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BLDR · Q2 2025 Earnings

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Builders FirstSource

Reported July 31, 2025

30-second summary

Revenue fell 5% YoY to $4.23B as single-family declined 9.1% and multi-family collapsed 23.3%, with only repair & remodel (+3.0%) growing. Management held the FY2025 guide intact — $14.8–15.6B revenue, $1.5–1.7B adjusted EBITDA — and leaned harder on buybacks (3.3M shares at $118.27) while net leverage crept to 2.3x. The print confirms the housing-starts air pocket is hitting volumes hard; the question is whether the held guide survives Q3 if single-family stays down double digits.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2025

$2.38

Revenue

Q2 FY2025

$4.23B

-5.0% YoY

Gross margin

Q2 FY2025

30.7%

Free cash flow

Q2 FY2025

$0.26B

Operating margin

Q2 FY2025

7.3%

Key financials

Q2 FY2025
MetricQ2 FY2025YoY
Revenue$4.23B-5.0%
EPS$2.38—
Gross margin30.7%—
Operating margin7.3%—
Free cash flow$0.26B—

Guidance

Prior quarter data unavailable — comparison not possible.

Segment KPIs

Q2 FY2025
SegmentQ2 FY2025YoY
Manufactured Products$0.953B-9.8%
Windows, Doors & Millwork$1.03B-7.6%
Value-Added Products$1.983B-8.7%
Specialty Building Products & Services$1.118B+2.2%
Lumber & Lumber Sheet Goods$1.133B-4.9%

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2025
SegmentQ2 FY2025
Adjusted EBITDA$506.1M
Adjusted EBITDA Margin12.0%
Core Organic Net Sales Decline-8.5%
Single-Family Decline-9.1%
Multi-Family Decline-23.3%
Repair & Remodel Growth+3.0%
Share Repurchases3.3M shares at $118.27
Net Debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA2.3x

Management tone

No earnings call transcript was available for this quarter; tone analysis is deferred to next quarter when call commentary is in hand.

What to watch into next quarter

Whether the FY revenue guide holds. H1 revenue annualized lands near the low end of $14.8–15.6B; if Q3 single-family stays down 9%+ and multi-family stays down 20%+, the low end is at risk and a guide cut becomes the base case.

Gross margin trajectory. Q2 gross margin of 30.7% sits above the FY top-end guide of 30.5%. Watch whether H2 margin compresses materially toward the 29.0% floor — that would signal pricing pressure as competitors fight for shrinking volume.

Multi-family stabilization. -23.3% is the trough question. Look for either sequential improvement or commentary on backlog/permit conversion that suggests a Q4/early-2026 inflection.

Buyback pace and leverage. Net debt / LTM EBITDA at 2.3x is up from prior periods as EBITDA shrinks faster than debt. Watch whether Q3 buybacks continue at the ~$390M Q2 pace or moderate as leverage approaches the company's target range.

Productivity savings delivery. $45–65M in 2025 productivity savings is the management lever to defend margins; watch for an updated run-rate disclosure on the Q3 call.

Sources

  1. Builders FirstSource Q2 2025 press release (SEC 8-K exhibit 99.1): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1316835/000095017025100548/bldr-ex99_1.htm

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