Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Distribution Solutions Group Inc $3.79, price $34.95, upside -89.2%, quality 48 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
Structural break:
The valuation model sees a lasting decline in earnings power for this stock, the confidence band is broken. Treat the target with caution.
Weakest SetupStrongly overvalued and low quality.
!Fair value $3.79 · Strongly overvalued (−89%)
!Quality 48/100
!Mixed Growth(revenue 5y +41.3 %/yr)
!Thin margins · 0.3% net margin (TTM)
✓Moderate debt · generates free cash flow
!Trails peers(1/14)
!Narrow moat28/100
✓Insider activity66/100
!Evidence only low, so the estimate is less certain
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $13.01 – $40.85 · fair‑value band $3.79 – $4.74 · the $34.95 price screens above the $3.79 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc., a specialty distribution company, provides value-added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), original equipment manufacturer, and industrial technology markets. It operates through four segments: Lawson, TestEquity, Gexpro Services, and Canada Branch Division.
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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc., a specialty distribution company, provides value-added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), original equipment manufacturer, and industrial technology markets. It operates through four segments: Lawson, TestEquity, Gexpro Services, and Canada Branch Division. The Lawson segment distributes specialty products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government MRO marketplace. The TestEquity segment distributes test and measurement equipment and solutions, industrial and electronic production supplies, and vendor managed inventory programs, as well as converting, fabrication, and adhesive solutions to the aerospace and defense, wireless and communication, semiconductors, industrial electronics and automotive, and electronics manufacturing industries under the TestEquity, Hisco, Techni-Pro, Techni-Tool, and Jensen Tools brands. The Gexpro Services segment provides supply chain management solutions that offer VMI, kitting, global logistics management, manufacturing localization and import expertise, value engineering and quality assurance to renewables, industrial power, consumer and industrial, technology, transportation, and aerospace and defense. The Canada Branch Division distributes industrial MRO supplies, safety products, fasteners, power tools, and related value-add services to the industrial, government, commercial, and residential contractor markets for the Canadian MRO market. The company distributes MRO products to its customers through a network of sales representatives. It has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Pacific Rim, Latin America, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Lawson Products, Inc. and has changed to Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. 2022. Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Stock analysis
Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR) currently trades at $34.95, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $3.79, implying the stock looks roughly 822.5% overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $17.10 per share, and 0 of the 23 models we run sit above the $34.95 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $1.63, and 23 of the 23 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $3.79 (bear) to $4.74 (bull), the price of $34.95 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 48/100 (below-average quality), in the Industrials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Distribution Solutions Group Inc reported revenue of $2.0B in FY2025 versus $520M in FY2021, a compound +39.7%/yr. Reported net income was $8.3M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $1.6B · P/E ratio 291.3 · P/S ratio 1.23 · EPS (TTM) $0.1200 · Net margin 0.4% · Return on equity 0.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.3% · Operating margin 3.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 37 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades at its 52-week high and 81% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −29% fair-value upside, at −89%, DSGR screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear $3.79Fair Value $3.79Bull $4.74
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 9 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.0878 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.Evidence ⓘEvidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.85/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+9.8%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+19.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+41.3%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +21.8% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.1%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
+10.2%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+10.2%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−26% vs 18%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.6% → 4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+28.9%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.5%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +25.9% a year for the price and +1.1% for the forecasts.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Industrial Distribution · 112 stocks
Beats the industry median on 1/14 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score48 · Bottom 25%
Fair Value upside−89% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)1% · Bottom 25%
Return on assets3% · Below median
Net margin (TTM)0% · Bottom 25%
Operating margin (TTM)3% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth4% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.02× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Industrial Distribution median · lower = cheaper
P/E (TTM)291.3× · Priciest 25%
P/B2.54× · Pricier than median
P/S (TTM)0.83× · Pricier than median
P/FCF38.0× · Priciest 25%
EV/EBITDA14.6× · Pricier than median
PEG2.69× · Priciest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 34
FUTURE (revenue growth)19· sector 18
PAST (return on equity)3· sector 35
HEALTH (low debt)49· sector 91
DIVIDEND (yield)0· sector 39
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Frequently asked questions
Is Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 23, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $3.79 versus a price of $34.95, about −89% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of DSGR?
Our model-based fair value for Distribution Solutions Group Inc is $3.79 (as of Sep 23, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $34.95.
What is the quality score of DSGR?
Distribution Solutions Group Inc has a Quality Score of 48/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $3.79 (as of Sep 23, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario $3.79, optimistic scenario $4.74. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Distribution Solutions Group Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $3.79, about −89% upside versus a price of $34.95 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $3.79, optimistic scenario $4.74. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Distribution Solutions Group Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $2.0B (latest available figure, as of Sep 23, 2026).
What growth is priced into Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Distribution Solutions Group Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +28.9 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.0 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +41.3 % per year. As of Sep 23, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of DSGR use?
Our models discount Distribution Solutions Group Inc at 10.0 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.57, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Distribution Solutions Group Inc that is +28.9 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (10.0 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Distribution Solutions Group Inc grew +41.3 % a year. The price currently implies +28.9 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +4.7 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Distribution Solutions Group Inc (+28.9 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.63 %: that much free cash flow Distribution Solutions Group Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.0 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Distribution Solutions Group Inc it is $3.79 per share (as of Sep 23, 2026), against a price of $34.95. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Distribution Solutions Group Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 23, 2026, DSGR trades above its calculated fair value: price $34.95, fair value $3.79, a gap of about −89% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of DSGR?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($34.95); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($3.79). For Distribution Solutions Group Inc the two are $31.16 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Distribution Solutions Group Inc worth?
The market values Distribution Solutions Group Inc at about $1.6B (market capitalisation, as of Sep 23, 2026). Per share that is $34.95; our models calculate a fair value of $3.79 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about DSGR?
Our models span a range for Distribution Solutions Group Inc: cautious scenario $3.79, base $3.79, optimistic $4.74 per share (as of Sep 23, 2026, price $34.95). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of DSGR?
Distribution Solutions Group Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 291.3 (as of Sep 23, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $3.79 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 2.7, P/B 2.5, P/S 0.8, EV/EBITDA 14.6.
What is the PEG ratio of DSGR?
The PEG ratio of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is 2.69 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 23, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Balance-sheet figures for Distribution Solutions Group Inc (as of Sep 23, 2026): return on equity 0.9%, debt of 1.02 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 48/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is DSGR from its 52-week high?
Distribution Solutions Group Inc trades at $34.95, at its 52-week high of $34.96 and 81% above the low of $19.31 (as of Sep 23, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $3.79 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Distribution Solutions Group Inc?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value W.W. Grainger, Inc, Fastenal Company, Ferguson Enterprises Inc, WESCO International, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Distribution Solutions Group Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 23, 2026: price $34.95, calculated fair value $3.79 (−89%), Quality Score 48/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of DSGR calculated?
We run Distribution Solutions Group Inc through 24 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $3.79, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.1 % above its aggregate fair value. Distribution Solutions Group Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The closing price on Sep 23, 2026 was $34.95. Our model-based fair value is $3.79, about −89% upside (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Distribution Solutions Group Inc right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($4.74). The favourable scenario is already priced in. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution. Solid but not exceptional quality (48/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Key figures of Distribution Solutions Group Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The market capitalisation of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is $1.6B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is 1.23 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Earnings per share at Distribution Solutions Group Inc are $0.1200 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 291.3). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The net margin of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is 0.4% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is 0.9% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is 3.3% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
The operating margin of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is 3.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Revenue at Distribution Solutions Group Inc is growing +3.8% versus a year earlier (3y avg +19.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR)?
Earnings per share at Distribution Solutions Group Inc are growing −88.2% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Distribution Solutions Group Inc (DSGR) carry?
The net debt of Distribution Solutions Group Inc is $757M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 17.5 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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