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ADVISORIES YOU CAN VERIFY
QUALITY SIGNAL RECENCY
1-STAR RATING
WEAK BUY
BUY for 43 days
PROFIT SINCE LAST BUY
+9.4%
LAST CLOSE
$15.59
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for DNOW

09/18/2026: DNOW (1-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

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Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -57.02%
Avg. Invested days 26
Today’s Advisory WEAK BUY
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

DNOW receives a 3-star rating, supported by available scored pillars. The rating is constrained by weak unit economics, and weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

DNOW has moderate overall fundamentals (3 stars), with moderate financial health, soft growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid revenue growth (+18.8%) is partially offset by negative earnings growth (-209.9%), soft cash generation (FCF margin 4.8%), soft profitability (net margin -3.2%).

Financial Health Rating

DNOW's financial health is supported by solid liquidity, including working-capital and asset support (WC/assets 33.2%). Profitability is weak (1 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Revenue growth is DNOW's strongest growth driver at +18.8% FY2025 versus FY2024 (solid, 4 stars). By comparison, while earnings growth (-209.9%, negative) and free-cash-flow growth (-53.6%, negative) hold the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 109.4% and approximately 98.3% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 1.70% provides only moderate management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

BlackRock Inc 16.42%
Wellington Management Company LLP 10.79%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 5.77%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 4.61%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 4.40%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

DNOW generates approximately $170 of gross profit, $-6 of operating income, and $48 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 12.00%

Quantitative Style Profile

DNOW has a liquid profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedSmall / Mid Cap RiskShort Squeeze RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Mid-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 2.88B USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 18.75
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 18.75
Volume (30-day avg) 2.5M shares
Beta 0.88
52 Weeks Range 10.94 - 17.26
Updated Date 09/18/2026
52 Weeks Range 10.94 - 17.26
Updated Date 09/18/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -1.43

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE 29.76
Enterprise Value 3.34B
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.71
Enterprise Value 3.34B
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.71
Enterprise Value to Revenue 0.82
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.92
Shares Outstanding 180.79M
Shares Floating 177.69M
Shares Outstanding 180.79M
Shares Floating 177.69M
Percent Insiders 1.7
Percent Institutions 109.36

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

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🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

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🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

Information icon The full value of everything the company owns, including cash, inventory, equipment, and investments. It is needed to understand the resource base used to generate revenue.

Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

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Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Now Inc

Exchange NYSE
Headquarters Houston, TX, United States
IPO Launch date 2014-05-20
CEO, President & Director Mr. David A. Cherechinsky CPA
Sector Industrials
Industry Industrial Distribution
Full time employees 5100
Full time employees 5100

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.