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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. DSGR
$34.98 +0.11% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $1.62B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.19, up 111.8% year over year.
- Net debt is 5.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 56 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth61Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 43%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 10%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 32%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 13%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 26%
Quality37Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 35%
- Gross marginTop 39%
- Operating marginBottom 35%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 7%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 34%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 16%
- Interest coverBottom 35%
Value47Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 35%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 34%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 48%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 26%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 42%
Momentum84Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 42%
- 6-month returnTop 20%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 41%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 1%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions9Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 14%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 7%
Stability43Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 46%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 31%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 16%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 7.1% | 6.4% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 534.9% | 111.8% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 32.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 3.5% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 1.6% | 1.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.4% | 7.1% | ↓ | Bottom 43% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 111.8% | 534.9% | ↓ | Top 10% |
| Gross margin | 32.7% | 33.2% | ↓ | Top 39% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.5% | ↓ | Bottom 35% |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.2% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 1.2% | 1.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.5% | — | Bottom 35% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 19.8% | — | Top 13% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.4%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +10.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 5.15×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.26%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.26%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.3%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 1 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -56.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $35.00
- Target vs current price
- +0.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -18.2% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -0.4% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -96.2% | +0.4% | +3.4% | +1.7% | +28.1% |
| Mar 5, 2026 | -56.3% | -26.3% | -30.6% | -9.7% | -9.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | -55.8% | -6.4% | -9.5% | -5.7% | -4.2% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -69.4% | +3.9% | +7.9% | +13.6% | +5.0% |
| May 1, 2025 | -80.6% | -7.0% | -6.1% | +7.3% | +13.6% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | +66.7% | +9.9% | +6.9% | +3.1% | -1.8% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -7.5% | -4.3% | +1.1% | -2.6% | -18.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.22 | -18.2% | $557.7M |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $0.01 | $0.26 | -96.2% | $496.0M |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.32 | -56.3% | $481.6M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.14 | $0.32 | -55.8% | $518.0M |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.36 | -69.4% | $502.4M |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.07 | $0.36 | -80.6% | $478.0M |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $0.55 | $0.33 | +66.7% | $480.5M |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.37 | $0.40 | -7.5% | $468.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 186.0× | 56.8× | 69th | Bottom 35% |
| P/E (forward) | 57.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.0× | — | — | Top 48% |
| EV / Sales | 1.16× | — | — | Top 26% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.55% | — | — | Bottom 34% |
| Earnings yield | 0.54% | — | — | Bottom 35% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 24.6× – 337.5× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +18.0%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +111.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -12.4%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 60
- Days above the 200-day average
- 56
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +0.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +17.9%
- RSI (14)
- 68.6
- Relative volume
- 0.65×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 46.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 68th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.84
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.28
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -0.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -52.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | -58.0% | 352 days | 245 days (Oct 6, 2023) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Mar 13, 2026 | -52.7% | 333 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Nov 8, 2023 | -27.2% | 20 days | 32 days (Dec 26, 2023) |
| May 20, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | -22.6% | 31 days | 35 days (Aug 23, 2024) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Mar 7, 2024 | -18.5% | 18 days | 10 days (Mar 21, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.62B
- P/E (TTM)
- 186.0
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.19
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.05B
- 52-week range
- $19.02 – $35.06
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $520.3M | $1.15B | $1.57B | $1.80B | $1.98B |
| Gross profit | $130.3M | $390.9M | $555.5M | $613.8M | $662.0M |
| Operating income | $11.4M | $41.8M | $43.0M | $56.0M | $78.3M |
| Net income | -$5.1M | $7.4M | -$9.0M | -$7.3M | $8.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.25 | $0.21 | -$0.20 | -$0.16 | $0.18 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $468.0M | $480.5M | $478.0M | $502.4M | $518.0M | $481.6M | $496.0M | $557.7M |
| Net income | $21.9M | -$25.9M | $3.3M | $5.0M | $6.5M | -$6.4M | $382,000 | $8.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.46 | -$0.55 | $0.07 | $0.11 | $0.14 | -$0.14 | $0.01 | $0.18 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $10.3M | -$11.0M | $102.3M | $56.5M | $83.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$13.8M | -$20.1M | -$24.7M | -$23.2M | -$40.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$3.5M | -$31.1M | $77.6M | $33.3M | $43.4M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | -$2.5M | $94.6M | -$3.2M | -$23.5M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $75.5M
- Total assets
- $1.82B
- Total liabilities
- $1.16B
- Total debt
- $845.5M
- Net debt
- $770.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $654.7M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2012 | $0.12 | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Mar 30, 2012 | $0.12 | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Dec 29, 2011 | $0.12 | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Sep 23, 2011 | $0.12 | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | $0.12 | Jul 14, 2011 |
| Apr 1, 2011 | $0.12 | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | $0.12 | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Sep 24, 2010 | $0.08 | Oct 12, 2010 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 570,605
- Days to cover
- 2.46
- Change vs previous report
- +28.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Sep 1, 2023
- 2-for-1
- Apr 19, 1988
- 3-for-2
- May 8, 1986
- 3-for-2
- Feb 16, 1984
- 3-for-2
- Jun 26, 1981
- 3-for-2