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Builders FirstSource, Inc. · BLDR · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
BLDR: Lower Guidance, Higher Savings Target Amid Housing Weakness
BLDR's near-term operating evidence is mixed: demand and profitability weakened, while cost actions, share capture, digital tools, and selective M&A provide potential offsets. The lower guidance and ongoing housing and cost risks make execution and demand stabilization central to the forward case.
Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials
$6.30B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.17
Consensus $1.25
EPS surprise
-6.4%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$3.86B
Consensus $3.91B
Revenue surprise
-1.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-2.6%
Event window
SPY move
+1.7%
Same window
Abnormal move
-4.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+1.8%
Up to 20 sessions
BLDRSPY benchmark
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Why did BLDR fall 2.6% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in BLDR's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for BLDR after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, management reported another year-over-year sales decline, lowered full-year guidance again, and increased the cost-action target from $100 million to $115 million. The quarter also added the Precision Design & Trim acquisition and emphasized a $50 million capital-spending reduction.
Guidance delta
Management lowered full-year guidance to $14.0-$14.8 billion of sales and $1.0-$1.2 billion of adjusted EBITDA, from the prior quarter's $14.6-$15.6 billion sales and $1.1-$1.5 billion adjusted EBITDA ranges.
Key takeaways
- Q2 sales fell 9% year over year to $3.9 billion, while adjusted EBITDA declined 35% to $329 million.
- Management raised its 2026 cost-action target to $115 million and said $50 million had been realized.
- M&A and digital tools remain part of the growth strategy, but housing starts, pricing, and input costs remain material constraints.
Management priorities
- Execute the $115 million cost-action program
- Advance SAP completion and digital sales and design tools
- Pursue selective acquisitions to add product depth and geographic reach
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$58.52Current
$63Low
$116.11Average
$230High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Zelman & Assoc | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 2, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Feb 21, 2025 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 12, 2023 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Zelman | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 8, 2021 |
| B. Riley FBR | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 5, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 16, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 9, 2018 |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 10, 2017 |
| B. Riley | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 22, 2016 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 8, 2015 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | May 6, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Imperial Capital | In Line | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Williams Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Sidoti & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 20, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $58.52. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stifel Nicolaus | Andrew Carter | $65 | $56.76 | +11.1% | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $58.97 | +7.7% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Ketan Mamtora | $80 | $75.86 | +36.7% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kurt Yinger | $68 | $66.34 | +16.2% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $65.71 | +12.8% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $66.01 | +50.4% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $75 | $66.01 | +28.2% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $81 | $66.01 | +38.4% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $70.01 | +88.0% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $69.38 | +70.9% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Andrew Carter | $70 | $71.03 | +19.6% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $75.69 | +55.5% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $75.58 | +58.9% | May 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $75 | +38.4% | May 4, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $95 | $79.27 | +62.3% | May 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $78.97 | +96.5% | May 1, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $79.29 | +106.8% | May 1, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Jeffrey Hammond | $100 | $79.09 | +70.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $79.09 | +70.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $79.09 | +58.9% | May 1, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $90.05 | +70.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $125 | $114.63 | +113.6% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Reid | $120 | $128.42 | +105.1% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $113.92 | +89.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $137 | $126.79 | +134.1% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $126.38 | +132.4% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $111 | $111.29 | +89.7% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $108.22 | +144.4% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $108.46 | +88.0% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $110.01 | +110.2% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $113.69 | +96.5% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $111.69 | +183.7% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $113.38 | +130.7% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $124 | $111.69 | +111.9% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Vertical Research | Analyst unavailable | $109.41 | $122.54 | +87.0% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $121.25 | +147.8% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $145 | $140.17 | +147.8% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Kurt Yinger | $125 | $128.18 | +113.6% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $155 | $135.12 | +164.9% | Jul 10, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Ketan Mamtora | $135 | $111.86 | +130.7% | May 5, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $130 | $114.13 | +122.1% | May 2, 2025 |
| B.Riley Financial | Alex Rygiel | $220 | $181.47 | +275.9% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Steven Chercover | $175 | $181.47 | +199.0% | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $211 | $196.73 | +260.6% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Jeffrey Stevenson | $230 | $201.83 | +293.0% | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $225 | $195.02 | +284.5% | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Keuth Hughes | $220 | $183.3 | +275.9% | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Jeffrey Stevenson | $190 | $155.73 | +224.7% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $190 | $155.73 | +224.7% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Tyler Batory | $230 | $167.49 | +293.0% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Mike Dahl | $206 | $149.97 | +252.0% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $185 | $162.69 | +216.1% | May 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stanley Elliott | $217 | $162.62 | +270.8% | May 7, 2024 |
| Barclays | Matthew Bouley | $240 | $202.77 | +310.1% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $69.16 | +53.8% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $100 | $69.88 | +70.9% | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $72.11 | +45.2% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Keith Hughes | $90 | $60.42 | +53.8% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Reuben Garner | $125 | $76.48 | +113.6% | Dec 8, 2021 |
| Wedbush | Jay McCanless | $85 | $65.4 | +45.2% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Stephens | Trey Grooms | $65 | $49.7 | +11.1% | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Stanley Elliott | $69 | $47.29 | +17.9% | Aug 6, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationBuilders FirstSource, Inc. engages in the supply and manufacture of building materials, manufactured components, and construction services to professional homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers. Its products include factory-built roof and floor trusses, wall panels and stairs, vinyl windows, custom millwork and trim, and engineered wood. The company was founded by Kevin P. O'Meara, Donald F. McAleenan and John D. Roach in March 1998 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-13T18:12:27.714008+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-04T01:23:15.205020+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T05:00:54.388388+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T05:00:54.385580+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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