Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.: FBIN Begins Strategic Review Process for its Fiberon Business

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Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.: FBIN Begins Strategic Review Process for its Fiberon Business

Equity Research

U.S. Homebuilding & Building Products

27 May 2026

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

FBIN Begins Strategic Review

Process for its Fiberon Business First Look

FBIN is reviewing its Fiberon business to better realign its FBIN EQUAL WEIGHT

POSITIVEcore business; timeline remains unknown, but we think U.S.BuildingHomebuildingProducts &

several interested buyers could arise. We think a divestiture Price Target USD 41.00

could be a net positive pending purchase multiple. Price (26-May-26) USD 38.40 Potential Upside/Downside +6.8%

Source: Bloomberg, Barclays Research

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Today, FBIN announced the start of a formal strategic review process for its Fiberon Matthew Bouley

business, timeline unknown (link). We believe management continues to focus on several +1 212 526 9029

near-term priorities (improving its e-commerce channel, leveraging SG&A/productivity, price matthew.bouley@barclays.com

actions, re-focusing on core brands); we view this announcement positively as management BCI, US

seeks to refocus on the core. Pending the multiple, at the very least a sale of Fiberon would Anika Dholakia

refocus management on the core and away from a business that has been challenged. Broadly, +1 212 526 8780

we think a divestiture could be beneficial for FBIN as we believe recent share loss acceleration anika.dholakia@barclays.com

vs. industry peers may have left investors hoping for a realignment of the portfolio with a focus BCI, US

on core. Elaine Ku

+1 212 526 7529