FULLER H B CO
H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) is a leading worldwide formulator, manufacturer and marketer of adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products. Founded in 1887 and incorporated as a Minnesota corporation in 1915, the company operates sales offices and manufacturing plants across 34 countries spanning North… From the company’s description.
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What FULLER H B CO does
In the company’s own words
H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) is a leading worldwide formulator, manufacturer and marketer of adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products. Founded in 1887 and incorporated as a Minnesota corporation in 1915, the company operates sales offices and manufacturing plants across 34 countries spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, India, the Middle East and Africa. The company maintains approximately 7,100 employees globally, including roughly 2,500 based in the United States.
H.B. Fuller's core business centers on industrial adhesives that improve customer product performance or manufacturing processes. The company serves diverse end markets including food and beverage containers, disposable diapers, medical products, windows, doors, appliances, sportswear, footwear, multi-wall bags, water filtration products, insulation, textiles, automobiles, recreational vehicles, buses, trucks, trailers, marine products, solar energy systems, electronics, and aerospace and defense industries. The company also provides construction market solutions including sealing and waterproofing products for roads, highways and bridges, pressure-sensitive adhesives and tapes for commercial roofing, and products for residential and commercial construction applications.
The company operates through three reportable segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Building Adhesive Solutions. Raw materials, primarily petroleum and natural gas-based derivatives including tackifying resins, polymers, synthetic rubbers, vinyl acetate monomer and plasticizers, comprise approximately 75 percent of cost of sales. The company maintains a diverse customer base with no single customer representing more than 10 percent of consolidated net revenue.
H.B. Fuller owns numerous important trademarks including H.B. Fuller, Swift, Advantra, Clarity, Earthic, Sesame, Foster, Rakoll, Rapidex, Full-Care, Thermonex, Silaprene, Eternabond, Cilbond, HydroArmor, Ködispace, Weld Mount, TONSAN, SecurePortIV, Surgiseal, Vibra-Tite and GLUBRAN. The company competes effectively through its quality and breadth of product portfolio, global reach, technical service capabilities and ability to deliver consistency to multinational customers. More information is available at www.hbfuller.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Headquarters
- ST PAUL, MN
- Fiscal year end
- November
- CIK
- 39368
- SIC
- 2891
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns FULLER H B CO — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · FULLER H B CO’s weight in each
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Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
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