Business Description
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. specializes in providing a diverse array of water, outdoor, and security-focused products. Their extensive offerings encompass solutions for water management, smart connected devices, outdoor living enhancements, material transformation, sustainability efforts, safety, and overall well-being. The company's brand portfolio features well-known names such as Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, and SentrySafe. Established in 1988, Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
Business History
Generated: Jun 18, 2026 3:02amPrice Overview
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:00am (9d ago)Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
EPS (Diluted): 2.47
Total Equity: $2.39B
Shares: 121,200,000
Total Debt: $2.54B
Cash: $264.00M
EBITDA: $714.60M
Total Debt: $2.54B
Cash: $264.00M
Revenue: $4.46B
Revenue: $4.46B
Revenue: $4.46B
Total Equity: $2.39B
Tax Rate: 26.2%
Equity: $2.39B
Total Debt: $2.54B
Cash: $264.00M
Current Liabilities: $1.07B
Long-Term Debt: $2.54B
Total Debt: $2.54B
Total Equity: $2.39B
Shares: 121,200,000
Shares: 121,200,000
CapEx: -$111.80M
Shares: 121,200,000
Stock Price: $40.59
Net Income: $298.80M
Industry Benchmarks
Advanced Analysis Forensic deep-dive · three lenses
FBIN is a mature_earner that throws off real cash — FCF of $367M in 2025 against $299M net income (OCF/NI 1.47x, accruals -2.5% of assets, Beneish -2.61) — so the reported numbers are clean. Capital allocation favors per-share holders: diluted share count has fallen from 139.5M (2021) to 121.2M (2025), a -3.5% CAGR, with buyback/SBC at 855%. Gross margin has actually expanded from 40.8% to 44.6% across the window, suggesting genuine mix/pricing discipline in a tough housing environment.
The concerns are operational and structural. Revenue has declined four years in a row (4.80B → 4.46B), operating margin slipped from 16.9% to 13.9%, and net income has nearly halved from $772M (2021) to $299M (2025) despite the gross margin expansion — meaning SG&A/below-the-line costs are eating the gains. Net debt of ~$2.28B against only $264M liquid cash and $367M FCF makes the balance sheet a constraint (Altman Z 2.54, grey zone); it's self-funding but not a fortress.
The standout signal is Edward Garden's open-market buying — ~$28.7M across four prints in May–June 2026. That's a Trian-affiliated director putting serious personal capital in at a time when the trajectory looks weakest, which is either conviction in a turn or activist accumulation. Either way it's a real directional vote, not noise.
Verify before trusting this (6)
- Segment-level revenue/margin breakdown (Water, Outdoors, Security) to identify which is dragging
- Debt maturity ladder and interest coverage on the $2.28B net debt position
- Whether Garden's buying is personal or fund-affiliated (Trian) and any 13D activist filing
- Customer concentration with big-box retailers (Home Depot/Lowe's) and pricing power evidence
- Restructuring/M&A charges sitting in opex that explain the SG&A creep
- FX and housing-cycle exposure underlying the four-year revenue decline
FBIN at $40.59 carries a ~$4.8B market cap on a business doing ~$4.4B revenue with double-digit operating margins and real free cash flow. The e2e synthesis lands at 'Reasonable Premium' — meaning fair value sits modestly above price, not multiples above. Earnings quality is genuinely high (score 2), so I don't need to haircut the cash flows, and the buyback is real, which mechanically lifts per-share deserved value even on flat revenue. That argues the stock is somewhat cheap, not richly priced.
The offset: revenue has declined four years running, the business is housing-cycle exposed, and debt is heavy — all of which compress the multiple the market is willing to pay. A solid-but-slipping mid-cycle industrial typically deserves ~10-12x EBITDA / mid-teens P/E, and FBIN is roughly there. So the gap is real but narrow — call it 10-20% of deserved value, not a 'back up the truck' setup.
Net: this is the textbook 'modestly cheap quality compounder where the market already knows the story.' Insider buying (~$29M from Garden) is the most interesting non-price datapoint pushing me off 'fairly valued.' I'd want it closer to $35 before leaning in hard.
Verify before trusting this (5)
- Latest quarterly organic revenue trend — is the four-year decline bottoming?
- Net debt / EBITDA and interest coverage at current rates
- FCF conversion vs reported EPS to confirm earnings quality holds
- Buyback pace and remaining authorization
- Segment-level margins — is Moen/Water still carrying the mix?
FBIN sits in an awkward sentiment pocket. The macro tape is technically neutral but tilting defensive: VIX elevated, 10y at 4.49%, and the S&P backing off highs. With a 1.45 beta and direct exposure to housing and DIY via Moen, Master Lock, and Therma-Tru, this name absorbs more of any risk-off impulse than the market-neutral score suggests, and higher-for-longer rates directly pressure the housing turnover thesis that underwrites the brands. There is no AI, energy-transition, or smart-home story carrying it; the archetype is steady-compounder with minimal intensity and low cult coefficient, meaning no narrative bid to offset macro drag. Analyst tone is a tepid Hold (15 holds vs 10 buys, 2 sells) with zero target revisions this month and a $52.57 target sitting well above a $41.43 tape that keeps drifting lower (-1.8% CAGR, momentum negative). That is classic stale-bullish coverage diverging from a fading tape, which historically resolves through downward revisions rather than price catching up. Net: modest but persistent headwind, driven by rate-sensitive sector positioning, a dormant narrative, and analysts who have not yet capitulated.
Verify before trusting this (4)
- Watch for downward target revisions from the 9 Buys — first cut would confirm the stale-bullish unwind
- Housing data (existing home sales, mortgage rates) — any further rate backup amplifies the headwind
- Sector rotation signals: if defensives bid and cyclicals sell, FBIN trades with the cyclical bucket despite its 'defensive brand' framing
- Any M&A or capital return announcement that could re-ignite the compounder narrative
Deep Analysis
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Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:06am (9d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.8B | $4.7B | $4.6B | $4.6B | $4.5B |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.7B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Gross Profit | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B |
| Operating Expenses | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B |
| Operating Income | $811.1M | $774.3M | $614.9M | $737.9M | $621.4M |
| Net Income | $772.4M | $686.7M | $404.5M | $471.9M | $298.8M |
| EBITDA | $999.8M | $977.9M | $803.2M | $919.6M | $714.6M |
| EPS | $5.72 | $5.36 | $3.20 | $3.78 | $2.47 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:00am (9d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $425.6M | $642.5M | $366.4M | $381.1M | $264.0M |
| Total Current Assets | $2.7B | $2.5B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| Total Assets | $7.9B | $6.1B | $6.6B | $6.6B | $6.5B |
| Current Liabilities | $2.0B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.1B |
| Long-Term Debt | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.7B | $2.2B | $2.5B |
| Total Liabilities | $4.9B | $4.0B | $4.3B | $4.1B | $4.1B |
| Total Equity | $3.1B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B |
| Retained Earnings | $2.8B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $3.0B | $3.1B |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:06am (9d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $688.7M | $566.3M | $1.1B | $667.8M | $478.6M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$214.2M | -$246.1M | -$256.5M | -$193.3M | -$111.8M |
| Free Cash Flow | $474.5M | $320.2M | $799.3M | $474.5M | $366.8M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $5.2M | -$217.6M | -$784.1M | -$135.4M | $0 |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$447.7M | -$580.1M | -$150.0M | -$240.4M | -$247.8M |
| Net Change in Cash | $51.1M | $172.2M | -$252.8M | -$10.0M | -$117.0M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:00am (9d ago)| Metric | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$4.5B $4.5B – $4.5B
|
$4.4B $4.3B – $4.5B
|
$4.5B $4.4B – $4.6B
|
$4.7B $4.7B – $4.7B
|
| EBITDA |
$857.8M $854.0M – $861.6M
|
$829.7M $822.2M – $850.5M
|
$852.3M $837.0M – $871.3M
|
$892.0M $892.0M – $892.0M
|
| Net Income |
$455.0M $450.8M – $459.3M
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$386.4M $375.4M – $397.4M
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$422.9M $399.9M – $488.4M
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$514.5M $497.8M – $531.2M
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:06am (9d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -1.6% | -2.0% | -0.4% | -3.2% |
| Gross Profit Growth | -1.4% | -1.1% | +8.1% | -3.7% |
| Operating Income Growth | -4.5% | -20.6% | +20.0% | -15.8% |
| Net Income Growth | -11.1% | -41.1% | +16.7% | -36.7% |
| EBITDA Growth | -2.2% | -17.9% | +14.5% | -22.3% |
Insider Trading (Recent)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:06am (9d ago)All SEC Form 4 codes
- P Purchase
- Open-market or private purchase of shares.
- S Sale
- Open-market or private sale of shares.
- A Award / grant
- Grant or award of securities (RSUs, options, etc.) under Rule 16b-3.
- D Return to issuer
- Securities disposed back to the company under Rule 16b-3.
- F In-kind (tax)
- Shares withheld or delivered to pay the option-exercise price or tax — not an open-market sale.
- I Discretionary
- Discretionary transaction under an employee plan — Rule 16b-3(f).
- M Option exercise
- Exercise or conversion of a derivative (option/RSU) into shares — exempt.
- C Conversion
- Conversion of a derivative security into the underlying shares.
- E Short expiration
- Expiration of a short derivative position.
- H Long expiration
- Expiration or cancellation of a long derivative position with value received.
- O OTM exercise
- Exercise of an out-of-the-money derivative.
- X ITM exercise
- Exercise of an in-the-money or at-the-money derivative.
- G Gift
- Bona fide gift of securities.
- L Small acquisition
- Small acquisition under Rule 16a-6.
- W Inheritance
- Acquisition or disposition by will or the laws of descent.
- Z Voting trust
- Deposit into or withdrawal from a voting trust.
- J Other
- Other acquisition or disposition (explained in a Form 4 footnote).
- K Equity swap
- Transaction in an equity swap or similar instrument.
- U Tender / buyout
- Disposition via tender of shares in a change-of-control transaction.
Compensation-plan codes (A, D, F, M) are routine and rarely directional. Open-market P (buy) and S (sale) carry the most signal.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | GARDEN EDWARD P | P-Purchase | 320,067.00 | $40.60 | $13.0M |
| 2026-05-20 | GARDEN EDWARD P | P-Purchase | 57,400.00 | $34.89 | $2.0M |
| 2026-05-20 | GARDEN EDWARD P | P-Purchase | 5,900.00 | $33.28 | $196,352 |
| 2026-05-19 | GARDEN EDWARD P | P-Purchase | 403,000.00 | $33.40 | $13.5M |
| 2026-05-19 | GARDEN EDWARD P | J-Other | 373,741.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | PUGLIESE STEPHANIE L. | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | Perry Jeffery S. | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | MACKAY A D DAVID | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | Kilsby Susan S | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | HACKETT ANN F | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | GARDEN EDWARD P | A-Award | 4,765.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | Foley Brendan M | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | Finan Irial | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-05 | Chande Amee | A-Award | 4,191.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-05-04 | George Ashley E. | A-Award | 6,829.00 | $0.00 | $0 |
| 2026-03-16 | George Ashley E. | 0.00 | $0.00 | $0 | |
| 2021-02-28 | George Ashley E. | 1,513.00 | $61.12 | $92,475 | |
| 2020-02-28 | George Ashley E. | 1,867.00 | $42.30 | $78,974 | |
| 2022-02-28 | George Ashley E. | 1,270.00 | $76.63 | $97,320 | |
| 2023-02-28 | George Ashley E. | 2,187.00 | $76.60 | $167,524 |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026 3:00am (9d ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | $0.26 | 2026-05-04 | 2026-05-22 | 2026-06-10 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.26 | 2025-12-11 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-03-11 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.25 | 2025-09-29 | 2025-11-21 | 2025-12-10 |
| 2025-08-22 | $0.25 | 2025-07-16 | 2025-08-22 | 2025-09-10 |
| 2025-05-27 | $0.25 | 2025-05-13 | 2025-05-27 | 2025-06-11 |
| 2025-02-21 | $0.25 | 2024-12-10 | 2025-02-21 | 2025-03-12 |
| 2024-11-22 | $0.24 | 2024-09-23 | 2024-11-22 | 2024-12-11 |
| 2024-08-23 | $0.24 | 2024-07-22 | 2024-08-23 | 2024-09-11 |
| 2024-05-23 | $0.24 | 2024-05-07 | 2024-05-24 | 2024-06-12 |
| 2024-02-22 | $0.24 | 2023-12-12 | 2024-02-23 | 2024-03-13 |
| 2023-11-22 | $0.23 | 2023-09-18 | 2023-11-24 | 2023-12-13 |
| 2023-08-24 | $0.23 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-25 | 2023-09-13 |
| 2023-05-25 | $0.23 | 2023-05-15 | 2023-05-26 | 2023-06-14 |
| 2023-02-23 | $0.23 | 2022-12-13 | 2023-02-24 | 2023-03-15 |
| 2022-11-23 | $0.28 | 2022-09-28 | 2022-11-25 | 2022-12-14 |
| 2022-08-25 | $0.28 | 2022-07-22 | 2022-08-26 | 2022-09-14 |
| 2022-05-26 | $0.28 | 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-27 | 2022-06-15 |
| 2022-02-24 | $0.28 | 2021-12-14 | 2022-02-25 | 2022-03-16 |
| 2021-11-24 | $0.26 | 2021-09-27 | 2021-11-26 | 2021-12-15 |
| 2021-08-26 | $0.26 | 2021-07-26 | 2021-08-27 | 2021-09-15 |
Narrative Economics
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Delvantic AI Findings
The raw numbers tell a deteriorating story that the prior models are partially sugarcoating. Revenue has slid from $4.80B (2021) to $4.46B (2025), a -1.8% CAGR, but the earnings collapse is the real signal: NI went from $772M in 2021 to $299M in 2025, a 61% peak-to-trough drop. Operating margin compressed from 16.9% to 13.9%, and the most recent quarter (Q1 2026) printed $1.01B revenue with NI of just $24.2M — a 2.4% net margin, down from 5.0% in the year-ago quarter. That's not stabilization; that's acceleration of the bleed. FCF dropped from a peak run-rate to $367M in 2025, a -32% CAGR. The TTM P/E of 17.9x looks reasonable until you realize the "E" is shrinking ~37% YoY on the most recent comp.
The synthesis verdict of "Reasonable Premium" and the Pre-Flight framing of a "cyclical at trough" need pushback. A trough call requires either (a) a housing turn visible in leading indicators or (b) margin stabilization. Neither is in the data — Q1 2026 margin of 2.4% is the worst print in the series, suggesting we may not be at trough yet. The Market Forces model's "value trap / structural decline" read is more honest about what the numbers actually show. The two prior verdicts contradict each other, and Market Forces has the better grip on the trajectory. The "steady compounder" narrative archetype is frankly wrong — compounders don't see EPS halve in four years. This is a housing-cyclical with brand equity, full stop.
The insider buying is the one genuinely interesting signal and deserves more weight than the models gave it. 786,000+ shares purchased in May–June 2026, concentrated in a tight window with one 403,000-share and one 320,067-share buy, is not routine — at ~$40, that's $30M+ of insider capital deployed within weeks. That tends to either mark a bottom or mark a value trap where insiders are early/wrong (think regional banks in early 2023). The contrarian argument: branded distribution moats (Moen, Master Lock, Therma-Tru) don't actually erode in two years; if housing turns in 2026-2027 on rate cuts, normalized earnings of ~$3.50-4.00 EPS on a 15-16x multiple gets you to $55-65. The bull case isn't insane — it's just unconfirmed by Q1 2026 data. The balance sheet disclosure is thin (no total debt shown), which matters enormously for a levered cyclical; without that, I can't size downside properly, and that's a real gap.
Where I land: the synthesis "Reasonable Premium" verdict is too generous given Q1 2026's 2.4% margin print, and Market Forces' "value trap" verdict is too dismissive given the credible insider conviction and durable brand portfolio. Fair value on normalized mid-cycle earnings of ~$3.25 EPS at 15x is ~$49 — modestly above spot. But you're buying ahead of a housing recovery that hasn't shown up in the data, against a 5-quarter deceleration with the worst margin print being the most recent one. The risk/reward is roughly symmetric at $40: ~20% upside to normalized fair value, ~20% downside if Q2/Q3 2026 prints look like Q1. I'd want either (a) the next quarterly print showing margin stabilization above 5%, or (b) entry closer to $34-35 (where the insider buying clusters and downside is better contained). The models that call this clearly mispriced in either direction are overconfident given the inflecting trajectory.
GPT Critique
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. presents an interesting case when evaluated independently. The raw data reveals a clear trend of revenue and net income decline over the past few years. From a revenue standpoint, the company has seen a steady decrease from $4.80 billion in 2021 to $4.46 billion in 2025, indicating a negative CAGR of -1.8%. More concerning is the steep decline in net income from $772.4 million in 2021 to $298.8 million in 2025, reflecting a significant loss in profitability. This is further evidenced by the shrinking margins, which compressed from 16.9% in 2021 to 13.9% in 2025, and an alarming drop to a 2.4% margin in Q1 2026. The company's free cash flow has also suffered, down to $366.8 million, a 32% CAGR decline, underscoring the challenges it faces in maintaining cash efficiency.
Opus argues that the company is fairly valued at $40, suggesting a deteriorating trajectory unconfirmed as a trough and thus advises waiting for either margin stabilization or a price pullback before commitment. I concur with Opus on the notion that the current performance trajectory does not indicate a stabilization. The Q1 2026 figures, particularly the net margin of 2.4%, reinforce the argument that the company has not yet hit bottom. Where I diverge slightly is in the emphasis on insider buying. While Opus regards the insider purchases as potentially significant, I remain cautious; such transactions, though notable, do not guarantee a turnaround and might reflect misplaced optimism, particularly in light of a still-declining margin trajectory.
Additionally, I disagree with Opus's dismissal of the "steady compounder" narrative. While the earnings collapse suggests this isn't a classic compounder, the brand equity associated with its products, such as Moen and Master Lock, could suggest a more resilient long-term outlook if market conditions improve. However, I acknowledge Opus's valid point regarding the absence of definitive housing market recovery indicators, which casts doubt on any immediate turnaround.
A skeptic might argue that both analyses overlook the potential implications of the company's balance sheet, which lacks transparency on total debt. This omission is critical for a leveraged cyclical, as it could significantly affect downside risk. Additionally, skeptics would point out the reliance on insider buying as a signal might be overemphasized without clear data on debt levels and future cash flow potential.