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Builders FirstSource, Inc. BLDR delivered tepid fourth-quarter 2025 results, with adjusted earnings and net sales missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate and declining on a year-over-year basis.
Shares of this manufacturer and supplier of building materials moved down 1.3% during today’s pre-market trading session.
The quarterly performance reflects hurdles faced due to the weak housing market. Slow housing starts due to ongoing affordability challenges pulled back the quarter’s growth, with deflated commodity prices adding to the headwinds.
However, BLDR’s efforts in supply-chain optimization and operational excellence aided its bottom-line growth. Going forward, the company expects to continue investing in enhancing its capabilities and expanding its geographic footprint to manage near-term uncertainties and offer long-term value to the shareholders.
The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.12, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.30 by 13.9% and declined 51.5% year over year, owing to lower adjusted net income, partially offset by share repurchases.
Net sales of $3.36 billion missed the consensus mark of $3.44 billion by 2.3% and fell 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. Core organic net sales declined 14% from the prior-year quarter, with a commodity deflation of 1.9%. These declines were partially offset by 3.8% year-over-year growth from acquisitions.
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Core organic net sales in Single-Family and Multi-Family decreased 15.4% and 20.4%, respectively. In Repair and Remodel (R&R)/Other, the metric also declined 6.5%. On a weighted basis, net sales in Single-Family, Multi-Family and R&R/Other declined 10.3%, 2.4% and 1.3%, respectively.
Value-Added Products: In the fourth quarter, net sales of value-added products (comprising 48.3% of the quarterly net sales) were $1.62 billion, down 15% from the prior year.
Within this product category, sales from Manufactured products totaled $749.9 million and Windows, doors & millwork were $873.7 million, down year over year by 17.6% and 12.6%, respectively.
Specialty Building Products & Services: Net sales from this product category (comprising 27.6% of the quarterly net sales) declined 2.1% from the year-ago quarter to $923.5 million.
Lumber & Lumber Sheet Goods: For the quarter, this product category’s net sales (comprising 24.1% of the quarterly net sales) decreased 16.1% year over year to $810.8 million.
Gross margin of 29.8% contracted 250 basis points (bps) due to a below-normal housing starts environment. As a percentage of net sales, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses increased 370 bps to 28%, mainly due to reduced operating leverage.
Adjusted EBITDA fell 44.3% on a year-over-year basis to $274.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin also contracted 470 bps year over year to 8.2%, owing to lower gross profit margins and reduced operating leverage.
In 2025, BLDR delivered approximately $48 million in productivity savings, with about $15 million of productivity savings delivered in the fourth quarter related to operational excellence and supply-chain initiatives.
During the year, Builders FirstSource’s net sales were down year over year by 7.4% to $15.19 billion, with core organic net sales down 10.3%.
Gross margin was down 240 bps to 30.4% and adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.4%, decreasing 380 bps year over year.
Adjusted EPS was $6.89, down 40.4% year over year from $11.56 reported in 2024.
As of 2025, Builders FirstSource had cash and cash equivalents of $181.8 million, up from $153.6 million at 2024-end. The company had liquidity of approximately $1.7 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025, including $1.5 billion in net borrowing available under the revolving credit facility.
Long-term debt (net of current portion, discounts and issuance costs) was $4.43 billion, up from $3.7 billion at 2024-end. As of 2025-end, the net debt to trailing 12-month adjusted EBITDA ratio was 2.7x compared with 1.5x in the prior year.
During 2025, net cash from operations was $1.22 billion compared with $1.87 billion a year ago. Free cash flow was $874 million as of the fourth quarter-end, down from $1.51 billion a year ago.
In 2025, BLDR repurchased 3.4 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $118.65 per share for $0.4 billion.
For 2026, the company expects net sales between $14.8 billion and $15.8 billion. Acquisitions completed within the last 12 months are projected to contribute about 1% to net sales growth. There are no changes in selling days in 2026 compared with 2025.
Single-Family and Multi-Family starts are expected to remain flat year over year. R&R activity is anticipated to be up 1% compared with the previous year.
Gross margin is expected to be in the range of 28.5-30%. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $1.3 billion and $1.7 billion, with adjusted EBITDA margin projected within the range of 8.8-10.8%.
For 2026, BLDR expects to deliver $50-$70 million in productivity savings.
Free cash flow is expected to be approximately $0.5 billion, assuming average commodity prices in the range of $365-$385 per thousand board foot (mbf).
The company expects interest expense in the range of $270-$280 million and total capital expenditures within $250-$300 million. Depreciation and amortization expenses are estimated to be between $525 million and $575 million.
Builders FirstSource currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Dutch Bros Inc. BROS reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, wherein earnings and revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Both metrics increased on a year-over-year basis.
Dutch Bros’ results reflected strong systemwide momentum, supported by healthy transaction growth, comparable-shop sales expansion and accelerated shop development across both existing and newer markets. With an expanding pipeline and ongoing investments in capabilities, Dutch Bros remains focused on advancing toward its multi-year unit growth of 2,029 shops in 2029.
McDonald's Corporation MCD reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, with earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The top and bottom lines increased on a year-over-year basis.
McDonald’s’ results reflected solid systemwide momentum, supported by comparable-sales growth, accelerated restaurant expansion and strong engagement across markets. Management emphasized that value leadership, impactful marketing and menu innovation remained central to performance, with initiatives like McValue, global campaigns and new product launches driving customer engagement. Global comps of McDonald’s rose 5.7% compared with the 0.4% rise reported in the prior-year quarter.
YUM! Brands, Inc. YUM reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, with earnings missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues beating the same. However, both metrics increased year over year.
Yum! Brands capped off another strong year, led by impressive performances at KFC and Taco Bell. Taco Bell continued to outperform the market, posting exceptional same-store sales gains, while KFC achieved a new milestone in restaurant expansion, marking its best year ever for unit growth. Yum! Brands aims to deliver approximately 5% annual unit growth, drive around 7% yearly system sales growth (excluding foreign currency and the 53rd week), and achieve at least 8% annual growth in core operating profit.
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