Forensic Analysis · Machinery & Fabricated Metal Products · as of Nov 8, 2026

Griffon Corp (GFF)

A forensic read on Griffon Corp built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

3.2

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

34.2%

ROE

-3.9%

Revenue growth

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Griffon Corp earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 3.2, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by goodwill impairments.

What the filings flag

$137M

FY2025

Goodwill impairments. Took $137M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2025 ($137M)) — about 267% of net income over the span. A large writedown means an acquisition turned out worth far less than was paid — a real mark against M&A discipline.

7.5%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 7.5% in the latest fiscal year, against 6.9% in FY2023, having run between 6.9% and 14.5% across FY2023–FY2025 with no direction held. After-tax operating profit was $136M in FY2023 and $134M in FY2025, with operating income at 7.3% of revenue in FY2023, 15.2% in FY2024 and 8.2% in FY2025. The capital base behind it went from $2.0B in FY2023 to $1.8B in FY2025 (-10%), while the revenue it carried went from $2.7B to $2.5B. FY2023's operating profit carried a $92M restructuring charge that took about 3.2 points off that year's return, and FY2025's carried a $137M goodwill write-off that took about 5.0 points off the latest; so, net of each other, the two charges take about 1.8 points off the +0.6-point change across FY2023–FY2025. A non-cash write-down lowers the reported return in the year it lands.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$2.52B

Revenue Growth YoY-3.9%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)-3.1%

Net Margin2.0%

Free Cash Flow$305.0M

Return on Equity34.2%

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