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Builders FirstSource BLDR Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.3B-10.1%
Gross profit$929.0M-16.7%
Operating income$16.5M-91.0%
Net income-$47.4M-149%
EPS (diluted)-$0.43-151%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$98.3M-14.8%
Total debt$5.3B+3.6%
Total equity$4.0B-8.5%
Total assets$11.3B-1.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$87.5M-33.9%
CapEx$46.7M-53.2%
Free cash flow$40.7M+25.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.67B-35.9%
Enterprise value$13.86B-25.5%
P/E29.7×+15.0×
P/S0.6×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin29.9%-2.3pp
Operating margin4.2%-4.5pp
Net margin2%-3.7pp
FCF margin5.8%-2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7%-12.7pp
Debt / equity1.3×+0.2×
Current ratio1.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Builders FirstSource’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Builders FirstSource’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Builders FirstSource's return on invested capital?
Builders FirstSource (BLDR) reported return on invested capital of 6.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Builders FirstSource's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Builders FirstSource's return on invested capital decreased by 45.3% year-over-year, from 12.2% to 6.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Builders FirstSource's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Builders FirstSource's return on invested capital has grown at a -11.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16.5% to 8.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.