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Ferguson Enterprises Inc. distributes essential water and air products to specialized professionals in North American residential and non-residential construction markets. Its product categories include plumbing, HVAC, appliances, lighting, PVF, and water and wastewater solutions, supported by branch, showroom, phone, and digital customer channels.
Recurring Ferguson news covers operating results, organic and acquisition-driven growth, non-residential project demand, cash returns through dividends, and acquisitions used to consolidate fragmented distribution markets. Company updates also include strategic alliances for contractor e-commerce, SEC filing notices, annual-meeting matters, and Director/PDMR shareholding notifications tied to restricted stock units under the 2023 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) has priced a public offering of $1.2 billion senior unsecured notes, comprising $700 million of 4.800% notes due 2029 and $500 million of 5.600% notes due 2036. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Ferguson UK Holdings Limited.
The offering is expected to close on August 14, 2026, subject to customary conditions. Ferguson intends to use net proceeds, alongside a delayed draw term loan, primarily to fund the previously announced acquisition of FWI Holdings, with any remainder and, if the acquisition does not close, proceeds used for general corporate purposes, including potential debt repayment.
M2S Group, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, announced that its Iconex business has acquired Heartland Label Printers, a North American producer of direct thermal, thermal transfer, linerless and specialty variable information labels. According to M2S Group, the deal expands Iconex’s manufacturing footprint, boosts production capacity and strengthens its position in the variable information label market.
Heartland, headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin, employs more than 170 people and operates facilities in Wisconsin and California, enhancing Iconex’s reach across the Midwest and West Coast. Wynnchurch said the transaction marks M2S Group’s 11th acquisition and lifts its annual revenue to more than $1 billion, reinforcing the platform’s material science and high-performance solutions strategy.
Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $8.8 billion, up 4.6% year over year, with organic growth of 3.8% and 1.0% from acquisitions. Gross margin was 31.0%, down 20 bps, while operating margin was 10.2% (10.7% adjusted). Diluted EPS rose 6.9% to $3.43 (adjusted $3.39, up 5.3%).
For the first six months of 2026, sales were $16.2 billion, up 4.2%, with flat gross margin at 31.0% and adjusted operating profit up 5.1% to $1.58 billion. The company completed five acquisitions in the quarter and agreed to acquire FloWorks, bringing aggregate annualized revenue from eight 2026 deals to about $1.4 billion. Updated 2026 guidance calls for mid-single digit net sales growth and an adjusted operating margin of 9.5%-9.8%. Ferguson invested $573 million in acquisitions, repurchased $202 million of shares, declared a quarterly dividend of $0.89 (payable October 7, 2026), and ended the quarter with net debt to adjusted EBITDA of 1.3x.
Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.89 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on October 7, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 21, 2026. The currency election deadline for Depositary Interest holders is September 10, 2026. Ferguson reports $31.3 billion in CY 2025 sales, operates over 1,700 locations, and employs about 35,000 associates across North America.
Trimlite Equity, a value-added distributor of residential doors and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, has acquired Barnett Millworks, a family-owned distributor of residential doors and millwork founded in 1945 and headquartered in Theodore, Alabama. Barnett serves customers across the Southeast and Gulf Coast.
The acquisition expands Trimlite’s geographic footprint in some of the fastest-growing U.S. residential construction markets and strengthens its North American residential door distribution platform. This is Trimlite’s fourth acquisition since partnering with Wynnchurch and its second in 2026, following Harris Door and Millwork in March. Wynnchurch manages about $9.1 billion in assets and highlights recent exits including the pending sale of FloWorks to Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) for roughly $1.6 billion and the sale of Labrie Environmental Group to Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) for about $1.035 billion.
Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) has been selected for inclusion in the S&P 500 index, effective at the open of trading on August 5, 2026. According to Ferguson, this caps its five‑year transition from a London-listed FTSE 100 company to a solely NYSE-listed, North American‑headquartered business.
S&P Dow Jones Indices will revise its benchmarks in early August 2026. Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE: FERG) will join the S&P 500 on August 5, replacing Electronic Arts (NASD: EA), which is being acquired by an investor consortium led by Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.
ADI Global Distribution (NYSE: ADIG), being spun off from Resideo Technologies (NYSE: REZI) on August 4, will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 that same day. Hertz Global Holdings (NASD: HTZ) will be removed from the S&P SmallCap 600 on August 5, as it is no longer viewed as representative of the small-cap market space.
Wynnchurch Capital and Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR) have signed a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of Wynnchurch will acquire Luxfer in an all-cash transaction, after which Luxfer will become a privately held company.
The closing is expected before the end of 2026, subject to Luxfer shareholder approval, regulatory approvals and customary conditions. Luxfer manufactures advanced materials and gas cylinders for aerospace, defense and other mission-critical markets. Wynnchurch reports approximately $9.1 billion in assets under management and highlights recent exits, including a pending $1.6 billion FloWorks sale to Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE: FERG) and a $1.035 billion Labrie Environmental Group sale to Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB).
Luxfer (NYSE: LXFR) agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Wynnchurch Capital in an all-cash deal under which Luxfer shareholders will receive $17.37 per ordinary share. According to Luxfer, this implies a ~30.7% premium to the $13.29 closing price on April 28, 2026, the last trading day before it announced a strategic review.
The agreement was unanimously approved by directors in attendance at a Luxfer board meeting. The transaction is expected to close before the end of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and customary conditions, and is not subject to financing. Post-closing, Luxfer will be privately held and its shares will be delisted from the NYSE. Deutsche Bank Securities and Fried Frank advise Luxfer, while Lazard and Kirkland & Ellis advise Wynnchurch. Luxfer plans to release Q2 2026 results on July 28, 2026, without hosting an earnings call. Wynnchurch reports managing about $9.1 billion in assets and cites recent exits including a pending ~$1.6 billion FloWorks sale to Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) and a ~$1.035 billion Labrie sale to Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB).
Ferguson (NYSE: FERG) will release its second quarter results on Monday, August 10, 2026. The results will be posted on corporate.ferguson.com at 6:45 a.m. ET, followed by an analyst and investor conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET. Registration, webcast access, and a supporting slide presentation will be available via the Investors section of Ferguson’s website, with an archived webcast and slides accessible for 12 months after the live event.