---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-009704"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FUL"
cik: "0000039368"
company_name: "FULLER H B CO"
filed_at: "2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T06:45:24.942926+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# H.B. Fuller Q1 adjusted EPS up 22% to $0.67; revenue slightly up to $810M

## Summary
- Adjusted EPS $0.67 (diluted), up 22% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $123M, up 12% YoY.
- Net revenue $810M (+0.2% YoY); adjusted gross margin 30.1% (+320 bps YoY).
- Cash from operations $47M, up $42M YoY; net debt-to-EBITDA improved to 2.8x.
- FY2024 guidance reaffirmed: adjusted EBITDA $610-640M, adjusted EPS $4.15-4.45.
- Organic revenue declined 4.2% YoY due to pricing and volume, offset by acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-009704
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FUL
- cik: 0000039368
- company_name: FULLER H B CO
- filed_at: 2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924009704/0001437749-24-009704-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924009704/ful20240326_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FULLER H B CO reported first quarter ended March 2, 2024 results: revenue $810 million, net income $31 million, EPS $0.55 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 2, 2024
  - Revenue: $810 million
  - Net income: $31 million
  - EPS: $0.55 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: reported financial results for its first quarter that ended March 2, 2024. First Quarter 2024 Noteworthy Items: ■ Net revenue was $810 million, up slightly year-on-year;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774924009704/0001437749-24-009704-index.htm

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