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what it is
Gibraltar makes the metal products behind roofs, greenhouses, and infrastructure projects across North America.
how it gets paid
Last year Gibraltar Inds made $1.1B in revenue. Residential Products was the main engine at $0.66B, or 60% of sales.
why it's growing
Revenue grew 11.0% last year. Revenue was $867 million, up 179% vs. prior year, while gross margin was 27.7%.
what just happened
Latest quarter EPS came in at $0.76 versus a $0.81 estimate, a miss of 6.17%.
At a glance
B+ balance sheet — decent shape, but not bulletproof
90/100 earnings predictability — you can trust these numbers
15.2x trailing p/e — the market's not buying it — or you found a deal
12.0% return on capital — nothing to write home about
xvary composite: 50/100 — below average
What they do
Gibraltar makes the metal products behind roofs, greenhouses, and infrastructure projects across North America.
This is a boring parts business, which is the point. Residential Products is 60% of sales, so Gibraltar sits where repairs, remodels, and roofing demand keep showing up. You are not buying a cult brand here. You are buying a company that turned $1.1 billion of revenue into an 11.5% net margin and 12.0% return on capital (return on capital → profit from each dollar invested → decent, but not elite).
How they make money
$1.1B
annual revenue · their business grew +11.0% last year
Residential Products
$0.66B
flat
Agtech
$0.13B
flat
Infrastructure
$0.07B
flat
Other and discontinued
$0.24B
dn
The products that matter
building products and metal processing
Metal Processing & Distribution
$1.1B revenue
it's the company's full $1.1B revenue base. this snapshot does not break out segment revenue, so your bet is on the whole business improving — volumes, margins, and integration — not a single hero division doing all the work.
entire revenue base
Key numbers
$5.00
FY2027 EPS
Earnings per share → profit for each share you own → so what: the rebound case needs profit to climb from $3.60 in 2025 to $5.00 by 2027.
15.2x
trailing p/e
Price-to-earnings → how much investors pay for each dollar of profit → so what: ROCK is priced like a no-drama industrial, not a fast grower.
15.5%
operating margin
Operating margin → profit after running the business but before interest and taxes → so what: this is solid for a metal products company, and it supports the rebound argument.
12.0%
return on capital
Return on capital → profit earned on money put into the business → so what: 12.0% says Gibraltar is productive, but not so dominant that mistakes get forgiven.
Financial health
B+
strength
- balance sheet grade B+ — solid but not elite
- risk rank 3 — safer than 50% of stocks
- price stability 40 / 100
- net profit margin 11.5% — keeps 12 cents of every dollar in revenue
- return on equity 12% — $0.12 profit for every $1 investors have put in
B+ — functional but not a standout on the balance sheet.
Total return vs. market
You invested $10,000 in ROCK 3 years ago → it's now worth $9,600.
The index would have given you $13,880.
source: institutional data · total return
What just happened
missed estimates
Latest quarter EPS came in at $0.76 versus a $0.81 estimate, a miss of 6.17%.
Revenue was $867 million, up 179% vs. prior year, while gross margin was 27.7%. The weird part is simple: huge revenue growth showed up next to weak bottom-line execution and a year that management itself described as disappointing.
$867M
revenue
$0.76
eps
27.7%
gross margin
the number that mattered
The key number was the 6.17% EPS miss, because rebound stories need clean execution and this quarter did not deliver it.
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gibraltar’s performance in 2025 was disappointing on many accounts.
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the stock is down about 7% in price over the past twelve months despite a broader steel industry rebound of late.last year was shaped by a soft housing-based demand backdrop, as residential roofing activity slowed and multi-family construction activity remained muted. additionally, the company discontinued its renewables business during the year, as market and policy headwinds overwhelmed its sustainable operations.
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ultimately, we expect the year ended on a similar down note, with top- and bottom-line results lower than the prior year.note: the company was scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results as we went to press with this issue.
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the set up is looking like a cyclical rebound year in 2026.while we expect a return to growth and healthier margins in the year ahead, gibraltar’s core end markets are not likely to snap back as sharply as more rate-sensitive or faster-turning sectors. housing forecasts broadly show an improvement in transaction activity as mortgage rates gradually ease, but still describe a slow recovery with rates elevated by historical standards, which implies a steadier construction upturn. for gibraltar specifically, that points to incremental improvement in residential sales volumes and better comparison periods, along with a modest improvement in profit margins.
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gibraltar will also work towards integrating its acquisition of omnimax.omnimax is a north american supplier of residential roofing accessories and rainwater-management products.
source: company earnings report, 2026
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What could go wrong
the #1 risk is residential roofing and multifamily demand staying soft.
med
housing demand does not really recover
A lot of the setup for 2026 depends on residential activity getting better from a soft base. If mortgage-rate relief stays limited, volumes can stay soft longer than the market wants.
If that happens, the full $1.1B revenue base stays tied to a sluggish end market.
med
omnimax integration slips
OmniMax adds roofing accessories and rainwater-management products. That can help the story, but acquisitions only look easy before the systems, people, and margins have to line up.
If integration disappoints, the rebound from $3.60 EPS toward the $4.25 estimate gets harder to deliver.
med
margin recovery lags revenue recovery
The company posted a 15.5% operating margin on the full-year view, but the latest quarter showed a -3.9% margin and a -$2.98 EPS loss. Revenue alone is not enough here.
If costs, mix, or integration pressure keep margins weak, a low-teens multiple will not look especially cheap.
med
the business is simpler after the renewables exit
Gibraltar discontinued its renewables business after policy and market pressure. Simpler businesses can be easier to understand. They can also be less diversified.
That leaves more of your outcome tied to one playbook: construction demand improving and management executing well.
a slow construction cycle now matters even more because the company's full $1.1B revenue base is tied to end markets that do not turn fast.
source: institutional data · regulatory filings · risk analysis
Pay attention to
trend
housing demand actually showing up in orders
The macro story says conditions should improve. You want to see that move from narrative into volume.
metric
EPS rebuilding toward $4.25
That estimate is the market's working assumption for 2026. If results keep running below it, the recovery case weakens.
calendar
the next two earnings reports
One quarter can be noisy. Two straight reports tell you whether better demand and cleaner execution are real.
risk
omnimax integration commentary
Listen for margin commentary, not just acquisition optimism. Integration stories usually break there first.
Analyst rankings
short-term outlook
below average
momentum score 4 — in human-speak, analysts think this may lag until the recovery shows up in the numbers.
risk profile
average
stability score 3 — this sits near the middle of the pack on risk, not especially safe and not especially wild.
chart momentum
below average
technical score 4 — the tape is still asking the company to prove the rebound instead of assuming it.
earnings predictability
90 / 100
high predictability means the business is usually understandable. The current problem is not confusion. It's improvement.
source: institutional data
Institutional activity
institutions have been net selling for 2 consecutive quarters — 126 buyers vs. 138 sellers in 3q2025. total institutional holdings: 30.4M shares. net selling for 2 quarters.
source: institutional data
Price targets
3-5 year target range
$38
$85
$55
current price
$62
target midpoint · +13% from current · 3-5yr high: $115 (+110% · 20% ann'l return)
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