Note 15 - Segments (Tables)
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9 Months Ended |
Aug. 29, 2026 |
| Notes Tables |
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| Segment Reporting [Table Text Block] |
| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended: | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | | | Corporate | | | H.B. Fuller | |
| August 29, 2026 | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | | | Unallocated | | | Consolidated | |
| Net revenue | | $ | 412,965 | | | $ | 278,700 | | | $ | 246,510 | | | $ | 938,175 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 938,175 | |
| Segment expenses and other items 1 | | | 340,192 | | | | 212,253 | | | | 201,750 | | | | 754,195 | | | | (2,729 | ) | | | 751,466 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 72,773 | | | $ | 66,447 | | | $ | 44,760 | | | $ | 183,980 | | | $ | 2,729 | | | $ | 186,709 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 16,690 | | | | 15,622 | | | | 13,532 | | | | 45,844 | | | | 198 | | | | 46,042 | |
| Capital Expenditures | | | 4,280 | | | | 7,251 | | | | 3,776 | | | | 15,307 | | | | 21,966 | | | | 37,273 | |
| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended: | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | | | Corporate | | | H.B. Fuller | |
| August 30, 2025 | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | | | Unallocated | | | Consolidated | |
| Net revenue | | $ | 386,068 | | | $ | 272,297 | | | $ | 233,678 | | | $ | 892,043 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 892,043 | |
| Segment expenses and other items 1 | | | 320,744 | | | | 208,870 | | | | 192,205 | | | | 721,819 | | | | (368 | ) | | | 721,451 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 65,324 | | | $ | 63,427 | | | $ | 41,473 | | | $ | 170,224 | | | $ | 368 | | | $ | 170,592 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 16,627 | | | | 15,607 | | | | 13,064 | | | | 45,298 | | | | 261 | | | | 45,559 | |
| Capital Expenditures | | | - | | | | 4,916 | | | | 3,007 | | | | 7,923 | | | | 22,136 | | | | 30,059 | |
| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nine Months Ended | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | | | Corporate | | | H.B. Fuller | |
| August 29, 2026 | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | | | Unallocated | | | Consolidated | |
| Net revenue | | $ | 1,181,353 | | | $ | 804,387 | | | $ | 673,549 | | | $ | 2,659,289 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,659,289 | |
| Segment expenses and other items 1 | | | 984,979 | | | | 626,237 | | | | 565,765 | | | | 2,176,981 | | | | (4,150 | ) | | | 2,172,831 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 196,374 | | | $ | 178,150 | | | $ | 107,784 | | | $ | 482,308 | | | $ | 4,150 | | | $ | 486,458 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 49,945 | | | | 47,130 | | | | 40,607 | | | | 137,682 | | | | 778 | | | | 138,460 | |
| Capital Expenditure | | | 22,069 | | | | 22,237 | | | | 15,987 | | | | 60,293 | | | | 81,360 | | | | 141,653 | |
| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nine Months Ended | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | | | Corporate | | | H.B. Fuller | |
| August 30, 2025 | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | | | Unallocated | | | Consolidated | |
| Net revenue | | $ | 1,151,768 | | | $ | 785,474 | | | $ | 641,559 | | | $ | 2,578,801 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,578,801 | |
| Segment expenses and other items 1 | | | 977,590 | | | | 614,518 | | | | 540,749 | | | | 2,132,857 | | | | (4,664 | ) | | | 2,128,193 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 174,178 | | | $ | 170,956 | | | $ | 100,810 | | | $ | 445,944 | | | $ | 4,664 | | | $ | 450,608 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 46,165 | | | | 47,711 | | | | 38,601 | | | | 132,477 | | | | 362 | | | | 132,839 | |
| Capital Expenditure | | | 3,582 | | | | 15,373 | | | | 13,732 | | | | 32,687 | | | | 61,906 | | | | 94,593 | |
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| Segment Reporting, Reconciliation of Profit (Loss) by Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| | | Three Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | | August 29, | | | August 30, | | | August 29, | | | August 30, | |
| | | 2026 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | 2025 | |
| Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller | | $ | 79,182 | | | $ | 67,160 | | | $ | 168,031 | | | $ | 122,236 | |
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| Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Acquisition project costs | | | (10,358 | ) | | | 518 | | | | (8,033 | ) | | | 13,948 | |
| Organizational realignment | | | 5,834 | | | | 4,620 | | | | 20,269 | | | | 20,028 | |
| Project One | | | 2,700 | | | | 2,499 | | | | 8,140 | | | | 8,146 | |
| Other1 | | | 8,387 | | | | 1,711 | | | | 11,317 | | | | 1,755 | |
| Discrete tax items | | | (2,075 | ) | | | (3,742 | ) | | | (1,621 | ) | | | 11,210 | |
| Income tax effect on adjustments | | | (242 | ) | | | (3,402 | ) | | | (5,628 | ) | | | (13,309 | ) |
| Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller | | | 83,428 | | | | 69,364 | | | | 192,475 | | | | 164,014 | |
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| Add: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense2 | | | 32,953 | | | | 33,369 | | | | 97,910 | | | | 99,884 | |
| Interest income | | | (2,489 | ) | | | (1,110 | ) | | | (6,519 | ) | | | (3,064 | ) |
| Adjusted Income taxes | | | 26,973 | | | | 23,671 | | | | 64,910 | | | | 57,297 | |
| Depreciation and Amortization expense3 | | | 45,844 | | | | 45,298 | | | | 137,682 | | | | 132,477 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 186,709 | | | $ | 170,592 | | | $ | 486,458 | | | $ | 450,608 | |
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| Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] |
| | | Three Months Ended August 29, 2026 | |
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| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | |
| | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | |
| | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | |
| Americas | | $ | 221,246 | | | $ | 120,747 | | | $ | 141,732 | | | $ | 483,725 | |
| EIMEA | | | 133,534 | | | | 70,289 | | | | 86,563 | | | | 290,386 | |
| Asia Pacific | | | 58,185 | | | | 87,664 | | | | 18,215 | | | | 164,064 | |
| Total | | $ | 412,965 | | | $ | 278,700 | | | $ | 246,510 | | | $ | 938,175 | |
| | | Three Months Ended August 30, 2025 | |
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| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | |
| | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | |
| | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | |
| Americas | | $ | 215,634 | | | $ | 117,894 | | | $ | 130,236 | | | $ | 463,764 | |
| EIMEA | | | 122,251 | | | | 59,778 | | | | 87,934 | | | | 269,963 | |
| Asia Pacific | | | 48,183 | | | | 94,625 | | | | 15,508 | | | | 158,316 | |
| Total | | $ | 386,068 | | | $ | 272,297 | | | $ | 233,678 | | | $ | 892,043 | |
| | | Nine Months Ended August 29, 2026 | |
| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | |
| | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | |
| | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | |
| Americas | | $ | 637,265 | | | $ | 348,616 | | | $ | 368,512 | | | $ | 1,354,393 | |
| EIMEA | | | 370,710 | | | | 195,587 | | | | 253,089 | | | | 819,386 | |
| Asia Pacific | | | 173,378 | | | | 260,184 | | | | 51,948 | | | | 485,510 | |
| Total | | $ | 1,181,353 | | | $ | 804,387 | | | $ | 673,549 | | | $ | 2,659,289 | |
| | | Nine Months Ended August 30, 2025 | |
| | | Hygiene, Health | | | | | | | Building | | | | | |
| | | and Consumable | | | Engineering | | | Adhesive | | | Segment | |
| | | Adhesives | | | Adhesives | | | Solutions | | | Total | |
| Americas | | $ | 651,007 | | | $ | 334,265 | | | $ | 352,396 | | | $ | 1,337,668 | |
| EIMEA | | | 351,256 | | | | 171,594 | | | | 245,170 | | | | 768,020 | |
| Asia Pacific | | | 149,505 | | | | 279,615 | | | | 43,993 | | | | 473,113 | |
| Total | | $ | 1,151,768 | | | $ | 785,474 | | | $ | 641,559 | | | $ | 2,578,801 | |
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