Floor & Décor Holdings Inc. (FND.N): EPS Recap – A Solid SSS Beat, but The Tariff Refund Benefit to Gross Margin & EPS Will Steal the Show

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Floor & Décor Holdings Inc. (FND.N): EPS Recap – A Solid SSS Beat, but The Tariff Refund Benefit to Gross Margin & EPS Will Steal the Show

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31 Jul 2026 03:00:00 ET │ 14 pages

Floor & Décor Holdings Inc. (FND.N)

EPS Recap – A Solid SSS Beat, but The Tariff Refund Benefit to Gross

Margin & EPS Will Steal the Show

CITI'S TAKE

Was it a low-quality beat? On the one hand, SSS beat expectations on Neutral

improving trends through the Q, mgmt. sounded more constructive about Price (30 Jul 26 16:00) US$55.30

broadening of demand, and EPS estimates are moving higher for 2026. On Target price US$59.00the other hand, the tariff refund provides a one-time benefit that is

offsetting underlying weaker gross margin performance due to higher Expected share price return 6.7%

freight and price investments in laminate/vinyl given category weakness. Expected dividend yield 0.0%

The challenge for FND is the earnings power for 2027 becomes slightly Expected total return 6.7%tougher if the Pro market share gains from price investments this year don’t

translate to higher sales volumes next year. The analyst day in November will Market Cap US$5,978M

be crucial to understanding the multi-year drivers for sales & earnings

growth to return at FND. The rates backdrop remains the key driver of share

price performance. Stay Neutral.

Price Performance

Key Takes from the CEO/CFO Call-back — 1) Tracking to Midpoint of FY26 (RIC: FND.N, BB: FND US)

Guidance: Mgmt. noted they are currently tracking towards the midpoint of

guidance and expect that things would have to “really deteriorate” to trend towards

the low end of guidance and have significant macro acceleration to reach the high

end of guidance. 2) IEEPA Tariff Refunds: Mgmt. received almost all the $87M in