Owens Corning Highlights Long-Term Enterprise Strategy for Growth and New Financial Targets at 2025 Investor Day
- Raising margin guide and growing revenue: Increasing long-term enterprise adjusted EBITDA margin guide to mid-20% on average, with $12.5 billion in sales by 2028
- Delivering strong cash generation: Targeting more than $5 billion in free cash flow generation from 2025 to 2028, with mid-teens return on capital by 2028
- Committing significant capital to shareholder returns: Returning $2 billion of cash to shareholders by end of 2026, through quarterly dividends and share repurchases
- Driving long-term value creation through The OC Advantage™: Leveraging unique capabilities across three market-leading businesses, and secular trends, generating growth
Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a building products leader, hosted its 2025 Investor Day today. At the event, the executive leadership team highlighted the company's ability to drive growth and value creation through its updated enterprise strategy and presented financial goals through 2028.
Additionally, the Owens Corning Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization for up to 12 million shares of the company's common stock. This authorization is in addition to the previously announced share repurchase program in which approximately 5.7 million shares remained available for repurchase as of March 31, 2025.
"Our team delivered top quartile TSR performance over the last five years, reflecting our strong and consistent performance, the durability of our earnings, and the disciplined execution of our capital allocation strategy," said Chair and Chief Executive Officer Brian Chambers. "Our renewed enterprise strategy capitalizes on the market-leading positions of our three businesses and the unique capabilities of The OC Advantage™ to generate revenue growth, more resilient margins, and substantial cash flow. With the strategic choices and structural improvements we have made, the new Owens Corning is well-positioned to generate significant value for our customers and shareholders and deliver on our long-term financial targets."
The New Owens Corning: Built to Outperform
The company's renewed enterprise strategy focuses on three priorities:
- Strengthening market leading positions
- Leveraging enterprise scale and capabilities
- Extending product offering in existing businesses
Supporting this framework are unique operating capabilities that enable Owens Corning to win and create value for customers. The OC Advantage™ includes the company's:
- Iconic brand
- Unparalleled commercial strength
- Leading technology
- Winning cost position
Three Market-Leading Businesses
Through best-in-class execution of The OC Advantage™ playbook, the company's three market-leading businesses are positioned to deliver on the enterprise strategy and long-term financial commitments. Business segment leadership detailed margin performance goals through 2028 during the event.
Roofing: The Roofing segment raised its long-term adjusted EBITDA margin guide to 30% on average, leveraging its market-leading position, proven contractor engagement model, and high-value branded roofing system to drive demand.
Insulation: The Insulation segment raised its long-term adjusted EBITDA margin guide to 24% on average, supported by structural cost improvements, growing markets, and a flexible and efficient manufacturing network.
Doors: The Doors segment, which was acquired by Owens Corning in 2024, reaffirmed its long-term guide and expects to increase adjusted EBITDA margin to 18% in the next one to three years, with line of sight to 20% or more over the long-term when combined with revenue synergies and improved market conditions. Margin improvement in the business is being driven primarily by cost synergies, which have been increased to $200 million.
Strong Cash Generating Engine Fueling Disciplined Capital Allocation
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Todd Fister said, "The new Owens Corning is built to outperform. With multiple paths to sustain our strong financial performance, we will help our customers win while creating significant shareholder value. We remain focused on generating strong cash flows – highlighted by our commitment to return $2 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases by the end of 2026."
Since 2019, Owens Corning has returned more than $3.6 billion in value to shareholders by repurchasing more than 26% of the company's shares outstanding and consistently increasing cash dividends, including more than doubling the company's quarterly dividend over the last three years.
2028 Financial Targets
Owens Corning introduced the following multi-year financial targets through 2028, sustaining its high margins while generating revenue growth:
- $12.5 billion in revenue by 2028 compared to 2024 pro forma revenue of $10.6 billion*
- Mid-20 percent adjusted EBITDA margin
- Mid-teens plus percent return on capital
- $5.5 billion in cumulative free cash flow from 2025 to 2028, with $2 billion being returned by end of 2026
Investor Day Webcast Replay Access
A replay of the company's 2025 Investor Day webcast and copy of the slide presentation is available on Owens Corning's 2025 Investor Day website and the company's investor relations website.
*2024 revenue figures pro forma full year of Doors, excludes glass reinforcements and building products in China and Korea
About Owens Corning
Owens Corning is a building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.
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