The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 4.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 35%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (22 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $54.
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.
FND · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $5.0B · 10,469 employees
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories, and commercial surfaces seller in the United States.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-11
Screened 2026-09-11 · the tape above runs as of 13:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. holds its Markdown at $47.34. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 285 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 285 days |
| Price at the screen | $47.34 |
| Valuation | 22.12 trailing · 21.48 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.55 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 36.41% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 36.4% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 6.28% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 6.3% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.17% | Below 5% | Only 0.2% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-11 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 14.2% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 22 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits +25% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-11 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsFlooring retailer stuck with fading sales and stretched prices
Picture a weekend DIY project where the local showroom looks busy but the till receipts tell a different story. Floor & Decor is seeing revenue shrink by one percent while its shares trade at twenty six times forward earnings, well above our fair value of fifty dollars. The business posts a four percent profit margin and nine percent return on equity, numbers that hardly scream durable advantage in a crowded home improvement aisle.
We pass because nothing here signals an edge worth paying up for. Growth has turned negative, the valuation offers no margin of safety, and twenty two analysts sit on a hold rating with a median target right at the current price. Ethical screens clear, yet that alone does not turn mediocre returns into an opportunity.
Cyclical housing spend can swing sharply, and a low growth retailer at this multiple risks looking even less attractive if renovation budgets tighten further. The setup leaves little room for error on either the top line or margins. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 21.5xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 22.1xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 2.14 |
| EPS, forward | 2.20 |
| Revenue growth | +3.0%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 4.9%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 9.7%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 2.78% |
| Debt to equity | 0.81moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 1.33adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.55much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.13% |
| 52-week range | 42.64 - 92.41 |
| Market cap | $5.0B |
| Employees | 10,469 |
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 6.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 35%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (22 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $54.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 35%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 17%. The street (22 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $54.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $48.76 | +1.1% | · | $1,011 | +1.1% |
| 2 months | $51.68 | -4.6% | · | $954 | -4.6% |
| 3 months | $55.72 | -11.5% | · | $885 | -11.5% |
| 6 months | $62.91 | -21.6% | · | $784 | -21.6% |
| 1 year | $75.73 | -34.9% | · | $651 | -34.9% |
| 2 years | $115.94 | -57.5% | · | $425 | -57.5% |
| 3 years | $96.00 | -48.7% | · | $514 | -48.7% |
| 5 years | $97.95 | -49.7% | · | $503 | -49.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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