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Winner, Winner: The Chicken McNugget Story
How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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BlueLinx Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary4 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
Q3 net sales rose 8.5% YoY to $812.6m; gross profit increased 21.0% to $131.0m and gross margin expanded to 16.1% from 14.4%.
GAAP net loss was $0.6m, or $0.07 per diluted share; adjusted net income was $5.5m and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.68.
Adjusted EBITDA rose 42% to $31.7m; quarter-end available liquidity was $688.9m.
Financial highlights
Q3 operating income was $11.9m versus $10.0m YoY; SG&A rose 18.6% to $105.9m, mainly due to Disdero, freight, fuel and employee-related costs.
Adjusted net income increased 50% YoY to $5.5m; adjusted diluted EPS rose 51% to $0.68 from $0.45.
Adjusted EBITDA margin was 3.9% versus 3.0%; excluding import-duty items, adjusted EBITDA was $29.5m versus $24.6m.
YTD net sales rose 5.3% to $2.36bn and gross profit increased 14.2% to $387.1m; net income declined to $4.3m from $8.8m.
Outlook and guidance
Q4 specialty gross margin expected at 17.5%–18.5%; structural gross margin expected at 9.0%–10.0%.
Q4 average daily sales volumes expected slightly below Q3 2026 and Q4 2025.
Transformation design and implementation work expected to continue through 2028; strategic priorities include specialty growth, productivity and disciplined investment.
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Next BlueLinx earnings date
Q4 202624 Feb, 2027
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BlueLinx Holdings Inc., distributes residential and commercial building products in the United States. The company offers decking, railing, fencing, railing accessories and railings for pools and spas; vinyl siding and trim; flashing; moulding; windows and storm doors; roofing; garage door parts; locksets and doorsets for entry systems; high resolution indoor thermometers and thermostats for home or office use; as well as kitchen cabinets, wood window blinds, home security products, lighting accessories from halogen bulbs to chandeliers, awnings and shutters, ceiling fans and more. BlueLinx Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia.