DNOW Inc. DNOW R2K
DNOW Inc. distributes pipe, valves, fittings, and pumps in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers flanges, gaskets, fasteners, electrical, instrumentation, artificial lift, and pumping systems, process and production equipment, production measurement technology, maintenance, repair and operating consumables (MRO), and general and specialty products; personal protective equipment; and mill, tools, safety supplies, as well as vapor recovery systems under EcoVapo brand. It also offers original equipment manufacturer equipment, including pumps, generator sets, air compressors, dryers, blowers, mixers, and valves; modular oil and gas wellsite facility solutions; and application systems, work processes, parts integration, optimization solutions, and after-sales support services. In addition, the company provides supply chain and materials management; inventory planning; integrated supply; integrated supply; product quality programs; manufacturer assessments; multiple daily deliveries; volume purchasing; truck stocking; technical support; training; just-in-time delivery; and on-site commissioning; after-market field repair and rental mobile pumping units; inventory and zone store management; order consolidation; product tagging and system interfaces tailored; supplier specifications; engineering of control packages; valve inspection and repair; product expediting, tracking and tracing; documentation services; and pressure testing services. It serves customers in the upstream, midstream, and Gas Utilities sectors, as well as downstream and industrial including crude oil refining, petrochemical and chemical processing, general industrials, pharmaceutical, mining, water/wastewater treatment, data centers, liquefied natural gas, and terminals and renewable natural gas facilities. The company was formerly known as NOW Inc. and changed its name to DNOW Inc. in January 2024. DNOW Inc. was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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PROS
No notable strengths flagged.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -56.5% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNOW DNOW Inc. R2K | 12.79 | - | $2.33B | - | -2.75% | -9.37% | 9.70% | -56.51% |
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| 8 | HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX | 237.86 | 38.00 | $150.72B | 2.00% | 13.57% | 24.26% | 1.82% | -1.62% |
| 9 | DE Deere & Company SPX | 542.18 | 30.67 | $146.45B | 1.20% | 12.82% | 18.35% | -4.50% | -11.00% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 631.00M | 651.00M | 697.00M | 669.00M | 764.00M | 777.00M | 822.00M | 764.00M | 785.00M | 776.00M | 751.00M | 639.00M | 604.00M | 370.00M | 326.00M | 361.00M | 400.00M | 439.00M | 473.00M | 539.00M | 577.00M | 584.00M | 594.00M | 588.00M | 563.00M | 633.00M | - | - | 599.00M | 628.00M | 634.00M | 959.00M | 1.18B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 461.00M | 484.00M | 489.00M | 909.00M | 990.00M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 138.00M | 144.00M | 145.00M | 50.00M | 193.00M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109.00M | 112.00M | 112.00M | 226.00M | 243.00M |
| Operating Income | -27.00M | -291.00M | -184.00M | -65.00M | -57.00M | -53.00M | -47.00M | -21.00M | -14.00M | -6.00M | - | 7.00M | 18.00M | 26.00M | 22.00M | 23.00M | 17.00M | 14.00M | -137.00M | -333.00M | -29.00M | -21.00M | -8.00M | 0 | 10.00M | 23.00M | 29.00M | 44.00M | 35.00M | 36.00M | 37.00M | 28.00M | 33.00M | - | - | 29.00M | 32.00M | 33.00M | -176.00M | -50.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.00M | 42.00M | 44.00M | -156.00M | -27.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.00M | 32.00M | 32.00M | -194.00M | -60.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.00M | 7.00M | 7.00M | -33.00M | -16.00M |
| Net Income | -19.00M | -224.00M | -249.00M | -63.00M | -44.00M | -56.00M | -71.00M | -23.00M | -17.00M | -9.00M | -3.00M | 2.00M | 14.00M | 20.00M | 16.00M | 18.00M | 14.00M | 10.00M | -139.00M | -331.00M | -30.00M | -22.00M | -10.00M | -2.00M | 5.00M | 30.00M | 26.00M | 40.00M | 31.00M | 34.00M | 35.00M | 21.00M | 24.00M | - | - | 21.00M | 25.00M | 25.00M | -161.00M | -44.00M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.18 | -2.09 | -2.33 | -0.59 | -0.40 | -0.53 | -0.66 | -0.21 | -0.16 | -0.08 | -0.03 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.09 | -1.27 | -3.03 | -0.27 | -0.20 | -0.09 | -0.02 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.21 | - | - | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.23 | -0.95 | -0.24 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | 2.11B | 2.65B | 3.13B | 2.95B | 1.62B | - | 2.14B | 2.32B | 2.37B | 2.82B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.63B | 1.78B | 1.84B | 2.34B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 506.00M | 539.00M | 531.00M | 478.00M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 365.00M | 395.00M | 416.00M | 559.00M |
| Operating Income | 168.00M | 224.00M | 181.00M | -510.00M | -222.00M | -41.00M | 73.00M | -83.00M | -420.00M | - | 141.00M | 144.00M | 115.00M | -81.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 160.00M | 170.00M | 149.00M | -29.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139.00M | 142.00M | 110.00M | -100.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.00M | -109.00M | 31.00M | -12.00M |
| Net Income | 108.00M | 147.00M | 116.00M | -502.00M | -234.00M | -52.00M | 52.00M | -97.00M | -427.00M | - | 128.00M | 250.00M | 78.00M | -89.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.00 | 1.37 | 1.06 | -4.68 | -2.18 | -0.48 | 0.47 | -0.89 | -3.91 | - | 1.13 | 2.24 | 0.74 | -0.76 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 9.70% |
| 1 Year: | 97.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -56.51% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -11.30% |
| 6 Months: | -8.25% |
| 3 Months: | +8.57% |
| 1 Month: | -2.37% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 2.37B | 2.18B | 2.60B | 1.83B | 1.60B | 1.75B | 1.79B | 1.59B | 1.01B | - | 1.32B | 1.53B | 1.62B | 3.92B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.02B | 1.07B | 1.03B | 2.28B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 91.00M | 138.00M | 101.00M | 195.00M | 90.00M | 106.00M | 98.00M | 116.00M | 183.00M | 387.00M | - | 212.00M | 299.00M | 256.00M | 164.00M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 381.00M | 366.00M | 352.00M | 1.19B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 398.00M | 384.00M | 388.00M | 874.00M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 381.00M | 630.00M | 429.00M | 420.00M | 564.00M | 581.00M | 447.00M | 309.00M | - | 476.00M | 466.00M | 493.00M | 1.69B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 363.00M | 620.00M | 307.00M | 347.00M | 394.00M | 441.00M | 396.00M | 272.00M | - | 439.00M | 418.00M | 442.00M | 974.00M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 108.00M | 65.00M | 162.00M | 132.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 411.00M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.00M | 41.00M | 42.00M | 585.00M |
| Total Equity | - | - | 1.80B | 1.97B | 1.40B | 1.18B | 1.19B | 1.21B | 1.14B | 699.00M | - | 842.00M | 1.06B | 1.12B | 2.23B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.37M | 106.26M | 105.65M | 186.13M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 235.00M | -115.00M | 73.00M | 224.00M | 189.00M | - | 0 | 188.00M | 298.00M | 155.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | -183.00M | 8.00M | -9.00M | -22.00M | 22.00M | - | -87.00M | -48.00M | -304.00M | -590.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | -47.00M | 94.00M | -37.00M | -138.00M | -8.00M | - | -10.00M | -55.00M | -33.00M | 339.00M |
| Capital Expenditure | -14.00M | -55.00M | -39.00M | -11.00M | -4.00M | -4.00M | -11.00M | -12.00M | -8.00M | - | -9.00M | -17.00M | -9.00M | -21.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 231.00M | -119.00M | 62.00M | 212.00M | 181.00M | - | -9.00M | 171.00M | 289.00M | 134.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -97.00M | 85.00M | -39.00M | -96.00M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 7.00M | 50.00M | 23.00M | 37.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.7% | 23.2% | 22.4% | 17.0% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | -10.5% | -1.5% | 2.3% | -2.8% | -25.9% | - | 6.6% | 6.2% | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | -11.1% | -2.0% | 1.7% | -3.3% | -26.4% | - | 6.0% | 10.8% | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| ROE % | - | 8.2% | 5.9% | -35.8% | -19.8% | -4.4% | 4.3% | -8.5% | -61.1% | - | 15.2% | 23.6% | 6.9% | -4.0% |
| ROCE % | - | 12.3% | 9.2% | -33.4% | -17.7% | -3.0% | 5.4% | -6.9% | -57.1% | - | 16.0% | 13.0% | 9.8% | -2.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 16.27% | 29.69M | $379.75M |
| 2 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 9.25% | 16.88M | $215.88M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.71% | 10.42M | $133.32M |
| 4 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.69% | 10.38M | $132.79M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.56% | 8.33M | $106.56M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 3.89% | 7.10M | $90.86M |
| 7 | Engine Capital Management, LP | 2.83% | 5.17M | $66.07M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.49% | 4.55M | $58.24M |
| 9 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 2.44% | 4.46M | $57.02M |
| 10 | First Trust Advisors LP | 2.23% | 4.07M | $52.00M |
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