BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) Key Metrics
BXC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $578.7M
- Enterprise value
- $980.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 3.4
- Forward P/E
- 7.0
- PEG ratio
- 2.19
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.1
- Price / book
- 1.0 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.1 10-yr median 8.0
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.43
BXC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsBXC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−44.3%
0.2
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20162025
Price / book−41.6%
0.8
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20162025
EV / EBITDA+37.0%
10.7
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20162025
Price / free cash flow−23.5%
14.9
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+1.6 pts
6.7%
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20162025
BXC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−8.3 pts
0.0%
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20162025
Return on invested capital−4.9 pts
3.9%
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20162025
Return on assets−3.4 pts
0.0%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−0.4 pts
1.1%
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20162025
Cash conversion (OCF / net income)+16,923.1%
272.99
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20162025
Asset turnover−0.3%
1.89
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20162025
BXC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+7.9%
$371.75
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20162025
Earnings per share−99.6%
$0.03
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20162025
Free cash flow per share−21.4%
$4.13
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20162025
Book value per share+3.0%
$77.69
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20162025
Shares outstanding−7.3%
7.9M
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20162025
BXC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+10.9%
1.09
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20162025
Net debt+$157.6M
$288.1M
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20162025
Net debt / EBITDA+2.96
3.98
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20162025
Current ratio−4.0%
4.66
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20162025
Interest coverage−77.8%
1.0
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20162025
Debt / assets+7.9%
0.44
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20162025
BXC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−1 days
27 days
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20162025
Days of inventory−2 days
50 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding−2 days
22 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−1 days
55 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.4 pts
0.9%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF+15.8 pts
123.8%
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20162025
BXC valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
BXC returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
BXC debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
BXC cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
BXC price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
BXC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $488.1M | $875.7M | $1.02B | $668.3M | $945.6M | $276.8M | $133.1M | $227.9M | $90.2M | $67.9M |
| Enterprise value | $776.3M | $1.01B | $1.12B | $982.3M | $1.48B | $923.3M | $834.5M | $887.1M | $402.3M | $384.3M |
| P/E ratio | — | 16.5 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | — | — | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| Price / sales | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.7 | — | — | 2.6 | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.9 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 5.4 | — | 5.9 | — | 1.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.2 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 5.0 | — | 5.5 | — | 1.6 |
| EV / sales | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 68.7 | 10.1 | 7.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 23.6 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 18.0 | — | 22.8 | — | 9.4 |
| Earnings yield | 0.0% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 44.3% | 31.3% | 29.2% | −13.3% | −21.1% | 69.8% | 23.7% |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.7% | 5.1% | 27.4% | 54.5% | 13.8% | 18.5% | −11.3% | 17.0% | −3.7% | 60.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 8.3% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 11.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $61.43 | $102.16 | $113.31 | $71.11 | $95.76 | $29.26 | $14.25 | $24.71 | $9.76 | $7.47 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $371.75 | $344.44 | $348.72 | $473.53 | $433.16 | $327.42 | $282.31 | $310.40 | $196.30 | $206.99 |
| Earnings per share | $0.03 | $6.20 | $5.40 | $31.51 | $29.99 | $8.55 | −$1.89 | −$5.21 | $6.81 | $1.77 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.52 | $9.94 | $34.05 | $42.59 | $14.69 | $5.82 | −$1.10 | $4.51 | −$0.27 | $4.56 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.13 | $5.26 | $30.99 | $38.78 | $13.23 | $5.43 | −$1.62 | $4.21 | −$0.36 | $4.49 |
| Cash per share | $48.56 | $58.99 | $58.01 | $31.81 | $8.63 | $0.01 | $1.25 | $0.97 | $0.51 | $0.61 |
| Book value per share | $77.69 | $75.41 | $70.52 | $62.78 | $36.79 | $6.25 | −$2.79 | −$1.59 | $3.79 | −$3.28 |
| Tangible book value per share | $58.32 | $65.82 | $60.94 | $53.17 | $30.57 | −$0.80 | −$10.73 | −$10.59 | −$5.19 | −$3.28 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $3.39 | $4.68 | $3.06 | $3.82 | $1.46 | $0.39 | $0.51 | $0.30 | $0.09 | $0.07 |
| Debt per share | $84.82 | $74.22 | $68.71 | $65.22 | $62.35 | $68.35 | $76.33 | $72.44 | $34.26 | $35.43 |
| Shares outstanding | 7.9M | 8.6M | 9.0M | 9.4M | 9.9M | 9.5M | 9.3M | 9.2M | 9.2M | 9.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −7.3% | −4.7% | −4.3% | −4.8% | +4.4% | +1.3% | +1.3% | −0.2% | +1.7% | +3.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 0.0% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 62.1% | 140.2% | 490.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 3.9% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 36.6% | 41.2% | 17.5% | 4.2% | −2.1% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 21.1% | 25.0% | 8.0% | −1.8% | −6.6% | 13.4% | 3.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 21.2% | 23.6% | 8.2% | −2.0% | −5.5% | 15.3% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.1% | 1.5% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 3.1% | 1.7% | −0.6% | 1.4% | −0.2% | 2.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 272.99 | 1.60 | 6.31 | 1.35 | 0.49 | 0.68 | — | — | −0.04 | 2.57 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $674.0M | $636.2M | $618.0M | $612.9M | $615.7M | $646.6M | $713.0M | $668.1M | $316.8M | $322.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $385.8M | $505.6M | $521.7M | $298.9M | $85.2M | $82,000 | $11.6M | $8.9M | $4.7M | $5.5M |
| Net debt | $288.1M | $130.6M | $96.2M | $314.0M | $530.5M | $646.5M | $701.4M | $659.2M | $312.1M | $316.4M |
| Debt / equity | 1.09 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.69 | 10.94 | — | — | 9.05 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.72 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.98 | 1.02 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 1.13 | 3.77 | 11.16 | 51.02 | 7.83 | 6.15 |
| Current ratio | 4.66 | 4.85 | 5.13 | 5.11 | 3.88 | 2.92 | 3.38 | 3.05 | 2.92 | 2.24 |
| Quick ratio | 3.12 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 2.81 | 1.87 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.00 |
| Interest coverage | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Working capital | $773.2M | $900.3M | $901.8M | $866.3M | $701.4M | $439.4M | $406.9M | $403.1M | $225.8M | $191.5M |
| Invested capital | $905.5M | $777.0M | $730.5M | $904.0M | $893.7M | $705.6M | $675.3M | $644.5M | $347.1M | $286.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $463.4M | $564.2M | $548.1M | $499.7M | $301.9M | −$7.6M | −$100.2M | −$97.7M | −$48.0M | −$29.8M |
| Net current asset value | $52.5M | $202.7M | $217.1M | $176.9M | −$9.0M | −$320.6M | −$419.5M | −$374.7M | −$115.7M | −$128.2M |
| Graham number | $6.94 | $102.54 | $92.54 | $210.99 | $157.55 | $34.67 | — | — | $24.09 | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$27.62 | −$9.14 | −$4.27 | −$18.12 | −$37.48 | −$63.18 | −$71.54 | −$69.21 | −$28.13 | −$30.64 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $40.7M | $48.7M | $47.4M | $77.0M | $5.2M | $271,000 | $211,000 | $3.0M | $226,000 | $178,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 123.8% | 108.0% | 17.0% | 21.1% | 4.0% | 0.5% | — | 7.8% | — | 0.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 45.1% | 47.1% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 6.7% | — | 6.6% | — | 1.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.67 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 1.30 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 12.9% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 27.4 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 24.2 | 27.0 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 21.8 | 26.1 | 25.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 49.7 | 51.8 | 57.9 | 49.1 | 43.3 | 47.9 | 55.0 | 38.2 | 43.6 | 46.1 |
| Days payables outstanding | 22.4 | 24.3 | 21.7 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 18.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 54.8 | 55.6 | 64.2 | 56.6 | 52.3 | 55.9 | 60.3 | 44.2 | 52.1 | 52.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 13.31 | 13.00 | 13.07 | 15.06 | 13.51 | 12.73 | 13.14 | 16.72 | 13.97 | 14.23 |
| Payables turnover | 16.32 | 15.01 | 16.86 | 21.82 | 20.27 | 17.61 | 16.20 | 23.03 | 20.66 | 19.36 |
| Inventory turnover | 7.34 | 7.04 | 6.30 | 7.44 | 8.42 | 7.62 | 6.63 | 9.56 | 8.37 | 7.91 |
| Asset turnover | 1.89 | 1.90 | 2.07 | 3.17 | 3.62 | 3.07 | 2.73 | 3.94 | 3.87 | 3.93 |
| Average receivables | $222.0M | $227.1M | $240.0M | $295.6M | $316.6M | $243.3M | $200.7M | $171.3M | $130.0M | $132.2M |
| Average payables | $153.3M | $164.1M | $154.8M | $165.8M | $172.6M | $148.8M | $140.8M | $109.9M | $76.7M | $85.4M |
| Average inventory | $341.0M | $349.8M | $414.0M | $486.4M | $415.3M | $344.0M | $343.8M | $264.7M | $189.4M | $209.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 9.9% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 16.8% | 0.0% |
Computed from BXC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
BXC valuation and financial ratios
BlueLinx earned a return on equity of 0.0% and a return on invested capital of 3.9% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $674.0 million of debt and $385.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $288.1 million. It returned $40.7 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $40.7 million in share buybacks, 124% of free cash flow. The share count fell 12.6% from 9.1M to 7.9M over 9 years.
See the BXC income statement, the BXC chart for price history, or the BXC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BXC key metrics FAQ
What is BlueLinx's EV/EBITDA?
BlueLinx's enterprise value was 10.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $776.3 million, EBITDA $72.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.1.
What is BlueLinx's return on equity?
BlueLinx's return on equity (ROE) was 0.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $0.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $631.9 million.
What is BlueLinx's ROIC?
BlueLinx's return on invested capital was 3.9% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does BlueLinx have?
BlueLinx had total debt of $674.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09 and $288.1 million of net debt (3.98 times EBITDA).
Does BlueLinx buy back its shares?
Yes. BlueLinx spent $40.7 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −7.3% over the year, to 7.9M..
What is BlueLinx's free cash flow yield?
BlueLinx generated $32.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.7% on its market value at year-end ($488.1 million).
What is BlueLinx's current ratio?
BlueLinx's current ratio was 4.66 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.66 times current liabilities.