
Fullday Price 51.32
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.32700002
Gross Profits 1,162,178,944
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00287
Held Percent Institutions 1.06806
Implied Shares Outstanding 53,829,119
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=117108&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Last Dividend Value 0.245
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,374,400
Last Split Date 1,154,908,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary H.B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products. It operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Building Adhesive Solutions. The Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives segment produces and supplies specialty industrial adhesives, such as thermoplastic, thermoset, reactive, water-based, and solvent-based products for applications in various markets, including packaging, converting, nonwoven and hygiene, and medical and beauty. The Engineering Adhesives segment produces and supplies high performance industrial adhesives comprising reactive, light cure, two-part liquids, polyurethane, silicone, film, and fast cure products to the durable assembly, performance wood and textile, transportation, electronics, clean energy, aerospace and defense, appliance, heavy machinery, and insulating glass markets. The Construction Adhesives segment provides products used for commercial roofing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and insulation applications, as well as caulks and sealants for the consumer market and professional trade. The company sells its products directly to customers, as well as through distributors and retailers in North America, Latin America, Europe, India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. H.B. Fuller Company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Long Name H.B. Fuller Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,762,510,336
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_273981
Most Recent Quarter 1,787,961,600
Net Income To Common 197,762,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,910,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,700,665,906
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 51.68
Operating Cashflow 289,366,016
Operating Margins 0.13161
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2674
Peg Ratio 2.2
Phone 651 236 5900
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 51.32
Post Market Time 1,792,185,687
Previous Close 51.57
Price Eps Current Year 10.584302
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2739549
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.77727926
Profit Margins 0.05564
Quick Ratio 0.911
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.25
Regular Market Change Percent -0.484778
Regular Market Day High 52.68
Regular Market Day Low 51.12
Regular Market Day Range 51.12 - 52.68
Regular Market Open 51.68
Regular Market Previous Close 51.57
Regular Market Price 51.32
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,803
Regular Market Volume 651,337
Return On Assets 0.05032
Return On Equity 0.09584
Revenue Growth 0.052
Revenue Per Share 65.232
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 53,829,119
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0533
Shares Short 2,869,611
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,040,474
Short Name H. B. Fuller Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0729
Short Ratio 3.12
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol FUL
Target High Price 80.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 68.28571
Target Median Price 66.0
Total Cash 97,230,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.806
Total Debt 2,187,659,008
Total Revenue 3,554,076,928
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018615473
Trailing Eps 3.59
Trailing P E 14.295265
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 58.8764
Two Hundred Day Average Change -7.5564003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12834345
Type Disp Equity
Volume 651,337
Website https://www.hbfuller.com
Zip 55,164-0683