Revenue reached $812.6M in 2026Q3, up 8.5% year over year, yet operating margin of 1.5% and a net margin of -0.1% indicate that thin operating leverage is absorbing nearly all incremental gross profit.
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) annual income statement — 26-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Jan'26 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 3.07B | 2.95B | 2.95B | 3.14B | 4.45B | 4.28B | 3.1B | 2.64B | 2.86B | 1.81B | 1.88B | 1.92B | 1.98B | 2.15B | 1.91B | 1.76B | 1.8B | 1.65B | 2.78B | 3.83B | 4.9B | 5.62B | 3.67B | 4.27B | 3.73B | 3.77B | 4.22B |
| Revenue Growth % | 4.23% | 0.05% | -5.86% | -29.52% | 4.05% | 38.09% | 17.44% | -7.88% | 57.73% | -3.51% | -1.88% | -3.15% | -8.02% | 12.8% | 8.68% | -2.71% | 9.62% | -40.78% | -27.5% | -21.75% | -12.85% | 53.07% | -14.02% | 14.4% | -0.92% | -10.8% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 2.57B | 2.5B | 2.46B | 2.61B | 3.62B | 3.5B | 2.62B | 2.28B | 2.53B | 1.58B | 1.65B | 1.69B | 1.75B | 1.92B | 1.68B | 1.55B | 1.59B | 1.45B | 2.46B | 3.44B | 4.42B | 5.11B | 3.34B | 3.81B | 3.37B | 3.4B | 3.88B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 84.71% | 83.43% | 83.2% | 81.28% | 81.8% | 84.58% | 86.47% | 88.41% | 87.3% | 87.91% | 88.37% | 88.43% | 89.38% | 87.94% | 88.03% | 88.32% | 88.27% | 88.67% | 89.78% | 90.21% | 90.89% | 90.93% | 89.29% | 90.28% | 90.09% | 91.85% |
| Gross Profit | 499.68M | 451.63M | 489.14M | 527.02M | 832.98M | 778.43M | 477.73M | 356.92M | 331.85M | 230.49M | 227.41M | 222.89M | 229.1M | 228.48M | 230.07M | 210.15M | 210.67M | 193.16M | 314.93M | 391.95M | 479.81M | 512.44M | 333.23M | 457.47M | 363.03M | 373.52M | 344.17M |
| Gross Margin % | 16.26% | 15.29% | 16.57% | 16.8% | 18.72% | 18.2% | 15.42% | 13.53% | 11.59% | 12.7% | 12.09% | 11.63% | 11.57% | 10.62% | 12.06% | 11.97% | 11.68% | 11.73% | 11.33% | 10.22% | 9.79% | 9.11% | 9.07% | 10.71% | 9.72% | 9.91% | 8.15% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -7.67% | -7.19% | -36.73% | 7.01% | 62.94% | 33.85% | 7.55% | 43.98% | 1.36% | 2.03% | -2.71% | 0.27% | -0.69% | 9.48% | -0.25% | 9.07% | -38.67% | -19.65% | -18.31% | -6.37% | 53.78% | -27.16% | 26.01% | -2.81% | 8.53% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 463.13M | 419.14M | 401.57M | 388.57M | 393.9M | 340.35M | 335.49M | 321.76M | 345.14M | 207.74M | 213.65M | 205.68M | 215.57M | 249.78M | 224.56M | 218.42M | 234.55M | 209.43M | 323.92M | 393.68M | 402.28M | 396.78M | 258.42M | 366.06M | 317.25M | 325.32M | 331.74M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 14.19% | 13.6% | 12.39% | 8.85% | 7.96% | 10.83% | 12.2% | 12.06% | 11.45% | 11.36% | 10.73% | 10.89% | 11.61% | 11.77% | 12.44% | 13% | 12.72% | 11.65% | 10.27% | 8.21% | 7.06% | 7.04% | 8.57% | 8.5% | 8.63% | 7.85% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 304.59M | 381.11M | 365.53M | 355.82M | 366.31M | 322.2M | 314.23M | 291.53M | 319.31M | 198.71M | 204.31M | 195.94M | 206.09M | 240.67M | 216M | 207.86M | 221.19M | 210.21M | 303.4M | 372.75M | 381.55M | 378.01M | 248.29M | 346.58M | 295.49M | 298.58M | 301.35M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 12.9% | 12.38% | 11.34% | 8.23% | 7.53% | 10.15% | 11.05% | 11.15% | 10.95% | 10.86% | 10.22% | 10.41% | 11.18% | 11.32% | 11.84% | 12.26% | 12.77% | 10.91% | 9.72% | 7.79% | 6.72% | 6.76% | 8.11% | 7.91% | 7.92% | 7.13% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 4M | 38.04M | 36.04M | 32.75M | 27.59M | 18.14M | 21.27M | 30.23M | 380K | 822K | 255K | -871K | -325K | -306K | 7K | 8.56M | 10.56M | 0 | -788K | 20.52M | 20.92M | 20.72M | 18.77M | 10.13M | 19.48M | 21.76M | 26.75M |
| Operating Income | 36.55M | 32.48M | 87.57M | 138.45M | 439.09M | 438.08M | 142.24M | 35.15M | -13.29M | 29.99M | 41.85M | 16.79M | 13.54M | -21.3M | 5.51M | -8.27M | -23.88M | -16.27M | -8.99M | -1.73M | 77.53M | 115.66M | 74.81M | 91.41M | 45.78M | 48.19M | 12.43M |
| Operating Margin % | 1.19% | 1.1% | 2.97% | 4.41% | 9.87% | 10.24% | 4.59% | 1.33% | -0.46% | 1.65% | 2.22% | 0.88% | 0.68% | -0.99% | 0.29% | -0.47% | -1.32% | -0.99% | -0.32% | -0.05% | 1.58% | 2.06% | 2.04% | 2.14% | 1.23% | 1.28% | 0.29% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -62.91% | -36.75% | -68.47% | 0.23% | 207.98% | 304.62% | 364.59% | -144.3% | -28.34% | 149.25% | 24.04% | 163.55% | -486.66% | 166.61% | 65.36% | -46.8% | -80.94% | -419% | -102.23% | -32.97% | 54.61% | -18.16% | 99.64% | -5% | 287.81% | - |
| EBITDA | 82.5M | 72.39M | 126.06M | 170.49M | 466.7M | 466.27M | 171.14M | 65.39M | 12.54M | 39.02M | 51.19M | 26.53M | 23.01M | -12.18M | 14.07M | 2.29M | -10.51M | 719K | 11.53M | 21.62M | 100.88M | 138.06M | 87.26M | 110.88M | 67.54M | 74.94M | 42.82M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 2.68% | 2.45% | 4.27% | 5.44% | 10.49% | 10.9% | 5.53% | 2.48% | 0.44% | 2.15% | 2.72% | 1.38% | 1.16% | -0.57% | 0.74% | 0.13% | -0.58% | 0.04% | 0.41% | 0.56% | 2.06% | 2.46% | 2.38% | 2.6% | 1.81% | 1.99% | 1.01% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -3.23% | -42.58% | -26.06% | -63.47% | 0.09% | 172.45% | 161.74% | 421.42% | -67.86% | -23.78% | 92.95% | 15.31% | 288.85% | -186.57% | 514.05% | 121.8% | -1562.03% | -93.76% | -46.68% | -78.57% | -26.93% | 58.21% | -21.3% | 64.17% | -9.87% | 75.01% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 45.95M | 39.91M | 38.49M | 32.04M | 27.61M | 28.19M | 28.9M | 30.23M | 25.83M | 9.03M | 9.34M | 9.74M | 9.47M | 9.12M | 8.56M | 10.56M | 13.37M | 16.98M | 20.52M | 23.36M | 23.35M | 22.4M | 12.46M | 19.48M | 21.76M | 26.75M | 30.39M |
| EBIT | 28.95M | 32.48M | 90.05M | 105.63M | 437.03M | 439.38M | 142.5M | 32.61M | -12.91M | 30.81M | 42.1M | 15.92M | 13.21M | -21.61M | 5.52M | -7.09M | -20.04M | -24.44M | -9.59M | -1.36M | 72.34M | 115.47M | 72.45M | 91.41M | 45.78M | 48.19M | 12.43M |
| Net Interest Income | -36.76M | -32.35M | -19.36M | -23.75M | -42.27M | -45.51M | -47.41M | -54.22M | -47.3M | -21.23M | -24.9M | -27.34M | -26.77M | -28.02M | -28.16M | -30.51M | -33.79M | -32.46M | -38.55M | -43.66M | -46.16M | -42.31M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 3.07M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 39.83M | 32.35M | 19.36M | 23.75M | 42.27M | 45.51M | 47.41M | 54.22M | 47.3M | 21.23M | 24.9M | 27.34M | 26.77M | 28.02M | 28.16M | 30.51M | 33.79M | 32.46M | 38.55M | 38.55M | 46.16M | 42.31M | 42.31M | 31.12M | 0 | 1.32M | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -36.76M | -32.35M | -16.88M | -56.56M | -44.33M | -44.2M | -47.16M | -56.76M | -46.92M | -20.4M | -24.45M | -28.21M | -27.1M | -28.33M | -28.15M | -29.34M | -29.95M | -40.63M | -39.15M | -43.29M | -51.35M | -42.5M | -31.12M | -376K | -348K | -448K | -560K |
| Pretax Income | -205K | 129K | 70.69M | 81.89M | 394.76M | 393.88M | 95.08M | -21.61M | -60.21M | 9.59M | 17.21M | -11.42M | -13.56M | -49.63M | -22.64M | -37.6M | -53.83M | -56.9M | -48.14M | -45.02M | 26.18M | 73.16M | 43.69M | 91.03M | 45.44M | 47.74M | 11.87M |
| Pretax Margin % | -0.01% | 0% | 2.39% | 2.61% | 8.87% | 9.21% | 3.07% | -0.82% | -2.1% | 0.53% | 0.91% | -0.6% | -0.69% | -2.31% | -1.19% | -2.14% | -2.98% | -3.46% | -1.73% | -1.17% | 0.53% | 1.3% | 1.19% | 2.13% | 1.22% | 1.27% | 0.28% |
| Income Tax | 4.02M | -90K | 17.57M | 33.35M | 98.58M | 97.74M | 14.2M | -3.95M | -12.15M | -53.41M | 1.12M | 153K | 312K | -9.01M | 386K | 962K | -589K | 4.56M | -16.43M | -17.08M | 10.35M | 28.56M | 17.78M | 34.88M | 17.6M | 17.6M | -13.76M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -1962.44% | -69.77% | 24.86% | 40.73% | 24.97% | 24.82% | 14.93% | 18.29% | 20.19% | -557.21% | 6.52% | -1.34% | -2.3% | 18.16% | -1.7% | -2.56% | 1.09% | -8.02% | 34.14% | 37.93% | 39.53% | 39.04% | 40.7% | 38.31% | 38.73% | 36.86% | -115.97% |
| Net Income | -4.23M | 219K | 53.12M | 48.54M | 296.18M | 296.13M | 80.88M | -17.66M | -48.05M | 62.99M | 16.09M | -11.58M | -13.87M | -40.62M | -23.03M | -38.57M | -53.24M | -61.46M | -31.7M | -27.95M | 15.83M | 44.6M | 25.91M | 56.15M | 27.84M | 29.27M | 7.24M |
| Net Margin % | -0.14% | 0.01% | 1.8% | 1.55% | 6.66% | 6.92% | 2.61% | -0.67% | -1.68% | 3.47% | 0.86% | -0.6% | -0.7% | -1.89% | -1.21% | -2.2% | -2.95% | -3.73% | -1.14% | -0.73% | 0.32% | 0.79% | 0.71% | 1.31% | 0.75% | 0.78% | 0.17% |
| Net Income Growth % | -130.11% | -99.59% | 9.44% | -83.61% | 0.01% | 266.13% | 558.1% | 63.26% | -176.28% | 291.63% | 238.95% | 16.55% | 65.85% | -76.39% | 40.29% | 27.56% | 13.37% | -93.87% | -13.45% | -276.51% | -64.5% | 72.17% | -53.87% | 101.7% | -4.9% | 304.41% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -4.23M | 219K | 53.12M | 48.54M | 296.18M | 296.13M | 80.88M | -17.66M | -48.05M | 62.99M | 16.09M | -11.58M | -13.87M | -40.62M | -23.03M | -38.57M | -53.24M | -61.46M | -31.7M | -27.95M | 15.83M | 44.6M | 25.91M | 56.15M | 27.84M | 29.27M | 7.24M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -0.54 | 0.03 | 6.19 | 5.39 | 31.51 | 29.99 | 8.55 | -1.89 | -5.21 | 6.81 | 1.77 | -1.32 | -1.61 | -5.07 | -3.83 | -8.20 | -15.35 | -17.53 | -9.02 | -8.01 | 4.51 | 12.91 | 9.02 | 25.73 | 12.76 | 13.42 | 3.32 |
| EPS Growth % | -130.59% | -99.55% | 14.84% | -82.89% | 5.07% | 250.76% | 552.38% | 63.72% | -176.51% | 284.75% | 234.09% | 18.01% | 68.24% | -32.38% | 53.29% | 46.58% | 12.44% | -94.35% | -12.61% | -277.61% | -65.07% | 43.13% | -64.94% | 101.65% | -4.92% | 304.22% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 0.03 | 6.22 | 5.40 | 31.75 | 30.80 | 8.58 | -1.89 | -5.21 | 6.96 | 1.80 | -1.32 | -1.61 | -5.07 | -3.83 | -8.20 | -15.35 | -17.53 | -9.02 | -8.01 | 4.60 | 13.09 | 9.64 | 27.44 | 13.60 | 14.31 | 3.54 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 7.86M | 7.95M | 8.57M | 8.99M | 9.4M | 9.87M | 9.46M | 9.34M | 9.22M | 9.25M | 9.09M | 8.75M | 8.6M | 8.02M | 6.01M | 4.7M | 3.47M | 3.51M | 3.51M | 3.49M | 3.48M | 3.45M | 2.29M | 2.18M | 2.18M | 2.18M | 2.18M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 7.86M | 7.89M | 8.53M | 8.99M | 9.33M | 9.61M | 9.43M | 9.34M | 9.22M | 9.04M | 8.94M | 8.75M | 8.6M | 8.02M | 6.01M | 4.7M | 3.47M | 3.51M | 3.51M | 3.49M | 3.46M | 3.41M | 2.15M | 2.05M | 2.05M | 2.05M | 2.05M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.27% | 33.86% | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BXC stock.
For fiscal year 2025, BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) reported total revenue of $2.95B. This represents a 30.1% decline compared to $4.22B in 2000.
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) is profitable, generating $0.2M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 0.0%.
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) reported an operating income of $32.5M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 1.1%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) generated $451.6M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 15.3%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
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Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Revenue Growth Stalls Amid Housing Headwinds
Based on reported quarterly figures, BXC's revenue grew 8.5% year over year in 2026Q3 to $812.6M, yet this follows a sequence of near-flat and negative comparisons across 2024 and 2025, suggesting growth has been episodic rather than durable.
The reported figures show revenue oscillating between roughly $709M and $814M over the ten-quarter window, with the most recent acceleration coinciding with a modest rebound in volume. The pattern appears more consistent with restocking and pricing effects than with a sustained rise in construction demand, which investors should monitor against housing starts. Without a clear breakdown of volume versus price contribution in the supplied data, the durability of the recent uptick remains uncertain.
Gross Margin Holds in a Narrow Band
Reported gross margins ranged from 13.1% to 17.2% across the period, with the 2026Q2 peak of 17.2% suggesting that specialty mix may be helping to cushion commodity-driven pricing swings in the structural segment.
The width of the gross margin range indicates meaningful exposure to lumber and OSB price movements, since wholesale distributors without captive production have limited control over procurement costs. The relative stability of margins above 15% in most recent quarters may reflect the contribution of higher-margin specialty products, though the supplied data does not isolate segment-level margins to confirm this. Investors should treat the 2025Q3 low of 13.1% as evidence of how quickly the spread can compress.
Operating Leverage Remains Thin
Operating margin of 1.5% in 2026Q3 and 2.5% in 2026Q2 indicates that fixed warehouse, fleet, and labor costs absorb most of the gross profit, leaving little incremental earnings from each additional sales dollar.
With SG&A running near $90M to $106M per quarter against gross profit of $112M to $140M, the cost base consumes the large majority of gross profit in most periods. This suggests the company's operating leverage works in both directions, amplifying modest revenue gains into earnings improvement but also magnifying downside when volume softens. The inability to sustain operating margins above roughly 3% in the supplied window implies limited scalability in the current cost structure.
EPS Volatility Masks Underlying Profitability
Reported EPS swung from $1.87 in 2024Q3 to -$1.08 in 2025Q4 and $0.81 in 2026Q2, with net margins hovering near zero, suggesting that headline per-share results are highly sensitive to small changes in operating items.
Because net income is only a fraction of a percent of revenue in most quarters, minor variations in reserves, rebate timing, or non-operating items can produce outsized swings in EPS. Stock-based compensation of roughly $1M to $4M per quarter is modest relative to revenue but is a non-trivial share of operating income in several periods. The divergence between the strong 2026Q2 EPS figure and the 0.8% net margin warrants investigation into whether the per-share result reflects a favorable one-time item.
Thin Margins Leave Little Room for Error
Net margins of -0.1% to 0.8% over the most recent four quarters imply that a modest decline in volume or a gross margin compression of two to three points could push BXC into sustained losses.
A bear case would emphasize that the company's profitability depends on favorable commodity spreads that have proven unreliable across the ten-quarter window. Revenue growth in the supplied data is inconsistent and includes several periods of contraction, which could reflect an industry-wide share loss rather than a company-specific recovery. Investors should weigh whether the 2026Q2 earnings result is a durable inflection or an outlier within a structurally low-margin business.