Builders FirstSource (BLDR) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Builders FirstSource (BLDR) reported FCF Margin of 1.92% for Q3 2026, down 9.80 percentage points from 11.72% a year earlier but up 1.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Builders FirstSource (BLDR) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Builders FirstSource's FCF Margin came in at 1.75%, down 4.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.62%, down 3.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +3.89 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 9.10% in FY2024 (-1.61 pp), 10.71% in FY2023 (-3.63 pp), 14.34% in FY2022 (+6.72 pp) and 7.62% in FY2021 (+5.89 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of 0.78% in Q2 2026 and a high of 24.56% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.26 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 13.80 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 13.45 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.78% (Q2 2026), 1.24% (Q1 2026) and 3.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 92.47 Bn | 87.09 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 18.01% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 85.88 Bn | 83.61 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.83 Bn | 38.20 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.76% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 39.03 Bn | 32.98 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 21.23% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.08 Bn | 26.47 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.61% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 17.47 Bn | 16.40 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 19.69% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.84 Bn | 14.64 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 16.89% |
| 8 | Allegion | 16.15 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 23.76% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 15.63 Bn | 12.54 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 18.95% |
| 10 | Builders FirstSource | 7.06 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 1.92% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.67% |
API Access
Builders FirstSource FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=fcf-margin&ticker=BLDR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=BLDR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();