Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Builders FirstSource (BLDR) posted Cash from Operations of $146.55 million for Q3 2026, down 73.2% from $547.72 million a year earlier but up 115.4% from the prior quarter.
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Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Cash from Operations at Builders FirstSource was $496.83 million, down 64.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.22 billion, down 35.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Builders FirstSource's Cash from Operations was $1.87 billion in FY2024 (-18.8%), $2.31 billion in FY2023 (-35.9%), $3.6 billion in FY2022 (+106.4%) and $1.74 billion in FY2021 (+570.4%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of $68.03 million in Q2 2026 to a high of $1.5 billion in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 47.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 700.9%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 80.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior quarters was $68.03 million (Q2 2026), $87.45 million (Q1 2026) and $194.79 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 92.47 Bn | 87.09 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 1.33 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 85.88 Bn | 83.61 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.83 Bn | 38.20 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 813.00 Mn |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 39.03 Bn | 32.98 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 1.01 Bn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.08 Bn | 26.47 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 17.47 Bn | 16.40 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 349.70 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 16.84 Bn | 14.64 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 371.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 16.15 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 304.30 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.63 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 314.10 Mn |
| 10 | Builders FirstSource | 7.06 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 146.55 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 146.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 68.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 87.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 194.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 547.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 341.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 132.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 373.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 729.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 452.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 317.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 611.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 649.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 391.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 654.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 971.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 947.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 179.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 840.33 Mn |
API Access
Builders FirstSource Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BLDR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "BLDR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BLDR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();