DNOW Inc. (DNOW)Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Houston, United States | NYSE
15.19 USD
-0.18
(-1.171%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case for DNOW is currently paralyzed by a severe disconnect between its aggressive top-line growth and its inability to translate that into profitability. While revenue surged 108% year-over-year, the company remains in the red with negative earnings and negative free cash flow, resulting in a negative return on equity. This fundamental deterioration explains why the stock has underperformed significantly over the last nine years, dropping nearly 38% from its peak despite recent price recovery. The market is rightly skeptical; the massive increase in put options indicates investors are hedging against the risk that this revenue explosion is not yet sustainable. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet showing significant debt relative to equity, the stock lacks the safety margin required for a long-term hold. Until the company demonstrates a path to consistent profitability and positive cash flow, it remains a speculative play rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.124746 |
| AutoETS | 0.124973 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.124975 |
| MSTL | 0.131879 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 0.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 2.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 30.934 |
| Revenue per Share | 26.002 |
| Market Cap | 2,746,137,600 |
| Forward P/E | 18.43 |
| Beta | 0.89 |
| Profit Margins | -4.63% |
| Previous Name | NOW Inc. |
| Website | https://www.dnow.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the November 2026 expiration where out-of-the-money puts dominate open interest. This suggests a fear of further downside or a lack of conviction in a near-term rally, despite the stock trading near its 200-day average.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0994277 |
| Address1 | 7,402 North Eldridge Parkway |
| All Time High | 37.65 |
| All Time Low | 4.03 |
| Ask | 15.26 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,157,440 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,356,651 |
| Average Volume | 2,356,651 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,157,440 |
| Beta | 0.894 |
| Bid | 15.26 |
| Bid Size | 1,000 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 11.569 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 15.19 |
| Current Ratio | 2.136 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 15.47 |
| Day Low | 15.1701 |
| Debt To Equity | 30.934 |
| Display Name | DNOW |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,021,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,021,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,795,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,795,400 |
| Ebitda | 151,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03698 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.978 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.813 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,318,679,040 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.346 |
| Eps Forward | 0.824 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.7934 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.60340023 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.038205847 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 9.94277 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.26 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.0700006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.11993051 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.935 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.254999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.38911742 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.935 - 17.26 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,400,592,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 177,687,221 |
| Forward Eps | 0.824 |
| Forward P E | 18.434465 |
| Free Cashflow | -536,249,984 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,100 |
| Fullday Change | 0.18999958 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.2516441 |
| Fullday Price | 15.19 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.2023 |
| Gross Profits | 826,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01698 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.09207 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 180,785,891 |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Key | industrial-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | DNOW Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,746,137,600 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_247252999 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-14 |
| Net Income To Common | -188,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,840,146,347 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 15.24 |
| Operating Cashflow | 164,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01071 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 281 823 4700 |
| Prev Name | NOW Inc. |
| Previous Close | 15.37 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 43.901733 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3129915 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6725784 |
| Profit Margins | -0.046290003 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.012 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.1800003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.1711146 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.1701 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.1701 - 15.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.24 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.19 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,992,804 |
| Regular Market Volume | 709,466 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01689 |
| Return On Equity | -0.11599 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.081 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.002 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 180,785,891 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.042600002 |
| Shares Short | 7,705,556 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,760,369 |
| Short Name | DNOW Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0584 |
| Short Ratio | 3.47 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | DNOW |
| Target High Price | 19.0 |
| Target Low Price | 18.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.75 |
| Target Median Price | 19.0 |
| Total Cash | 114,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.631 |
| Total Debt | 649,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 4,083,000,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.54 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.93085 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.2591496 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0903857 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 709,466 |
| Website | https://www.dnow.com |
| Zip | 77,041 |