# Graybar Reports Record Third Quarter With $4.0 Billion in Net Sales and $171.3 Million Profit

> Graybar reported record third-quarter net sales of $4.0 billion, up 22%, and net income of $171.3 million, up 43.6%, its second straight record quarter.

- Published: 2026-10-26T22:07:02+00:00
- Section: Earnings & Results
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-26/graybar-record-third-quarter-sales
- Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graybar-reports-record-third-quarter-performance-302919921.html)

## Key takeaways

- Graybar reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $4.0 billion, up 22.0% from the same period last year.
- Net income for the quarter was $171.3 million, a 43.6% increase, marking a second consecutive quarter of record net sales and net income.
- Graybar acquired New Jersey-based Samson Electrical Supply in the quarter, its third acquisition of 2026.

Graybar reported record third-quarter 2026 net sales of $4.0 billion, up 22.0% from the same period last year, and net income of $171.3 million, up 43.6%, the company said in its [earnings release](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graybar-reports-record-third-quarter-performance-302919921.html). PR Newswire published the results on October 26, 2026. Graybar is a Fortune 500, employee-owned distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products serving construction, industrial, government and data center customers.

## Graybar's Second Straight Record Quarter

The quarter marked the second consecutive period of record net sales and net income for [Graybar](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00034tz/graybar). For the first nine months of 2026, net sales reached $11.1 billion, a 15.5% increase from the same nine-month period last year, and net income was $471.8 million, up 31.7%. [Third News](https://third-news.com/article/bee8bd6a-d184-11f1-8d35-9ca3ba08e13f) reported the same nine-month figures, adding that cumulative net sales reached $11.1 billion with net income of $471.8 million.

"I am very proud of our strong performance so far this year, including two consecutive record quarters," said Kathleen M. Mazzarella, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Graybar. "As we transform our business for the future, we remain grounded in the core values that have shaped our employee-owned company for the past 97 years."

Graybar acquired New Jersey-based [Samson Electrical Supply](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000vj3p/samson-electrical-supply) during the quarter, its third acquisition of 2026. The company was also named to Selling Power's annual list of the 60 Best Companies to Sell For, its 21st appearance, and ranked No. 13 on the 2026 Industrial Distribution Big 50 list of top North American industrial distributors, up one spot from 2025 and its fifth consecutive year on the list.

## Graybar's 2026 Acquisition Run

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Graybar completed the acquisition of Broken Arrow Electric Supply in Oklahoma in March 2026, its 20th acquisition over the past decade, expanding residential, commercial, industrial and OEM market coverage in eastern Oklahoma. In January 2026 the company acquired Orbit Motion Systems to deepen industrial automation capabilities. In May 2026 it announced the acquisition of American Electric Supply in Southern California, extending its footprint across Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and San Diego counties. The same records show record net sales of $12.9 billion in 2025, a 10.6% increase from the prior year, and net income of $431.4 million in 2025.

## Earlier Recognition and Results

Graybar announced record second-quarter 2026 results on August 3, 2026, with net sales of $3.8 billion, an 11.8% increase year-over-year, and net income of $158.6 million, up 14.8%, according to PR Newswire. On October 15, 2026, PR Newswire reported that Graybar received four Top Workplaces Culture Excellence awards, three Featured awards and the Distribution Industry award from Energage. On October 22, 2026, PR Newswire reported that Graybar was named one of Forbes' 2027 Most Trusted Companies in America, a second consecutive recognition.

## What Comes Next for Graybar

Graybar said Senior Vice President of Human Resources Beverly L. Propst will retire effective January 1, 2027, according to PR Newswire. The company has not stated a date for its next quarterly results.

## Companies in this story

- [Graybar company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00034tz/graybar) · website: http://www.graybar.com
- [Samson Electrical Supply company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000vj3p/samson-electrical-supply) · website: https://www.samsonelectrical.com

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