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Company snapshot — JB Hi-Fi Ltd

JBH.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
JB Hi-Fi retails consumer electronics, appliances and related goods through four store brands: JB Hi-Fi Australia, JB Hi-Fi New Zealand, The Good Guys and e&s. It sells computers, phones, audio and gaming gear, cameras and drones, home appliances, outdoor and travel products, and office supplies, alongside installation, mobile-plan, delivery and IT services, through stores and online in Australia and New Zealand. It was founded in 1974 and is based in Southbank, Australia.
Where it sits in the stack
JB Hi-Fi carries no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack; the diary places it in the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the Specialty Retail industry, as a retailer of finished electronics and appliances rather than a supplier to it.
Who it is priced against
The diary holds no peer group for JB Hi-Fi; the comparison the market draws is with Harvey Norman, another Australian consumer-electronics retailer.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds no Closelook index seat, carries no Closelook score, and has not been quoted in any edition of the diary so far.
What the diary watches
How discretionary spending on electronics and appliances in Australia and New Zealand tracks against the broader retail cycle, given the stock's distance from its recent high.

JB Hi-Fi Ltd (JBH.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia, classified under Consumer Cyclical.

The Closelook company score reads 48/100 composite (momentum 17, quality 48, valuation 69) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for JBH.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Specialty Retail · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Specialty Retail

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against JBH.AU on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 5.17%, semi-annual · buybacks 27 m AUD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What JBH.AU pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 3.37 AUD per share · a 5.17% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year −10.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 3.75 AUD per share
  • Last distribution 1.27 AUD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-27
  • By calendar year 2025: 3.75 AUD (partial) · 2026: 3.37 AUD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-02-20
  • Dividends paid, FY2026 454 m AUD 121% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2026 27 m AUD 0.4% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.1% in FY2026
  • Capital returned 481 m AUD · 78% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Consumer discretionary in Asia-Pacific developed: +0.7% week · −1.6% month · +3.2% quarter · −13.4% year (approximated)The Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from 1622.TSE+1630.TSE+1629.TSE; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is JB Hi-Fi Ltd (JBH.AU)?

JB Hi-Fi Ltd trades as JBH.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) and is classified under Consumer Cyclical in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is JBH.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — JB Hi-Fi Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

What is JB Hi-Fi Ltd's Closelook composite score?

48 out of 100, with momentum 17, quality 48 and valuation 69 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does JBH.AU trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -10.7% vs the 50-day and -15.3% vs the 200-day average, 43.2% below the 52-week high and +1.6% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does JB Hi-Fi Ltd do?

JB Hi-Fi retails consumer electronics, appliances and related goods through four store brands: JB Hi-Fi Australia, JB Hi-Fi New Zealand, The Good Guys and e&s. It sells computers, phones, audio and gaming gear, cameras and drones, home appliances, outdoor and travel products, and office supplies, alongside installation, mobile-plan, delivery and IT services, through stores and online in Australia and New Zealand. It was founded in 1974 and is based in Southbank, Australia. The diary holds no peer group for JB Hi-Fi; the comparison the market draws is with Harvey Norman, another Australian consumer-electronics retailer.

Where does JB Hi-Fi Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

JB Hi-Fi carries no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack; the diary places it in the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the Specialty Retail industry, as a retailer of finished electronics and appliances rather than a supplier to it. It holds no Closelook index seat, carries no Closelook score, and has not been quoted in any edition of the diary so far.

Does JB Hi-Fi Ltd pay a dividend?

JB Hi-Fi Ltd has paid 3.37 AUD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 5.17% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.27 AUD on 2026-08-27. In fiscal 2026 the company paid 454 m AUD in dividends and bought back 27 m AUD of its own shares, 78% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.1% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for JBH.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Specialty Retail. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.