TopBuild (NYSE: BLD) lifts sales via acquisitions, sets 2026 guidance
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TopBuild Corp. reported mixed fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results driven largely by acquisitions. Fourth quarter sales reached $1.49 billion, up 13.2% from 2024, as the SPI and Progressive Roofing deals offset weaker residential and light commercial new construction. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $265.2 million with a 17.9% margin, while reported net income fell to $104.5 million, or $3.71 per diluted share.
For 2025, sales edged up to $5.41 billion, but net income declined to $521.7 million and adjusted EBITDA to $1.04 billion, reflecting higher SG&A, interest expense, and integration costs. The company completed seven acquisitions adding about $1.20 billion in annual revenue and repurchased 1.37 million shares for $434.2 million, funded alongside a step-up in long-term debt to $2.78 billion.
Looking to 2026, TopBuild guides to sales of $5.925–$6.225 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.005–$1.155 billion. Management assumes a mid–single digit residential sales decline, low–single digit commercial and industrial growth, and $800–$850 million in M&A-driven sales contribution, with acquisitions remaining the top capital priority.
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Insights
Acquisitions drive TopBuild’s growth while margins and leverage move the other way.
TopBuild is leaning heavily on deals to grow. 2025 sales rose to $5.41 billion, but organic volume declined and adjusted EBITDA slipped to $1.04 billion. Seven acquisitions adding roughly $1.20 billion in annual revenue, including SPI and Progressive Roofing, now shape the revenue mix.
Profitability softened, with full-year adjusted EBITDA margin at 19.2% versus 20.2%, and net income down to $521.7 million as SG&A, interest expense and integration costs increased. Long-term debt climbed to $2.78 billion, raising balance sheet leverage even as cash declined to $184.7 million.
For 2026, management targets sales of $5.93–$6.23 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.01–$1.16 billion, assuming residential softness but commercial and industrial growth plus $800–$850 million of M&A contribution. Future filings will clarify how quickly integration, margins, and leverage trends evolve relative to this outlook.
