# Builders FirstSource Inc. (BLDR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $63.61, market value $6.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 171.9×** (5-yr avg 14.0×, 3-yr avg 18.7×). Builders FirstSource Inc. trades at 171.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 26.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.3×**. Enterprise value is 12.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg 12.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 0.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.5%**. Builders FirstSource Inc. keeps 28.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 2.1%**. 2.1% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.9%**. 2.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.0%**. 10.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 2.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 2.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -7.4%** (3-yr -12.6%/yr, 5-yr 12.2%/yr). Revenue fell 7.4% over the last year, against 12.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -57.1%** (3-yr -38.6%/yr, 5-yr 7.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 57.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -36.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -36.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.02**. Debt is 1.02 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.7×**. It would take 4.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 1.86** (quick 1.86). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.86 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.87**. A Z-score of 2.87 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Builders FirstSource Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (22 analysts). 22 analysts cover Builders FirstSource Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $66.50 (+5% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -41.6%** (YTD -34.1%, 3-mo -6.4%). The shares are down 41.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -51.6%** (28.1% above the low). Trading 52% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 72**. An RSI of 72 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.45** (volatility 52%). Beta of 1.45 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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