Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AWI in the last 90 days.
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Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$164.75+1.94 (+1.2%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryArmstrong World Industries has drawn analyst attention this week, with Argus raising its target price to $156.00 against a then-current price of $162.81. Coverage also pointed back to Q2 2026 results, with adjusted EPS of $2.36 and net sales of $472 million, both ahead of consensus, alongside fiscal 2026 EPS guidance set at $8.30 to $8.50. Analysts overall maintain a consensus rating described as "Moderate Buy," with one report citing a price target of $213.25.
AWI closed at $164.75, up 1.2%, but remains below both its 50-day average of $171.14 and its 200-day average of $172.72, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 59.2, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 8.8 points over the past five sessions. Price sits 8% below Gekko Fair Value of $178.98.
Armstrong World Industries next reports earnings on 27 October 2026, 28 days out, which falls inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Its last report on 28 July 2026 produced a 5.6% reaction, and the stock has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 6.3%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 3.8% gain over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Armstrong World Industries price vs fair value
Close $164.75200-day averageGekko Fair Value $178.98
Armstrong World Industries quick facts
- Market cap
- $6.96B
- P/E ratio
- 22.4
- Forward P/E
- 17.1
- EPS, TTM
- $7.31
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.70B
- Profit margin
- 18.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.83%
- Beta
- 1.16
- Volume
- 400,524 avg 365,171
- 1-year return
- −14.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.7%
- 50-day average
- $171.14
- 200-day average
- $172.72
- Next earnings
- Oct 27
- Shares outstanding
- 42.26M
Armstrong World Industries swing-trade checklist
Armstrong World Industries scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $164.75 is below the 50-day ($171.14) and 200-day ($172.72) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
59.2, Neutral
Reading 59.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
8.0% below
Price is 8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 28 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Armstrong World Industries stock chart and price history
Armstrong World Industries closed at $164.75 on Sep 28, 2026, −14.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $150.28 to $206.08.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.2%
- 3 months
- +3.3%
- 6 months
- +1.6%
- 1 year
- −14.3%
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Armstrong World Industries GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Armstrong World Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 59.2, in the Neutral zone, down 8.8 points over five sessions.
59.2Neutral
Down 8.8 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 23 | +0.7% | +1.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 212 | +0.5% | +3.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 371 | +0.3% | +1.0% | ||
| Distribution | 62 | +0.9% | +2.1% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AWI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Armstrong World Industries stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Armstrong World Industries trades 8.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $178.98, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Armstrong World Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$178.98
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 25, 2026
8.0% Undervalued
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Armstrong World Industries insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Armstrong World Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in AWI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Armstrong World Industries has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $800.0M, Jul 28, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $76.80M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.10%
- Trailing four quarters
- $222.0M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
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Armstrong World Industries earnings: next date and track record
Armstrong World Industries reports on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 27, 2026
28 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.39
- Revenue estimate
- $472.6M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.3%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Armstrong World Industries reported record net sales and adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2026, with net sales up 11% and adjusted EBITDA up 8% year-over-year; adjusted diluted EPS rose 13%. Both Mineral Fiber (net sales +8%; AUV +6%; volume +2%) and Architectural Specialties (net sales +17%; organic growth ~9%) contributed. Management highlighted continued momentum in higher-end Mineral Fiber products (SWAT), strong intake and pipeline in Architectural Specialties (fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit intake), successful integration of recent AS acquisitions (Evenscape, Paraline, Geometric, Zahner), and increasing traction in data centers and transportation verticals. Operational productivity, AUV pricing/mix, and WAVE JV equity earnings contributed to margin performance, partially offset by freight, raw material and steel cost inflation and SG&A investments to support growth initiatives. Management raised the midpoint of revenue guidance (~$20M increase at midpoint) and reiterated balanced capital allocation (M&A, reinvestment, opportunistic buybacks).
- Guidance
- Company increased revenue guidance (approx. $20 million increase at the midpoint of the range). WAVE equity earnings expected to grow mid-single-digits. Full-year SG&A margin expected ~20% (company target sub-20% long-term). Input cost outlook: freight expected mid-teens inflation for the year, energy low-single-digits, raw materials low-single-digits; overall input cost inflation mid-single-digits for the full year. No additional AIPA/IEPA refunds expected in the back half.
- Risks flagged
- Macroeconomic uncertainty and muted market conditions; freight and steel/raw material inflation (notably higher freight and steel costs); potential integration and SG&A pressure from recent acquisitions; channel lumpy behavior (home center/flow business); competition and fragmentation in data center market; general execution risk on growth initiatives and potential tariff/regulatory uncertainty.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $2.36 est $2.33 | $472.0M est $461.7M | +5.6% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.69 est $1.81 | $410.0M est $409.5M | −5.0% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $1.61 est $1.67 | $388.3M est $400.9M | −10.7% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $2.05 est $1.99 | $425.2M est $400.9M | −5.3% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $2.09 est $1.78 | $424.6M est $421.8M | +12.5% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $1.66 est $1.53 | $382.7M est $402.0M | +4.4% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $1.50 est $1.38 | $367.7M est $365.0M | +4.5% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.81 est $1.75 | $386.6M est $351.5M | +2.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Armstrong World Industries stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Armstrong World Industries is $210.18, +27.6% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$210.18consensus 12-month target, +27.6% from the last close
Now $164.75Avg $210.18
Low $203High $220
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Sep 1 | D.A. Davidson | $215 | +30.5% |
| Aug 24 | D.A. Davidson | $215 | +30.5% |
| Aug 21 | J.P. Morgan | $220 | +33.5% |
| Jul 29 | Bank of America Securities | $212 | +28.7% |
+1.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+3.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Armstrong World Industries seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Armstrong World Industries averaged +3.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.5% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, AWI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.7%.
Armstrong World Industries market cap and key statistics
Armstrong World Industries’s market cap is $6.96B, with a P/E ratio of 22.4 and revenue of $1.70B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.96B
- P/E ratio
- 22.4
- Forward P/E
- 17.1
- EPS, TTM
- $7.31
- Gekko Fair Value
- $178.98
Trading
- Volume
- 400,524
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 365,171
- 52-week high
- $206.08
- 52-week low
- $150.28
- Shares outstanding
- 42.26M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.70B
- Profit margin
- 18.6%
- Return on equity
- 36.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +12.4%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.16
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.7%
- Dividend yield
- 0.83%
Armstrong World Industries stock news this week
Coverage of Armstrong World Industries this week reads positive: 2 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Armstrong World Industries Inc (AWI) Stock ForecastsYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 24
- Armstrong World Industries stock tracks 2026 sales growthAD HOC NEWS, Sep 23
- Armstrong World Industries stock holds near USD 159.63AD HOC NEWS, Sep 22
Armstrong World Industries peers
Armstrong World Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems | Accumulation | 11.0% below |
| BRCBrady | Accumulation | 17.5% below |
| YETIYETI | Neutral | 8.5% above |
| LCIILCI Industries | Accumulation | 24.7% below |
| MYEMyers Industries | Neutral | 2.6% below |
| DAKTDaktronics | Accumulation | 20.4% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Armstrong World Industries stock FAQ
What is Armstrong World Industries’s market cap?
Armstrong World Industries’s market cap is $6.96B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $164.75, with 42.26M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 22.4.
What is the Armstrong World Industries stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Armstrong World Industries is $210.18, +27.6% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Armstrong World Industries stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Armstrong World Industries is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $164.75 is 8.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $178.98. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Armstrong World Industries report earnings next?
Armstrong World Industries is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.39 per share on revenue of $472.6M. Armstrong World Industries beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.3% on average across the report.
What is Armstrong World Industries’s 52-week high and low?
Armstrong World Industries’s 52-week high is $206.08 and its 52-week low is $150.28; it closed at $164.75 on Sep 28, 2026, −14.3% over the past year.
Is Armstrong World Industries stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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