Australia·Stock·ASX (Australia)James Hardie Industries plc (JHX.AX)
Materials · Building Materials · Asia-Pacific
Price in AUD, last 5 years
- Last price
- A$36.85 (Oct 22, 2026)
- 1-year return
- +10.3%
- 3-year annual return
- -2.2%
- 5-year annual return
- -6.6%
- 1-year volatility
- 42.4%
- Max drawdown (5Y)
- -59.4%
- Market cap (approx.)
- US$15.0B
- History available
- since Jan 2, 2014
About James Hardie Industries plc
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX.AX) is a stock from Australia that trades on ASX (Australia) in AUD. It operates in the materials sector, Building Materials industry. It's part of the S&P/ASX 50.
Over the last year its price rose 10.3% in AUD, with annual volatility of 42%: a quite volatile asset. Its worst drop over the last five years was 59.4% from a peak.
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