FirstService Q3 2026: Revenue Up 6% but GAAP EPS Falls to $0.99 on Roofing Weakness
FSV sits 16% above its 52-week low of $119.41.
Summary
FirstService grew Q3 revenue 6% to $1.53B and Adjusted EPS 7% to $1.89, but GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.99 from $1.24 as roofing weakness cut FirstService Brands operating earnings to $60.0M from $73.7M.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · FSV
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Q3 Revenue Up 6% to $1.53B
Consolidated revenues were $1,531.7M versus $1,447.6M a year ago; Residential rose 5% to $633.3M all organic, Brands rose 7% to $898.4M with 3% organic growth.
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GAAP EPS Falls to $0.99
GAAP operating earnings dropped to $107.4M from $115.6M and diluted EPS to $0.99 from $1.24, even as Adjusted EPS rose to $1.89 from $1.76.
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Roofing Drags Brands Margins
FirstService Brands operating earnings fell to $60.0M from $73.7M on lower roofing revenues, a more competitive market, and prior-year contingent consideration benefits that did not repeat.
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Debt Rises With Buybacks
Total debt reached $1,554.4M versus $1,082.7M at December 31, 2025, after $560.0M of year-to-date share repurchases and $73.2M of acquisitions.
Analysis · FSV · Real Estate & Construction
The headline growth looks solid—revenue up 6% to $1.53B and Adjusted EPS up 7% to $1.89—but the GAAP picture is weaker: operating earnings fell to $107.4M from $115.6M and diluted EPS dropped to $0.99 from $1.24. That gap is concentrated in FirstService Brands, where operating earnings fell to $60.0M from $73.7M as roofing operations lost profitability on lower revenues and a more competitive market, plus prior-year contingent consideration benefits that did not repeat. Management reaffirmed its previously communicated full-year targets, which limits the downside, but the roofing margin deterioration is the item that changes the near-term earnings story. Debt also rose to $1.55B from $1.08B at year-end, reflecting $560M of YTD buybacks funded partly with borrowings.
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