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AWI (Armstrong World Industries) Degree of Operating Leverage : 0.92 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Armstrong World Industries Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.92. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

AWI's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
51.38% of 1668 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.99 vs AWI: 0.92

Armstrong World Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Armstrong World Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Armstrong World Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.37 -19.81 0.63 3.41 1.37

Armstrong World Industries Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.88 2.39 1.27 1.37 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Armstrong World Industries Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Armstrong World Industries's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 396.9 (Mar. 2025) / 350.2 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 1502.1 (Mar. 2025) / 1311.3 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.1334/0.1455
=0.92***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Armstrong World Industries  (NYSE:AWI) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Armstrong World Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17603
Armstrong World Industries Inc. designs, innovates, and manufactures ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. The company manufactures and sources products made of numerous materials, including mineral fiber, fiberglass, metal, felt, wood, resin, wood fiber, and glass-reinforced-gypsum. It also manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products through a joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc., called Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE). The company's reportable operating segments include Mineral Fiber, Architectural Specialties, and Unallocated Corporate. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Mineral Fiber segment, which produces suspended mineral fiber and fiberglass ceiling systems. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Dawn M. Kirchner-king officer: SVP & CIO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Victor Grizzle director, officer: CEO 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Monica M. Maheshwari officer: SVP, Human Resources 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Mark A Hershey officer: See Remarks ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Christopher P. Calzaretta officer: SVP & CFO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Richard D Holder director EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
William H Osborne director 1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jill A. Crager officer: SVP Sales Operations 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Ellen R. Romano officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Austin So officer: SVP Gen Cnsl, Compliance C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Charles M Chiappone officer: SVP, Ceiling Solutions 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
James T. Burge officer: Vice President & Controller 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Stephen F Mcnamara officer: VP, Controller C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., PO BOX 3001, LANCASTER PA 17604
Roy W Templin director ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Barbara Loughran director 1999 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201