JHX vs IVZ Comparison

James Hardie is a manufacturer of fiber cement-based building products, selling primarily to the residential construction industry. North America is the primary geography, generating about 80% of group earnings. Here, it is the largest manufacturer of fiber cement, which is mainly used for exterior siding on houses. Following the Azek acquisition in 2025, it also produces wooden composite decking materials, siding trims, and accessories for outdoor areas including stair and deck railing. Businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, make up the rest of earnings.

Invesco provides investment-management services to retail (70% of managed assets) and institutional (30%) clients. At the end of September 2025, the firm had $2.125 trillion in assets under management spread among its equity (60% of AUM), balanced (3%), fixed-income (21%), alternative investment (6%), and money market (10%) operations. Passive products account for 47% of Invesco's total AUM. Invesco's US retail business is one of the 10 largest nonproprietary fund complexes in the country. The firm also has a meaningful presence outside of North America, with 31% of its AUM sourced from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (16%) and Asia (15%).