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DNOW Inc.

DNOW

Industrials · 15.64 +1.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

DNOW Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 97.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
Company+1.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeIndustrial Distribution · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • DNOW's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if DNOW's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 97.5% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
  • Operating cash flow remained negative at -95.0M.
  • Cash declined 103.0M versus the comparable period.
What would clarify the read
  • DNOW's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements144
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +18.8% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -7.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -6.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Diluted shares increased 10.0% in the latest annual period.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 61% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

15.64
6m+38.5%12m+2.3%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.6B+0.8%$0.05+1.0%
2022-12-31$2.1B+30.9%$1.13+0.7%
2023-12-31$2.3B+8.7%$2.27-2.5%
2024-12-31$2.4B+2.2%$0.71-1.2%
2025-12-31$2.8B+18.8%$-0.76+10.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangenegative · 5 filings
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, o ur international segment revenue was favorably impacted by approximately $1 million and $4 million, respectively, due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 3 filings
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by a net increase of $31 million in working capital, mainly resulting from decreases in accrued liabilities for severance and legal and professional fees as…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 3 filings
Other expense was $10 million and $20 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and was primarily attributable to interest expense on borrowings associated with the acquisition of MRC Global completed in the fourth quarter of 2025.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 3 filings
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the decrease in contract assets was primarily attributable to a reduction in orders awaiting customer-specific documentation required prior to invoicing in the Company’s U.S.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.7× · EV/sales 0.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

15.64+1.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for DNOW. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-07.

cautious
OperationsmixedEvidence score 0
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -2
valuationdiscount

What improved

  • Revenue increased 97.5% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
  • Operating cash flow remained negative at -95.0M.
  • Cash declined 103.0M versus the comparable period.

Filing receipts

Our results of operations are as follows ( in millions ): Three months ended March 31, 2026 2025 Revenue: United States $ 985 $ 474 Canada 51 62 International 147 63 Total revenue $ 1,183 $ 599 Operating (loss) profit: United States $ (54 ) $ 21 Canada 1 4 International 3 4 Total operating (loss) profit $ (50 ) $ 29 Other (expense) income (10 ) — (Loss) income before income taxes (60 ) 29 Income tax (benefit) provision (16 ) 7 Net (loss) income (44 ) 22 Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests — 1 Net (loss) income attributable to DNOW Inc. $ (44 ) $ 21 Gross Profit $ 193 $ 138 Adjusted Gross Profit (1) $ 256 $ 141 Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 39 $ 46 (1) Adjusted Gross Profit an...

Our operating loss wa s $50 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to an operating profit of $29 million for the corresponding period of 2025, a decrease of $79 million primarily due to inventory-related transaction charges, our LIFO inventory costing methodology, reduced margins and increases in incremental SG&A expenses associated with the MRC Global acquisition.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was higher than the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to discrete tax benefits recognized in the quarter which increase the effective tax rate as a result of the loss before income taxes reported in the period.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind DNOW

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

BKRBaker Hughes CompanypartnerMay 7, 2026

During the third quarter of 2025, Baker Hughes’s methodology for calculating rig counts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been updated effective for periods beginning January 2024.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

DNOW is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Industrial Distribution. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for DNOW; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.