Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
BlueLinx made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Operating margin at a 6-year low.1.1% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
BlueLinx's operating margin fell to 1.1% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Valuation signals disagree.Cheaper than 83% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 83% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), BlueLinx looks cheaper than 83% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, BlueLinx looks cheaper than 83% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −34%, operating profit −93%.
Since 2022, BlueLinx's revenue changed −34% while operating profit fell 93%: costs rose faster than sales.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 68 → 69
Share price -5.0%+2
Company's reported figures updated-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.
Earnings yield-0.3%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.28Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294
EBITDA yield14.2%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 1.72Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425
Free cash flow yield10.2%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 1.75Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about BlueLinx
Is BlueLinx getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 44/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is BlueLinx valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 69/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.EBITDA yield 14.2% vs a peer median of 6.9% (stronger than 83% of peers).EBITDA yield 14.2% vs peers 6.9% (stronger than 83% of peers).Earnings yield -0.3% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -0.3% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is BlueLinx growing?
More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 18/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).
How profitable is BlueLinx?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 21/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Operating margin 1.2% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 83% of peers).Operating margin 1.2% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 83% of peers).
How risky is BlueLinx?
Lower risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 4.01× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 91% of peers).Current ratio 4.01× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 91% of peers).Beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 92% of peers).Beta 1.43 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 92% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jul 4, 2026 · filed Aug 4, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 4, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
3.0B USD
3.0B USD
+1.1%
Net income (12 months)
−4.0M USD
−1.9M USD
−51.8%
Operating margin
1.0%
1.2%
+0.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
12.9M USD
58.0M USD
+351.0%
Debt
296.9M USD
297.1M USD
+0.1%
Cash
319.1M USD
318.2M USD
−0.3%
Shares outstanding
7.8M
7.9M
+1.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Industrials · 318 companies
Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.
85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
BlueLinx looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Industrials sector as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Shown for Industrials: too few Industrial Distribution companies have a long enough history of their own.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
18.2%
18.7%
16.8%
16.6%
15.3%
▼ 1.3 pts
Operating margin
10.2%
9.9%
4.4%
3.0%
1.1%
▼ 1.9 pts
Net margin
6.9%
6.7%
1.5%
1.8%
0.0%
▼ 1.8 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
22.5%
19.9%
3.2%
3.4%
0.0%
▼ 3.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
81.5%
50.2%
7.7%
8.2%
0.0%
▼ 8.2 pts
Free cash flow margin
3.1%
8.2%
8.9%
1.5%
1.1%
▼ 0.4 pts
Current ratio
3.88×
5.11×
5.13×
4.85×
4.66×
▼ 4.0%
Quick ratio
1.87×
2.81×
3.55×
3.33×
3.12×
▼ 6.4%
Debt to equity
1.56×
0.96×
0.48×
0.48×
0.48×
▲ 1.0%
Interest coverage
9.63×
10.39×
5.83×
1.86×
0.65×
▼ 65%
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