LBM M&A Deals Count in 2026 Keeps Up with 2026 Pace, Even if Locations Count Is Far Lower

Construction Supply facilities acquired (blue pins), newly opened (green), and closed (red), YTD 2026. Source: Webb Analytics

So far this year, we have seen 53 deals to acquire construction supply facilities, just one fewer than the 54 LBM M&A deals we had at this same point in 2025. But with 764 locations affected, the number of facilities that changed hands is only 58% of the 1,307 that got new owners by mid-June 2025.

Perhaps the most interesting deal of the past few weeks involves Decks & Docks, a specialty dealer that has grown rapidly along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as well as in the Heartland. In late May, Decks & Docks expanded to the West Coast by purchasing J&W Lumber, a six-branch operation in San Diego County, CA. Decks & Docks also opened a greenfield store outside Washington in Sterling, VA.

The Home Depot.and its SRS Distribution unit were active on several fronts. SRS' Gypsum Management & Supply subsidiary bought Peridot Supply, which has three exteriors specialty stores in Canada's Ontario province. Meanwhile, SRS Building Products bought CORCO, a roofing supply store based in Elmhurst, IL. And The Home Depot's International Designs Group took in Vitoria International, a stone specialist serving North Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA.

In other deals, Builders FirstSource purchased Precision Design & Trim, a millwok shop in Nampa, ID; and Richards Building Supply bought siding specialist U.S. Building Supply, which has four stores in Colorado. In the Milwaukee market, ABC Supply Interiors (formerly L&W Supply) took over Wallboard Inc. of Butler, WI. And Down East, Rocky's Ace Hardware bought Kennebunk (ME) Ace Hardware and also opened a new store in Manchester, CT.