# Builders FirstSource Inc. (BLDR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $65.79, market value $7.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 71.5×** (5-yr avg 14.0×, 3-yr avg 18.7×). Builders FirstSource Inc. trades at 71.5× 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 14.7×, 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: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.0×**. Enterprise value is 11.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.0%** (5-yr avg 12.8%). Free cash flow equals 9.0% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 29.2%**. Builders FirstSource Inc. keeps 29.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 3.0%**. 3.0% 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: 4.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.9% 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: 4.1×**. It would take 4.1 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: 2.89**. A Z-score of 2.89 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: buy** (21 analysts). 21 analysts cover Builders FirstSource Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $80.71 (+23% 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): -54.1%** (YTD -36.1%, 3-mo -10.7%). The shares are down 54.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -55.8%** (5.6% above the low). Trading 56% 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): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.73** (volatility 50%). Beta of 1.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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