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Household Finishes, Tools & Power Equipment

World’s Most Productive Companies

Household Finishes, Tools & Power Equipment

Household Finishes, Tools, and Power Equipment covers building products, hand and power tools, and outdoor equipment. Productivity tracks housing and repair-and-remodel demand alongside operational discipline.

The group was about flat in 2025, sitting near its 2019 baseline. Fortune Brands Innovations and Worthington Enterprises led as World’s Most Productive Companies. Results were mixed, with gains and declines roughly balanced.


Household Finishes, Tools & Power Equipment peer group IPI trends

Household Finishes, Tools & Power Equipment World's Most Productive Companies

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Productivity Snapshot

  • Household Finishes, Tools & Power Equipment ranks sixth of eight Consumer Products peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 1.00, near its 2019 baseline.
  • 4 of 8 companies grew productivity in 2025.
  • They are the group’s World’s Most Productive Companies: Fortune Brands Innovations (1.13), Worthington Enterprises (1.05).
  • The group finished about flat versus 2019, with results split as housing-related demand stayed mixed.

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