DNOW Inc. (DNOW)

CIK: 0001599617. SIC: 3533 Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment. Latest 10-K as of: 2026-02-26.

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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1599617. Latest filing source: 0001193125-26-072828.

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Latest quarter (10-Q)

Latest 10-Q source: 0001193125-26-211564.

Extracted between Part I Item 2 and the next Item 3/4 or Part II heading after HTML sanitization. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2026-05-07. Report date: 2026-03-31.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this document including information referenced or incorporated by reference from our other filings with the SEC, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “anticipates”, “assumes”, “believes”, “budget”, “estimates”, “expects”, “goal”, “guidance”, “plans”, “may,” “will”, “might”, “would”, “should”, “seeks”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “currently”, “continue”, “intends”, “outlook”, “forecasts”, “targets”, “reflects”, “could”, or other similar words and phrases, although some forward-looking statements could be expressed differently. Forward-looking statements are current only as of the date they are made. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from results anticipated in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors and risks many of which are outside of our control, including, but not limited to, changes in oil and gas prices, changes in the energy markets, customer demand for our products, changes in trade policies including the imposition or elimination of additional tariffs and duties, significant changes in the size of our customers, difficulties encountered in integrating mergers and acquisitions (including but not limited to certain risks relating to any mergers or acquisitions, such as: the timing of the closing of the merger or acquisition; the risk that the conditions to the transaction are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all or the failure of the transaction to close for any other reason or to close on the anticipated terms; the possibility that regulatory approvals for any dispositions or acquisitions will not be received on a timely basis, if at all, or that such approvals may require modification to the terms of the mergers or remaining businesses; the risk that the expected benefits, synergies and cost reduction efforts of the mergers or acquisitions may not be fully achieved in a timely manner, or at all), successful integration of the business of MRC Global into our business, general volatility in the capital markets, ability to complete the share repurchase program, changes in applicable government regulations, increased borrowing costs, geopolitical conditions and tensions (including Iran, the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts and their regional and global impacts) or any litigation arising out of or related thereto, impairments in long-lived assets, the occurrence of cyber incidents, or failure by us or our third-party service providers to maintain cybersecurity and the integrity of confidential data, and worldwide and national economic conditions and activity. You should also consider carefully the statements under “Risk Factors,” as disclosed in our Form 10-K and any of our subsequent SEC filings, which address additional factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements and that are otherwise described from time to time in our SEC reports as filed. Given these uncertainties, current or prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any such factors or forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or developments, or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Company Overview

DNOW is a holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas that was incorporated in Delaware on November 22, 2013. We operate primarily under the DNOW and MRC Global brands along with several affiliated brands operating in local, regional or international markets that are tied to prior acquisitions.

On June 26, 2025, DNOW entered into the Merger Agreement with MRC Global in an all-stock transaction, inclusive of MRC Global's debt. On November 6, 2025, DNOW completed its acquisition of MRC Global.

We are a premier provider of energy and industrial solutions with a legacy of over 160 years as a global leader in the distribution of PVF, gas products, pumps and fabricated process and production equipment and a wide range of MRO consumables and related products. We operate across diversified sectors of the energy value chain and industrial end-markets, including:

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Upstream: exploration, production and extraction of oil and gas, as well as the use and disposal of produced water

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Gas Utilities: gas utilities (storage and distribution of natural gas)

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Downstream and Industrial: downstream and industrial including crude oil refining, petrochemical and chemical processing, general industrials, pharmaceutical, mining, water/wastewater treatment, data centers, LNG terminals and RNG facilities

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Midstream: gathering and transmission infrastructure for processing and transmission of oil, gas or water

We offer a comprehensive portfolio of products, including an extensive array of PVF, gas products, valve automation, valve modification, gaskets, fasteners, electrical components, instrumentation, artificial lift, pumping systems, process and production equipment, production measurement technology, MRO consumables and a variety of both general and specialty products. Our team of approximately 5,200 employees support our customers through approximately 300 strategic locations including regional distribution centers, super centers, branches and corporate offices.

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Key Drivers of Our Business

We derive our revenue predominantly from the sale of PVF, pumps, and fabricated equipment to upstream, gas utilities, downstream, energy transition and industrial and midstream markets customers globally. Our business is dependent upon both the current conditions and future prospects in these industries and, in particular, our customers' maintenance and expansionary operating and capital expenditures. The outlook for customer spending is influenced by numerous factors, including the following:

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Oil and Natural Gas Demand and Prices. Sales of PVF and infrastructure products to the oil and natural gas industry constitute a significant portion of our sales. As a result, we depend upon the maintenance and capital expenditures of oil and natural gas companies to explore for, extract, produce and process oil, natural gas and refined products. Demand for oil and natural gas, current and projected commodity prices and the costs necessary to produce oil and gas impact customer capital spending, additions to and maintenance of pipelines, refinery utilization and petrochemical processing activity. Additionally, as these participants rebalance their capital investment away from traditional, carbon-based energy toward alternative sources, we expect to continue to supply them and enhance our product and service offerings to support their changing requirements, including in areas such as carbon capture utilization and storage, biofuels, RNG, offshore wind and hydrogen processing.

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Gas Utility and Energy Infrastructure Integrity and Modernization. Ongoing maintenance and upgrading of existing energy facilities, pipelines and other infrastructure equipment is a meaningful driver for business across the sectors we serve. This is particularly true for the Gas Utilities sector. Activity with customers in this sector is driven by upgrades and replacement of existing infrastructure as well as new residential and commercial development. Continual maintenance of an aging network of pipelines and local distribution networks is a critical requirement for these customers irrespective of broader economic conditions. As a result, this revenue from this sector tends to be more stable over time than our traditional oilfield-dependent businesses and fluctuates based on gas utility customer annual budgets, independently of commodity prices.

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Economic Conditions. Changes in the general economy, political affairs, government policies or in the energy sector (domestically or internationally) can cause demand for fuels, feedstocks and petroleum-derived products to vary, thereby causing demand for the products we distribute to materially change.

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Manufacturer and Distributor Inventory Levels of PVF, Pumps, Fabricated Equipment and Related Products. Manufacturer and distributor inventory levels of PVF and related products can change significantly from period to period. Increased inventory levels by manufacturers or other distributors can cause an oversupply of PVF and related products in the industry sectors we serve and reduce the prices that we are able to charge for the products we distribute. Reduced prices, in turn, would likely reduce our profitability. Conversely, decreased manufacturer inventory levels may ultimately lead to increased demand for our products and often result in increased pricing, revenue and improved profitability.

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Steel Prices, Availability and Supply and Demand. Fluctuations in steel prices can lead to volatility in the pricing of the products we distribute, especially carbon steel line pipe products, which can influence the buying patterns of our customers. A majority of the products we distribute contain various types of steel. The worldwide supply and demand for these products and other steel products that we do not supply impact the pricing and availability of our products and, ultimately, our sales and operating profitability. Additionally, supply chain disruptions with key manufacturers or in markets in which we source products can impact the availability of inventory we require to support our customers. Furthermore, logistical challenges, including inflation and availability of freight providers and containers for shipping can also significantly impact our profitability and inventory lead-times. These constraints can also present an opportunity, as our supply chain expertise allows us to meet customer expectations when the competition may not.

Recent Trends and Outlook

Recent geopolitical developments, including military conflict involving Iran, have contributed to increased volatility in global energy markets, financial markets and international supply chains. While the full impact of these conditions continues to evolve, management is actively monitoring potential effects on customer demand, costs, logistics and overall macroeconomic conditions. Oil and gas producers have generally remained disciplined in their capital expenditures and have generally not increased production beyond their ability to fund their expenditures from prudent borrowings and cash flow from operations. We expect this trend to continue.

The U.S. government has imposed tariffs on steel products, which were expanded throughout 2025. A significant portion of the products that we sell are made from steel. In addition, a portion of the products that we sell are sourced from China and India, including certain valve sub-assemblies and pump sub-components that are finished in the U.S. The tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico have a lesser direct impact on our business as they do not represent a significant portion of the products that we purchase from those countries for resale to our customers. Even so, a significant portion of our U.S. inventory and products are domestically made but some products, such as valves and pumps, often have a

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Latest 10-K MD&A

Extracted between Item 7 and the next Item 7A/8 heading after HTML sanitization. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2026-02-26. Report date: 2025-12-31.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) and other parts of this report contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and information relating to us that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. Generally, words such as “anticipates”, “assumes”, “believes”, “budget”, “estimates”, “expects”, “goal”, “guidance”, “plans”, “may”, “will”, “might”, “would”, “should”, “seeks”, “project”, “predict”, “potential”, “objective”, “currently”, “continue”, “intends”, “outlook”, “forecasts”, “targets”, “reflects,” “could”, or other similar words and phrases identify forward-looking statements, although some forward-looking statements could be expressed differently. These statements reflect our current views and beliefs with respect to future events as of the date hereof, are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. See “Note About Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this report for further discussion. All forward-looking statements made in this report are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed in this report will increase with the passage of time. We undertake no obligation, and disclaim any duty, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in our expectations or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial information includes the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. Variable interest entities for which the Company is the primary beneficiary are fully consolidated with the equity held by the outside stockholders and their portion of net (loss) income reflected as noncontrolling interest in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the Company's current period presentation. Specifically, amounts previously reported in “Other assets” have been reclassified to “Operating right-of-use assets”. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company elected to begin presenting a subtotal for gross profit and changed the terminology used in our reporting from “warehousing, selling and administrative” to “selling, general and administrative expenses” on the consolidated statements of operations. These reclassifications have no effect on previously reported total assets, total liabilities and stockholders’ equity, or net (loss) income on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Change in Accounting Principles

During the fourth quarter of 2025, DNOW changed its inventory valuation method for U.S. inventories from the moving average cost method to the Last-In, First-Out (“LIFO”) method. The Company determined that retrospective application for periods prior to fiscal year 2023 was impracticable due to the need to establish a base-year cost and reconstruct historical layers because records of inventory purchases and sales are no longer available for all prior years. However, the Company has all of the information necessary to apply the LIFO method on a prospective basis beginning in 2023. The Company determined that LIFO is preferable under ASC 250 because it better reflects the current cost of inventory in cost of goods sold, given the commodity-like nature of DNOW’s products and the frequent price fluctuations driven by pricing pressure, global supply dynamics, tariffs and inflation. Prior period amounts were updated to conform to the current year presentation for the change in accounting principle. See Note 1 “Organization and Basis of Presentation” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K) for additional information.

General Overview

We are a premier provider of energy and industrial solutions with a legacy of over 160 years as a global leader in the distribution of PVF, pumps and fabricated equipment. We provide quality products customers require to build and maintain essential infrastructure and operating equipment across the upstream, midstream, gas utilities, downstream, energy transition and industrial markets as well as innovative supply chain solutions, technical product expertise and a robust digital platform to customers globally through our leading position across each of our diversified end-markets including the following sectors:

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Upstream: exploration, production and extraction of oil and gas, as well as the use and disposal of produced water

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Midstream: transmission and gathering infrastructure for processing and transmission of oil, gas or water

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Gas Utilities: gas utilities (storage and distribution of natural gas)

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Downstream and Industrial: downstream and industrial including crude oil refining, petrochemical and chemical processing, general industrials, pharmaceutical, mining, water/wastewater treatment, data centers, LNG terminals and RNG facilities

We offer a comprehensive portfolio of products, including an extensive array of PVF, pumps, fabricated equipment, oilfield supply, valve automation and modification, measurement, instrumentation and other general and specialty products from our global network of thousands of suppliers. With over 160 years of history, our approximately 5,300 employees serve our customers through approximately 300 strategic locations including regional distribution centers, super centers, branches and corporate offices.

Our customers use our supply chain solutions, PVF, pumps, fabricated equipment and other infrastructure products that we supply in mission critical process applications that require us to provide a high degree of product knowledge, technical expertise and comprehensive value-added services to our customers. We seek to provide best-in-class service for customers by satisfying the most complex, multi-site needs of many of the largest companies in the energy, industrial and gas utilities sectors as their primary PVF, pump and gas products supplier. Our solutions include outsourcing portions or entire functions of our customers’ procurement, warehouse and inventory management, logistics, point of issue technology, project management, business process and performance metrics reporting. These solutions allow us to leverage the infrastructure of our ERP systems and other technologies to streamline our customers’ purchasing process, from requisition to procurement to payment, by digitally managing workflow, improving approval routing and providing robust reporting functionality. We believe the critical role we play in our customers' supply chain, together with our extensive product and service offerings, broad global presence, customer-linked scalable information systems and efficient distribution capabilities, serve to solidify our long-standing customer relationships and drive our growth.

Key Drivers of Our Business

We derive our revenue predominantly from the sale of PVF, pumps, and fabricated equipment to upstream, midstream, gas utilities, downstream, and industrial markets customers globally. Our business is dependent upon both the current conditions and future prospects in these industries and, in particular, our customers' maintenance and expansionary operating and capital expenditures. The outlook for customer spending is influenced by numerous factors, including the following:

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Oil and Natural Gas Demand and Prices. Sales of PVF and infrastructure products to the oil and natural gas industry constitute a significant portion of our sales. As a result, we depend upon the maintenance and capital expenditures of oil and natural gas companies to explore for, produce and process oil, natural gas and refined products. Demand for oil and natural gas, current and projected commodity prices and the costs necessary to produce oil and gas impact customer capital spending, additions to and maintenance of pipelines, refinery utilization and petrochemical processing activity. Additionally, as these participants rebalance their capital investment away from traditional, carbon-based energy toward alternative sources, we expect to continue to supply them and enhance our product and service offerings to support their changing requirements, including in areas such as carbon capture utilization and storage, biofuels, offshore wind and hydrogen processing.

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Gas Utility and Energy Infrastructure Integrity and Modernization. Ongoing maintenance and upgrading of existing energy facilities, pipelines and other infrastructure equipment is a meaningful driver for business across the sectors we serve. This is particularly true for the Gas Utilities sector. Activity with customers in this sector is driven by upgrades and replacement of existing infrastructure as well as new residential and commercial development. Continual maintenance of an aging network of pipelines and local distribution networks is a critical requirement for these customers irrespective of broader economic conditions. As a result, this business tends to be more stable over time than our traditional oilfield-dependent businesses and moves independently of commodity prices.

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Economic Conditions. Changes in the general economy or in the energy sector (domestically or internationally) can cause demand for fuels, feedstocks and petroleum-derived products to vary, thereby causing demand for the products we distribute to materially change.

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Manufacturer and Distributor Inventory Levels of PVF, Pumps, Fabricated Equipment and Related Products. Manufacturer and distributor inventory levels of PVF and related products can change significantly from period to period. Increased inventory levels by manufacturers or other distributors can cause an oversupply of PVF and related products in the industry sectors we serve and reduce the prices that we are able to charge for the products we distribute. Reduced prices, in turn, would likely reduce our profitability. Conversely, decreased manufacturer inventory levels may ultimately lead to increased demand for our products and often result in increased revenue, higher PVF pricing and improved profitability.

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Steel Prices, Availability and Supply and Demand. Fluctuations in steel prices can lead to volatility in the pricing of the products we distribute, especially carbon steel line pipe products, which can influence the buying patterns of our customers. A majority of the products we distribute contain various types of steel. The worldwide supply and demand for these products and other steel products that we do not supply, impact the pricing and availability of our products and,

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ultimately, our sales and operating profitability. Additionally, supply chain disruptions with key manufacturers or in markets in which we source products can impact the availability of inventory we require to support our customers. Furthermore, logistical challenges, including inflation and availability of freight providers and containers for shipping can also significantly impact our profitability and inventory lead-times. These constraints can also present an opportunity, as our supply chain expertise allows us to meet customer expectations when the competition may not.

See Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” We conduct our operations through three business segments: U.S., Canada and International. See Item 1. “Business—Summary of Reportable Segments” for a discussion of each of these business segments.

Unless indicated otherwise, results of operations data are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, we may disclose non-GAAP financial measures. The primary non-GAAP financial measures we disclose are Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit as a percentage of revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

We define Adjusted Gross Profit as revenue, less cost of products, plus amortization of intangibles, plus inventory-related charges incremental to normal operations, plus transaction costs associated with acquisitions, such as inventory fair value step-up or write-downs, and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO inventory costing methodology. We present Adjusted Gross Profit because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance without regard to items, such as amortization of intangibles that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon the nature and extent of acquisitions. Similarly, the impact of the LIFO inventory costing method can cause results to vary substantially from company to company depending upon whether they elect to utilize LIFO and depending upon which method they may elect. We use Adjusted Gross Profit as a key performance indicator in managing our business. We believe that gross profit is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to Adjusted Gross Profit.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and excluding other costs, such as stock-based compensation, restructuring and exit costs, transaction-related charges, long-lived asset impairments (including goodwill and intangible assets), inventory-related charges incremental to normal operations and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO inventory costing methodology. Transaction-related charges include transaction costs, inventory fair value step-up or write-down, retention bonus accruals and integration expenses associated with acquisitions. This financial measure excludes the impact of certain amounts and is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. See Results of Operations for an explanation of our use of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Recent Trends and Outlook

On January 3, 2026, the U.S. government intervened in Venezuela and announced it intends to support a new Venezuela leader while managing their oil resources inviting American companies to assist. Previously embargoed oil cargoes from Venezuela have now shipped for various destinations. The effects of these actions are still unfolding; however, in the short-term, having extra oil available tends to have a negative impact on upstream operations by driving down the price of oil. In the medium to long-term, our business could experience increased product sales in our Upstream and Downstream and Industrial sectors as American companies re-invest in the Venezuelan oil and gas infrastructure.

Oil and gas producers have generally remained disciplined in their capital expenditures and have generally not increased production beyond their ability to fund their expenditures from prudent borrowings and cash flow from operations. We expect this trend to continue.

The U.S. government has imposed tariffs on steel products, which were expanded throughout 2025. A significant portion of the products that we sell are made from steel. In addition, a portion of the products that we sell are sourced from China and India, including certain valve sub-assemblies that are finished in the U.S. The tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico have a lesser direct impact on our business as they do not represent a significant portion of the products that we purchase from those countries for resale to our customers. Even so, a significant portion of our U.S. inventory and products are domestically made but some products, such as valves and pumps, often have a significant portion of non-U.S. components, and we do import some valves, pumps and other products. In many instances, we have successfully collaborated with our customers to implement tariff pass-throughs throughout 2025. However, in some instances, tariffs raised infrastructure costs for our customers, making projects less viable and resulting in delays or cancellations among certain downstream clients in the second half of 2025.

The U.S. Supreme Court has now invalidated the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose tariffs. The overall impact on tariffs is unknown at this time. The administration has already relied on other statutory authorities to maintain or adjust tariffs, and those sector-specific tariffs remain fully in in effect. Notably, Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum remain in effect.

We see the evolution in energy transition investments to reduce atmospheric carbon, source carbon capture, storage and new energy streams as an opportunity for DNOW to supply many of the current products and services we provide, as well as an opportunity to partner and source from new suppliers to expand our offering and to meet our customers’ needs for their energy evolution

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investments. A number of our larger customers are leading the investments in energy evolution projects where we expect to continue to support them while expanding our product and solution offerings to meet their changing requirements. Part of our growth strategy is to expand our revenues by targeting new customers in non-oil and gas end markets, in addition to servicing those customers that will play a part in the future of the evolving mix of traditional and new sources of energy.

Upstream

The Upstream sector of our business includes the traditional exploration, production and extraction of oil and gas, as well as the use and disposal of produced water, and is the most cyclical of our markets. In 2025, this sector represented 62% of our total Company revenue. The Upstream sector revenue increased 5% in 2025 compared to 2024. During 2025, West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices averaged $65.46 per barrel, down 14.5% from 2024. In 2025, oil prices fell due to a surplus in global supply, which was driven by record levels of U.S. shale production and the gradual ending of OPEC+'s production cuts. Natural gas prices also drive customer activity and have experienced volatility but increased throughout 2025, driven by increased LNG exports and lower storage levels.

Recent industry reports have projected flat to lower customer spending levels in 2026, due to current supply and demand projections. We also expect our larger public customers will remain disciplined and consistent with their commitments to their budgets, maintaining returns to their shareholders and operating within their cash flow requirements. Despite this, we expect opportunities for revenue synergies from cross-selling products related to our acquisitions will support growth in this sector. We also expect incremental growth in water management and disposal solutions, supported by our Flex Flow and Trojan offerings, as customers seek to optimize operating costs and manage produced water volumes more effectively.

The majority of the revenue in this sector comes from large independents and major exploration and production companies, which are expected to strongly influence the increase in capital spending in the coming years for this sector.

Midstream

DNOW’s Midstream sector is primarily U.S. based and driven by the increased demand for pipelines and gathering systems. In 2025, this sector represented 21% of our total Company revenue. The Midstream sector revenue increased 31% in 2025 compared to 2024. The outlook in 2026 is expected to have growth primarily driven by demand for natural gas infrastructure as LNG exports continue to rise and gas fired power generation increases for data centers. This market driver is anticipated to positively impact the Midstream sector, contributing to growth. The revenue profile for this sector tends to be volatile between quarters, as it can often be tied to large projects.

Furthermore, as new LNG capacity comes online this drives the need for associated pipeline infrastructure, which several LNG projects are expected to do in 2026. U.S. natural gas production is expected to rise, leading to the need for additional pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems. Rising electricity consumption from AI-driven data centers creates the need for additional natural gas transportation, which is also expected to drive growth in this sector.

In some cases, the market drivers for the Midstream sector are also tied to the same drivers as the Upstream sector, but on a one to two quarter lag. To the extent completion activity and related production increase, this could also have the impact of improving our revenue opportunities in the Midstream sector. New well completions and higher production levels drive the need for additional surface equipment and gathering and processing infrastructure, benefiting this sector's revenue. Following the merger with MRC Global, we have enhanced our capabilities in large-bore valves, larger outside diameter pipe, measurement and instrumentation and valve actuation and automation. We believe the combined company is well positioned to capture midstream growth opportunities both domestically and internationally, supported by an expanded footprint and integrated solutions offering.

Gas Utilities

The Gas Utilities sector contributed 7% of our total Company revenue in 2025 and will represent a greater proportion of revenue in 2026 following the November 2025 acquisition of MRC Global. Market growth fundamentals of this sector are positive due to the demand for natural gas, distribution integrity upgrade programs as well as new home construction in certain U.S. states. The majority of the work we perform with our gas utility customers are multi-year programs where they continually evaluate, monitor and implement measures to improve their pipeline distribution networks, ensuring the safety and the integrity of their system. As of 2024, which is the most recently available information, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) estimates approximately 34% of the gas distribution main and service line miles are over 40 years old or of unknown origin. This infrastructure requires continuous replacement and maintenance as these gas distribution networks continue to age. We supply many of the replacement products including valves, line pipe, smart meters, risers and other gas products. A large percentage of the line pipe we sell is sold to our gas utilities customers for line replacement and new sections of their distribution network. As our gas utility customers connect new homes and businesses to their gas distribution network, the growth in the housing market creates new revenue opportunities for our business to supply the related infrastructure products. Some of our customers in this sector support both gas and electric distribution, and certain customers have announced allocating a higher proportion of their capital budget to electric distribution. However, based on market fundamentals, the need for natural gas to fuel new electric generation facilities and new

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market share opportunities, we expect the Gas Utilities sector to continue to have steady growth in the coming years. Additionally, due to its reduced dependency on energy demand and commodity prices this sector is less volatile than the others.

Downstream and Industrial

Downstream and Industrial sector generated 10% of our total Company revenue for 2025 and increased 41% from 2024. We expect this sector to deliver strong growth in the coming years driven by increased customer activity levels related to maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) activities, project turnaround activity in refineries and chemical plants and new energy transition related projects. Additionally, we have expanded into new markets, including mining and data centers. We are also negotiating master service agreements with targeted owners and subcontractors for PVF work in new data center cooling systems. While still early, we are seeing encouraging momentum in both areas. This sector has a significant amount of project activity, which can create substantial variability between quarters.

The outlook for energy transition projects within the Downstream and Industrial sector is supported by government incentives and policies. Many of our customers have made commitments to net zero emissions to address climate change. Our customer base represents many of the primary leaders in the energy transition movement, and they are positioned to lead the effort to decarbonize through nearer-term efforts such as renewable or biodiesel refineries and offshore wind power generation as well as longer-term efforts such as carbon capture and storage and hydrogen. However, as U.S. government support is waning for these projects even while European government support continues, we are monitoring our customers plans for, and the pace of development of, these projects.

Supply Chain

Occasionally, the U.S. imposes tariffs on certain imported products that we distribute. These tariffs typically lead to an increase in the prices we pay for these products. Despite these cost pressures, we are generally able to mitigate the impact by leveraging our long-standing relationships with suppliers and the substantial volume of our purchases. These factors enable us to secure market-competitive pricing even in the face of rising costs.

Our supply chain expertise, strong relationships with key suppliers, and effective inventory management allow us to navigate both inflationary and deflationary market conditions. This strategic approach ensures that we can maintain stability in our operations despite external economic pressures. Furthermore, our contracts with customers typically include provisions that allow us to respond quickly to price increases. These contractual mechanisms enable us to pass along cost increases to our customers.

It is important to note that these challenges are dynamic and continue to evolve. If additional pricing fluctuations arise due to tariffs or quotas, the ultimate effect on our revenue and cost of products—which are determined using the LIFO inventory costing methodology—remains uncertain and subject to volatility.

Operating Environment Overview

Our results are dependent on, among other factors, the level of worldwide oil and gas drilling and completions, well remediation activity, crude oil and natural gas prices, capital spending by oilfield service companies and drilling contractors, and the worldwide oil and gas inventory levels. Key industry indicators for the past three years include the following:

%

%

2025 v

2025 v

2025*

2024*

2024

2023*

2023

Active Rigs:

U.S.

561

599

(6.3

%)

689

(18.6

%)

Canada

177

188

(5.9

%)

177

0.0

%

International

1,080

1,161

(7.0

%)

948

13.9

%

Worldwide

1,818

1,948

(6.7

%)

1,814

0.2

%

West Texas Intermediate Crude Prices (per barrel)

$

65.46

$

76.55

(14.5

%)

$

77.64

(15.7

%)

Natural Gas Prices ($/MMBtu)

$

3.53

$

2.19

61.2

%

$

2.54

39.0

%

Hot-Rolled Coil Prices (steel) ($/short ton)

$

831.52

$

781.00

6.5

%

$

887.47

(6.3

%)

U.S. Wells Completed

11,859

11,901

(0.4

%)

13,222

(10.3

%)

* Monthly averages for the years indicated, except for U.S. Wells Completed. See sources on the following page.

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The following table details the U.S., Canadian and international rig activity and WTI oil prices for the past nine quarters ended December 31, 2025. During the third quarter of 2025, Baker Hughes’s methodology for calculating rig counts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been updated effective for periods beginning January 2024. As a result, previously reported international rig counts have been recast to conform to the updated methodology.

Sources: Rig count: Baker Hughes, Inc. (www.bakerhughes.com); West Texas Intermediate Crude and Natural Gas Prices: Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (www.eia.gov); Hot-Rolled Coil Prices: SteelBenchmarker™ Hot Roll Coil USA (www.steelbenchmarker.com); U.S. Wells Completed: Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (www.eia.gov) (As revised).

The worldwide average rig count declined 6.7% (from 1,948 rigs to 1,818 rigs) and the U.S. declined 6.3% (from 599 rigs to 561 rigs) in 2025 compared to 2024. The average price of WTI crude declined 14.5% (from $76.55 per barrel to $65.46 per barrel), and natural gas prices increased 61.2% (from $2.19 per MMBtu to $3.53 per MMBtu) in 2025 compared to 2024. The average price of Hot-Rolled Coil increased 6.5% (from $781.00 per short ton to $831.52 per short ton) in 2025 compared to 2024. U.S. Wells Completed declined 0.4% (from 11,901 completion count to 11,859 completion count) in 2025 compared to 2024.

Longer Term Outlook

We play a vital role in supporting customers’ supply chains, providing essential products for energy and industrial markets, including infrastructure across upstream, midstream, gas utilities, downstream and energy transition sectors. Our business depends on both

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capital and maintenance spending by our customers. Global oil and gas consumption is rising due to population growth and expanding energy needs in emerging markets. The EIA projects world energy consumption to increase 34% between 2022 and 2050, with significant growth in renewables (118%), natural gas (29%) and hydrocarbon-based liquids (23%). U.S. oil production is expected to peak at 14 million barrels per day in 2027 and gradually decline, while natural gas production will grow, largely driven by LNG expansion and power generation. The U.S. midstream sector is expanding, particularly in natural gas infrastructure to meet LNG export and power demands. Federal policies have accelerated project reviews and simplified processes for pipeline development. Globally, refining capacity—especially in Asia and the Middle East—is projected to outpace demand growth later in the decade; the U.S. market remains stable but faces planned capacity reductions. As refineries age or convert to renewable fuels, we supply critical infrastructure for continued operations and conversions. The U.S. chemicals market is expected to grow steadily, while short term cycles will exist, and remain globally competitive through 2040, advantaged due to feedstock cost advantage from shale gas and NGLs. The European market is transitioning toward specialty and sustainable chemicals with commodity chemicals declining. Demand for our products is shaped by operational budgets, capacity expansions, and compliance needs. The gas utilities industry is expected to grow as aging distribution networks prompt replacement and modernization. PHMSA estimates that roughly 34% of gas distribution lines are over 40 years old or of unknown origin, driving ongoing maintenance. Housing market growth further increases demand for related infrastructure products. According to the EIA, the U.S. will remain a net exporter of petroleum products due to expanded terminal capacity, with strong markets for our goods and services. This projected increase in oil and gas to meet the rise in international energy demand continues to provide a robust market for our existing goods and services. We anticipate future growth from energy transition projects, as traditional energy customers shift capital to these areas. Our established relationships and experience position us well for this evolving market.

Results of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

The results of operations are presented before consideration of the noncontrolling interest. Our results of operations for 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024 (Revised)

$ Change

Revenue:

United States

$

2,294

$

1,880

$

414

Canada

214

253

(39

)

International

312

240

72

Total revenue

$

2,820

$

2,373

$

447

Operating (loss) profit:

United States

$

(106

)

$

91

$

(197

)

Canada

8

13

(5

)

International

5

5

—

Total operating (loss) profit

$

(93

)

$

109

$

(202

)

Other (expense) income

(7

)

1

(8

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

(100

)

110

(210

)

Income tax (benefit) provision

(12

)

31

(43

)

Net (loss) income

(88

)

79

(167

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

1

1

—

Net (loss) income attributable to DNOW Inc.

(89

)

78

(167

)

Gross Profit

$

478

$

531

$

(53

)

Adjusted Gross Profit (1)

$

651

$

549

$

102

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

$

209

$

176

$

33

(1)
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these measures to an equivalent GAAP measure, see pages 42-44 herein.

Revenue. Our revenue was $2,820 million for 2025, as compared to $2,373 million for 2024, an increase of $447 million or 18.8%.

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U.S. Segment—Revenue was $2,294 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $414 million or 22.0% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in the period was primarily driven by incremental revenue from the MRC Global acquisition completed in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the Trojan Rentals, LLC acquisition completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Canada Segment—Revenue was $214 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $39 million or 15.4% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower project related activity as a result of rig count and commodity price declines.

Our Canadian revenue was approximately 8% of total revenue in 2025, compared to 11% in 2024. We are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. Our Canadian revenue is favorably impacted as the U.S. dollar weakens relative to the Canadian dollar, and unfavorably impacted as the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to the Canadian dollar. Our Canadian segment revenue was unfavorably impacted by approximately $5 million due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates over the prior year.

International Segment—Revenue was $312 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $72 million or 30.0% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of MRC Global in November 2025.

Our international revenue was approximately 11% of total revenue in 2025, compared to 10% in 2024. We are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. Our international revenue is favorably impacted as the U.S. dollar weakens relative to other foreign currencies, and unfavorably impacted as the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to other foreign currencies. Our international segment revenue was favorably impacted by approximately $2 million due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates over the prior year.

Gross Profit. Our gross profit was $478 million (17.0% of revenue) for 2025, as compared to $531 million (22.4% of revenue) for 2024. The $53 million decrease was primarily attributable to inventory-related transaction charges and our LIFO inventory costing methodology. This decrease was partially offset by improved margins in the U.S. segment. As compared to average cost, our LIFO inventory costing methodology increased cost of products by $27 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to a $4 million increase in cost of products for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Adjusted Gross Profit. Adjusted Gross Profit increased to $651 million (23.1% of revenue) for 2025 from $549 million (23.1% of revenue) for 2024, an increase of $102 million. The increase was primarily driven by the U.S. and International segments, partially offset by the Canada segment. Adjusted Gross Profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted Gross Profit as revenues, less cost of products, plus amortization of intangibles, plus inventory-related charges incremental to normal operations, plus transaction costs associated with acquisitions, such as inventory fair value step-up or write-downs, and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO inventory costing methodology. We present Adjusted Gross Profit because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance without regard to items, such as amortization of intangibles that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon the nature and extent of acquisitions. Similarly, the impact of the LIFO inventory costing method can cause results to vary substantially from company to company depending upon whether they elect to utilize LIFO and depending upon which method they may elect. We use Adjusted Gross Profit as a key performance indicator in managing our business. We believe that gross profit is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to Adjusted Gross Profit.

The following table reconciles gross profit, as derived from our consolidated financial statements, with Adjusted Gross Profit, a non-GAAP financial measure (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2025

As a %

of revenue

2024 (Revised)

As a %

of revenue

Gross profit, as reported

$

478

17.0

%

$

531

22.4

%

Amortization of intangibles

11

7

Increase in LIFO reserve

27

4

Inventory-related transaction charges

135

7

Adjusted Gross Profit

$

651

23.1

%

$

549

23.1

%

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Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. SG&A expenses were $559 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $416 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $143 million. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in legal and professional fees associated with the acquisition of MRC Global. SG&A expenses include branch location, distribution center and regional expenses (including costs such as compensation, benefits and rent) as well as depreciation and corporate selling, general and administrative expenses.

Impairment and other charges. Impairment and other charges were $12 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized approximately $12 million and $6 million, respectively, of foreign currency translation losses as a result of substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries in the International segment.

Operating (loss) profit. Our operating loss was $93 million for 2025, as compared to an operating profit of $109 million for 2024, a decrease of $202 million primarily due to inventory-related transaction charges, an increase in legal and professional fees associated with the acquisition of MRC Global and our LIFO inventory costing methodology.

U.S. Segment—Operating loss was $106 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $197 million compared to operating profit of $91 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Operating profit decreased primarily due to inventory-related transactions charges, an increase in legal and professional fees associated with the acquisition of MRC Global and our LIFO inventory costing methodology.

Canada Segment—Operating profit was $8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $5 million compared to operating profit of $13 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Operating profit decreased primarily due to the decline in revenue discussed above.

International Segment—Operating profit of $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 was flat compared to operating profit of $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Other (expense) income. Other expense was $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to other income of $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2025, other expense was primarily attributable to interest expense on borrowings as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, other income was primarily attributable to interest income.

Income tax (benefit) provision. The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 12.0% and 28.2%, respectively. In general, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate due to recurring items, such as differing tax rates on income earned in foreign jurisdictions, nondeductible expenses and state income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate due to nondeductible expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions as well as foreign currency translation losses and other charges incurred as a result of substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries with no associated tax benefit. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the effective tax rate was also impacted by foreign currency translation losses and other charges incurred as a result of substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries with no associated tax benefit, foreign tax credits expiring unused in the period, and the change in valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets.

Net (loss) income attributable to DNOW Inc. Our net loss attributable to DNOW Inc. was $89 million for 2025, as compared to net income attributable to DNOW Inc. of $78 million for 2024, a decrease of $167 million due to inventory-related transactions charges and an increase in legal and professional fees associated with the acquisition of MRC Global.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $209 million (7.4% of revenue) for 2025, as compared to $176 million (7.4% of revenue) for 2024. Our Adjusted EBITDA increased $33 million over that period primarily due to higher incremental revenues from acquisitions completed in 2025 and 2024.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and excluding other costs, such as stock-based compensation, restructuring and exit costs, transaction related charges, long-lived asset impairments (including goodwill and intangible assets), inventory-related charges incremental to normal operations and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO inventory costing methodology. Transaction-related charges include transaction costs, inventory fair value step-up and write-down, retention bonus accruals and integration expenses associated with acquisitions. This financial measure excludes the impact of certain amounts and is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure, to its most comparable GAAP financial measure, is included below.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides investors a helpful measure for comparing our operating performance with the performance of other companies that may have different financing and capital structures or tax rates. We believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance without regard to items, such as amortization of intangibles, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon the nature and extent of acquisitions. Similarly, the impact of the LIFO inventory costing method can cause results to vary substantially from company to company depending upon whether they elect to utilize LIFO and depending upon which

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method they may elect. We use Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations because we believe it provides useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. We believe that net (loss) income attributable to DNOW Inc. is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA.

The following table reconciles net income attributable to DNOW Inc., as derived from our consolidated financial statements, with Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2025

As a %

of revenue

2024 (Revised)

As a %

of revenue

Net (loss) income attributable to DNOW Inc.

$

(89

)

(3.2

)%

$

78

3.3

%

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

1

1

Interest expense (income), net

2

(6

)

Income tax (benefit) provision

(12

)

31

Depreciation and amortization

52

34

Increase in LIFO reserve

27

4

Stock-based compensation (1)

15

13

Transaction-related charges (2)

62

6

Impairment and other charges (3)

12

6

Inventory-related transaction charges (4)

135

7

Restructuring and exit costs (2)

2

2

Other (5)

2

—

Adjusted EBITDA

$

209

7.4

%

$

176

7.4

%

(1)
For the year ended December 31, 2025, stock-based compensation excludes $14 million as such amounts were reported in transaction-related charges

(2)
Transaction-related charges and restructuring and exit costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

(3)
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, impairment and other charges included $12 million and $6 million, respectively, of foreign currency translation losses as a result of substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries in the International segment.

(4)
Inventory-related transaction charges are included in cost of products. For the year ended December 31, 2025, inventory-related transaction charges included $135 million of charges related to inventory step-up. For the year ended December 31, 2024, inventory-related transaction charges included $5 million of transaction-related charges, coupled with $2 million of inventory write-downs.

(5)
For the year ended December 31, 2025, other costs included approximately $2 million related to foreign currency losses (included in other (expense) income).

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Years Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

The results of operations are presented before consideration of the noncontrolling interest. Our results of operations for 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2024 (Revised)

2023 (Revised)

$ Change

Revenue:

United States

$

1,880

$

1,749

$

131

Canada

253

282

(29

)

International

240

290

(50

)

Total revenue

$

2,373

$

2,321

$

52

Operating profit:

United States

$

91

$

108

$

(17

)

Canada

13

21

(8

)

International

5

15

(10

)

Total operating profit

$

109

$

144

$

(35

)

Other income (expense)

1

(2

)

3

Income before income taxes

110

142

(32

)

Income tax provision (benefit)

31

(109

)

140

Net income

79

251

(172

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

1

1

—

Net income attributable to DNOW Inc.

78

250

(172

)

Gross Profit

$

531

$

539

$

(8

)

Adjusted Gross Profit (1)

$

549

$

540

$

9

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

$

176

$

184

$

(8

)

(1)
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of these measures to an equivalent GAAP measure, see pages 46-47 herein.

Revenue. Our revenue was $2,373 million for 2024, as compared to $2,321 million for 2023, an increase of $52 million, or 2.2%.

U.S. Segment—Revenue was $1,880 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $131 million or 7.5% compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in the period was primarily driven by incremental revenue from acquisitions completed in 2024 partially offset by a decline in U.S. rigs and completions.

Canada Segment—Revenue was $253 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decline of $29 million or 10.3% compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was due to lower project related activity as well as an unfavorable foreign exchange rate impact.

Our Canadian revenue was approximately 11% of total revenue in 2024, compared to 12% in 2023. We are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. Our Canadian revenue is favorably impacted as the U.S. dollar weakens relative to the Canadian dollar, and unfavorably impacted as the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to the Canadian dollar. Our Canadian segment revenue was unfavorably impacted by approximately $4 million due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates over the prior year.

International Segment—Revenue was $240 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decline of $50 million or 17.2% compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by weaker project activity.

Our international revenue was approximately 10% of total revenue in 2024, compared to 12% in 2023. We are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar. Our international revenue is favorably impacted as the U.S. dollar weakens relative to other foreign currencies, and unfavorably impacted as the U.S. dollar strengthens relative to other foreign currencies. Our international segment revenue was favorably impacted by approximately $2 million due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates over the prior year.

Gross Profit. Our gross profit was $531 million (22.4% of revenue) for 2024, as compared to $539 million (23.2% of revenue) for

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2023. The $8 million decrease was primarily attributable to our LIFO inventory costing methodology. As compared to average cost, our LIFO inventory costing methodology increased cost of products by $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to a $4 million decrease in cost of products for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Adjusted Gross Profit. Adjusted Gross Profit increased to $549 million (23.1% of revenue) for 2024 from $540 million (23.3% of revenue) for 2023, an increase of $9 million. The increase was primarily due to improved margins in the U.S. segment. Adjusted Gross Profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted Gross Profit as revenue, less cost of products, plus amortization of intangibles, plus inventory-related charges incremental to normal operations, plus transaction costs associated with acquisitions, such as inventory fair value step-up or write-downs, and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO inventory costing methodology. We present Adjusted Gross Profit because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance without regard to items, such as amortization of intangibles that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon the nature and extent of acquisitions. Similarly, the impact of the LIFO inventory costing method can cause results to vary substantially from company to company depending upon whether they elect to utilize LIFO and depending upon which method they may elect. We use Adjusted Gross Profit as a key performance indicator in managing our business. We believe that gross profit is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to Adjusted Gross Profit.

The following table reconciles gross profit, as derived from our consolidated financial statements, with Adjusted Gross Profit, a non-GAAP financial measure (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2024 (Revised)

As a %

of revenue

2023 (Revised)

As a %

of revenue

Gross profit, as reported

$

531

22.4

%

$

539

23.2

%

Amortization of intangibles

7

5

Increase (decrease) in LIFO reserve

4

(4

)

Inventory-related transaction charges

7

—

Adjusted Gross Profit

$

549

23.1

%

$

540

23.3

%

SG&A expenses. SG&A expenses were $416 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $395 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $21 million. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in expenses related to acquisitions completed in 2024. SG&A expenses include branch location, distribution center and regional expenses (including costs such as compensation, benefits and rent) as well as depreciation and corporate selling, general and administrative expenses.

Impairment and other charges. Impairment and other charges were $6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to nil for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized approximately $6 million of foreign currency translation losses as a result of substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries in the International segment.

Operating profit. Our operating profit was $109 million for 2024, as compared to operating profit of $144 million for 2023, a decrease of $35 million primarily due to an increase in expenses related to acquisitions in the U.S. Segment and the restructuring plan in the International segment.

U.S. Segment—Operating profit was $91 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decline of $17 million compared to operating profit of $108 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Operating profit decreased primarily due to an increase in expenses related to acquisitions completed in 2024, partially offset by the increase in revenue discussed above.

Canada Segment—Operating profit was $13 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decline of $8 million compared to operating profit of $21 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Operating profit decreased primarily due to the decline in revenue discussed above.

International Segment—Operating profit was $5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decline of $10 million compared to operating profit of $15 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, operating profit decreased primarily due to an increase in expense of $9 million related to the restructuring plan in the International segment and revenue decline discussed above.

Other income (expense). Other income was $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to other expense of $2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, other income improvement was primarily attributable to an increase in interest income.

Income tax (benefit) provision. The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023 was 28.2%, and (76.8%), respectively. In general, the effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate due to recurring items, such as differing tax rates on income earned in foreign jurisdictions, nondeductible expenses and state income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the effective tax rate was also impacted by foreign currency translation losses and other charges incurred as a result of

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substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries with no associated tax benefit, foreign tax credits expiring unused in the period, and the change in valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the effective tax rate benefit was primarily driven by a $148 million deferred tax benefit from the release of the valuation allowance against certain U.S. and non-U.S. deferred tax assets and the recognition of tax expense from earnings in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Net income attributable to DNOW Inc. Our net income attributable to DNOW Inc. was $78 million for 2024, as compared to net income attributable to DNOW Inc. of $250 million for 2023, a decrease of $172 million due to higher costs related to acquisitions in 2024, our LIFO inventory costing method and restructuring in our International segment.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $176 million (7.4% of revenue) for 2024, as compared to $184 million (7.9% of revenue) for 2023. Our Adjusted EBITDA decreased $8 million primarily due to lower profitability.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and excluding other costs, such as stock-based compensation, restructuring and exit costs, transaction related charges, long-lived asset impairments (including goodwill and intangible assets), inventory-related charges incremental to normal operations and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO inventory costing methodology. Transaction-related charges include transaction costs, inventory fair value step-up, retention bonus accruals and integration expenses associated with acquisitions. This financial measure excludes the impact of certain amounts and is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure, to its most comparable GAAP financial measure, is included below.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides investors a helpful measure for comparing our operating performance with the performance of other companies that may have different financing and capital structures or tax rates. We believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance without regard to items, such as amortization of intangibles, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon the nature and extent of acquisitions. Similarly, the impact of the LIFO inventory costing method can cause results to vary substantially from company to company depending upon whether they elect to utilize LIFO and depending upon which method they may elect. We use Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations because we believe it provides useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. We believe that net income attributable to DNOW Inc. is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP that is most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA.

The following table reconciles net income attributable to DNOW Inc., as derived from our consolidated financial statements, with Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2024 (Revised)

As a %

of revenue

2023 (Revised)

As a %

of revenue

Net income attributable to DNOW Inc.

$

78

3.3

%

$

250

10.8

%

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

1

1

Interest income, net

(6

)

(4

)

Income tax provision (benefit)

31

(109

)

Depreciation and amortization

34

26

Increase (decrease) in LIFO reserve

4

(4

)

Stock-based compensation

13

15

Transaction-related charges (1)

6

3

Impairment and other charges (2)

6

—

Inventory-related transaction charges (3)

7

—

Restructuring and exit costs (1)

2

—

Other (4)

—

6

Adjusted EBITDA

$

176

7.4

%

$

184

7.9

%

(1)
Transaction-related charges and restructuring and exit costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

(2)
For the year ended December 31, 2024, impairment and other charges included $6 million of foreign currency translation losses as a result of substantially completing the liquidation of certain foreign subsidiaries in the International segment.

(3)
Inventory-related transaction charges are included in cost of products. For the year ended December 31, 2024, inventory-related transaction charges included $5 million of transaction-related charges, coupled with $2 million of inventory write-downs.

(4)
For the year ended December 31, 2023, other costs included $5 million (included in SG&A expenses) related to legal fees for litigation matters that were not ordinary or routine to the operations of the business where the Company is seeking damages; as well as approximately $1 million (included in other (expense) income) related to settlements of the plan assets and benefit obligations of the Company's defined benefit pension plans.

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Financial Condition and Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the periods presented (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,

2025

2024 (Revised)

2023 (Revised)

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

155

$

298

$

188

Net cash used in investing activities

(590

)

(304

)

(48

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

339

(33

)

(55

)

Fiscal Year 2025 Compared to Fiscal Year 2024

Net cash provided by operating activities was $155 million in 2025 compared to $298 million provided in 2024. In 2025, the decrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by lower profitability due to increased costs associated with the acquisition of MRC Global.

Net cash used in investing activities was $590 million in 2025 compared to $304 million used in 2024. Cash used primarily related to business acquisitions of $574 million, net of cash acquired, in 2025 compared to $299 million, net of cash acquired, in 2024.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $339 million in 2025 compared to net cash used of $33 million in 2024. Cash provided primarily related to net borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $411 million, partially offset by the Company's payment of approximately $37 million for share repurchases in 2025 compared to $23 million in 2024 and shares withheld for taxes for employee awards of $19 million in 2025 compared to $4 million in 2024.

Fiscal Year 2024 Compared to Fiscal Year 2023

Net cash provided by operating activities was $298 million in 2024 compared to $188 million provided in 2023. Cash provided in 2024 was primarily driven by $79 million of net income, plus $100 million of reconciling adjustments, primarily depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and deferred income taxes, and a net decrease of $119 million in working capital. The improvement in 2024 was primarily driven by improved inventory efficiency and better collections on our receivables compared to 2023.

Net cash used in investing activities was $304 million in 2024 compared to $48 million used in 2023. Cash used primarily related to business acquisitions of $299 million, net of cash acquired, in 2024 compared to $32 million, net of cash acquired, in 2023.

Net cash used in financing activities was $33 million in 2024 compared to $55 million used in 2023. Cash used primarily related to the Company's payment of approximately $23 million for share repurchases in 2024 compared to $50 million in 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We assess liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. We expect resources to be available to reinvest in existing businesses, strategic acquisitions and capital expenditures to meet short and long-term objectives. We believe that cash on hand, cash generated from expected results of operations and amounts available under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund operations, anticipated working capital needs and other cash requirements, including capital expenditures and our share repurchase program.

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $164 million and $256 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, $149 million of our cash and cash equivalents were maintained in the accounts of our various foreign subsidiaries. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we repatriated $52 million from our foreign subsidiaries. The Company makes a determination each period concerning its intent and ability to indefinitely reinvest the cash held by its foreign subsidiaries. The Company has not recorded deferred income taxes on undistributed foreign earnings that it considers to be indefinitely reinvested. Future changes to our indefinite reinvestment assertion could result in additional taxes (withholding and/or state taxes), offset by any available foreign tax credits.

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We maintain an $850 million five-year senior secured revolving credit facility that will mature on November 6, 2030. Availability under the revolving credit facility is limited to the lesser of the commitments and a borrowing base comprised of eligible account receivables, eligible inventory and eligible rental equipment assets of the Borrowers and subsidiary guarantors. As of December 31, 2025, we had $411 million borrowings against our revolving credit facility and had approximately $424 million in aggregate availability (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The credit facility includes a springing financial covenant that requires us to maintain, during any period when availability falls below specified thresholds, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The credit facility contains usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type including financial covenants. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants. We continuously monitor compliance with debt covenants. A default, if not waived or amended, would prevent us from taking certain actions, such as incurring additional debt.

See Note 13 “Leases” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K) for additional information on our obligations and timing of expected future lease payments.

In connection with acquisitions in 2024 and 2025, the Company is committed to total future retention payments of up to $14 million payable in 2026, 2027 and 2028. Payments are due to various employees if non-financial post combination service conditions are met pursuant to the terms and conditions of the retention agreements.

Capital Spending

We intend to pursue additional acquisition candidates, but the timing, size or success of any acquisition effort and the related potential capital commitments cannot be predicted. We continue to expect to fund future cash acquisitions primarily with cash on hand, cash flow from operations and the usage of the available portion of the revolving credit facility. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available at terms acceptable to us. We expect capital expenditures for fiscal year 2026 to approximate $55 million, primarily related to the MRC Global implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system and purchases of property, plant and equipment. We will continue to maintain capital discipline and monitor market dynamics, and we may adjust our capital expenditures accordingly.

Share Repurchase Program

On January 24, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program to purchase up to $160 million of its outstanding common stock. We expect to fund share repurchases primarily with cash on hand, cash flow from operations and the usage of the available portion of the revolving credit facility. The timing and amount of any repurchases will be made at our discretion, taking into account a number of factors, including market conditions. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. All shares repurchased shall be retired pursuant to the terms of the share repurchase program. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased 2,465,089 shares of our common stock for a total of $37 million. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $123 million remaining under the program’s authorization.

Legal Proceedings

Asbestos Claims. We are one of many defendants in lawsuits that plaintiffs have brought seeking damages for personal injuries that exposure to asbestos allegedly caused. Plaintiffs and their family members have brought these lawsuits against a large volume of defendant entities as a result of the various defendants’ manufacture, distribution, supply or other involvement with asbestos, asbestos-containing products or equipment or activities that allegedly caused plaintiffs to be exposed to asbestos. These plaintiffs typically assert exposure to asbestos as a consequence of third-party manufactured products that our subsidiary, MRC Global (US) Inc., purportedly distributed. As of December 31, 2025, we are a named defendant in approximately 435 lawsuits involving approximately 713 claims. No asbestos lawsuit has resulted in a judgment against us to date, with the majority being settled, dismissed or otherwise resolved. Applicable third-party insurance has substantially covered these claims, and insurance should continue to cover a substantial majority of existing and anticipated future claims. Accordingly, we have recorded a liability for our estimate of the most likely settlement of asserted claims and a related receivable from insurers for our estimated recovery, to the extent we believe that the amounts of recovery are probable.

We annually conduct analyses of our asbestos-related litigation to estimate the adequacy of the reserve for pending and probable asbestos-related claims. Given these estimated reserves and existing insurance coverage that has been available to cover substantial portions of these claims, we believe that our current accruals and associated estimates relating to pending and probable asbestos-related litigation likely to be asserted over the next 15 years are currently adequate. This belief, however, relies on a number of assumptions, including:

•
That our future settlement payments, disease mix and dismissal rates will be materially consistent with historic experience;

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That future incidences of asbestos-related diseases in the U.S. will be materially consistent with current public health estimates;

•
That the rates at which future asbestos-related mesothelioma incidences result in compensable claims filings against us will be materially consistent with its historic experience;

•
That insurance recoveries for settlement payments and defense costs will be materially consistent with historic experience;

•
That legal standards (and the interpretation of these standards) applicable to asbestos litigation will not change in material respects;

•
That there are no materially negative developments in the claims pending against us; and

•
That key co-defendants in current and future claims remain solvent.

If any of these assumptions prove to be materially different in light of future developments, liabilities related to asbestos-related litigation may be materially different than amounts accrued or estimated. Further, while we anticipate that additional claims will be filed in the future, we are unable to predict with any certainty the number, timing and magnitude of such future claims. In addition, applicable insurance policies are subject to overall caps on limits, which coverage may exhaust the amount available from insurers under those limits. In those cases, we are seeking indemnity payments from responsive excess insurance policies, but other insurers may not be solvent or may not make payments under the policies without contesting their liability. In our opinion, there are no pending legal proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Other Legal Claims and Proceedings. From time to time, we have been subject to various claims and involved in legal proceedings incidental to the nature of our businesses. We maintain insurance coverage to reduce financial risk associated with certain of these claims and proceedings. It is not possible to predict the outcome of these claims and proceedings. However, in our opinion, there are no pending legal proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements. See Note 14 “Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K).

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are often party to certain transactions that require off-balance sheet arrangements such as standby letters of credit and performance bonds and guarantees that are not reflected in our consolidated balance sheets. These arrangements are made in our normal course of business and they are not reasonably likely to have a current or future material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or cash flows.

Critical Accounting Estimates

In preparing the financial statements, the Company makes assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported. The Company periodically evaluates its estimates and judgments that are most critical in nature, which are related to inventories, goodwill, purchase price allocation of acquisitions and income taxes. Its estimates are based on historical experience and on its future expectations that the Company believes are reasonable. The combination of these factors forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results are likely to differ from our current estimates and those differences may be material.

Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of oilfield and industrial finished goods. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company changed its inventory valuation method for U.S. inventories from the moving average cost method to the LIFO method. We record an estimate each quarter, if necessary, for the expected annual effect of inflation (using period to date inflation rates) and estimated year-end inventory balances. These estimates are adjusted to actual results determined at year-end. The Company's U.S. inventories of $1,042 million and $272 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are valued at the lower of cost or market. Inventories held outside of the U.S. of $150 million and $80 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, are valued at the lower of moving average cost or net realizable value.

Under the LIFO inventory valuation method, changes in the cost of inventory are recognized in cost of products in the current period even though these costs may have been incurred at significantly different values. Because the Company values most of its inventory using the LIFO inventory costing methodology, a rise in inventory costs has a negative effect on operating results, while, conversely, a fall in inventory costs results in a benefit to operating results.

Allowances for excess and obsolete inventories are determined based on the Company’s historical usage of inventory on hand as well as its future expectations. The Company’s estimated carrying value of inventory therefore depends upon demand driven by oil and gas spending activity, which depends in turn upon oil, gas and steel prices, the general outlook for economic growth worldwide, available financing for the Company’s customers, political stability in major oil and gas producing areas and the potential obsolescence of various inventory items the Company stocks, among other factors. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, inventory reserves totaled $13

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million and $17 million, or 1.1% and 4.6% of gross inventory, respectively. Changes in our estimates can be material under different market conditions.

Goodwill

Generally accepted accounting principles require the Company to test goodwill for impairment at least annually or more frequently whenever events or circumstances occur indicating that it might be impaired. Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level which is defined as an operating segment or one level below that constitutes a business for which financial information is available and is regularly reviewed by management. We perform the goodwill impairment testing annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, and more frequently on an interim basis, when an event occurs or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit may have declined below its carrying value. We use either a qualitative assessment or a quantitative assessment. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, a quantitative assessment is performed. Events or circumstances which could indicate a probable impairment include, but are not limited to, a significant reduction in worldwide oil and gas prices or drilling; a significant reduction in profitability or cash flow of oil and gas companies or drilling contractors; a significant reduction in worldwide well completion and remediation activity; a significant reduction in capital investment by other oilfield service companies; or a significant increase in worldwide inventories of oil or gas.

The Company has recorded $617 million of goodwill as of December 31, 2025. We performed the qualitative assessment described above for the annual goodwill impairment test in 2025 and concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of its reporting units was greater than its carrying amount. Accordingly, no further testing was required.

Purchase Price Allocation of Acquisitions

The Company allocates the fair value of the purchase price consideration of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to growth rates, discount rates, expected customer attrition rates, future operating results and the amount and timing of future cash flows. The Company uses all available information to estimate fair values including quoted market prices, the carrying value of acquired assets, and widely accepted valuation techniques such as discounted cash flows, multi-period excess earnings and relief from royalty. The Company engages third-party valuation advisors to assist in fair value determination of inventories, identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities when appropriate. The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value assigned to each class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as asset lives, could materially impact the Company’s results of operations.

Income Taxes

The Company is a U.S. registered company and is subject to income taxes in the U.S. The Company operates through various subsidiaries in a number of countries throughout the world. Income taxes are based upon the tax laws and rates of the countries in which the Company operates and earns income.

The Company’s annual tax provision is based on taxable income, statutory rates, and the interpretation of the tax laws in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Changes in tax laws, regulations and treaties, foreign currency exchange restrictions or the Company’s level of operations or profitability in each jurisdiction could impact the tax liability in any given year.

The Company determined the provision for income taxes under the asset and liability approach, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that the Company believes these assets are more-likely-than-not to be realized, recording a valuation allowance against the gross carrying value of the deferred tax assets to reduce the net recorded amount to the expected realizable amount. If the Company determines that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, the Company would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes. In evaluating the Company’s ability to recover deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of operations.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has recognized a valuation allowance of $88 million on certain identified deferred tax assets in the U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions where management believes that it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company would be able to realize the benefits of those specific deferred tax assets. The change during the year in the valuation allowance was an increase

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primarily due to the acquisition of deferred tax assets as a result of business combinations against which the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $76 million, including deferred tax assets for capital loss carryforwards, net operating loss carryforwards, interest expense carryforwards, and other items which the Company does not believe are more-likely-than-not to be realized. The Company will continue to monitor the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets and record adjustments as appropriate in future periods. See Note 10 “Income Taxes” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K) for additional information.

The Company records unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities in accordance with ASC 740 and adjusts these liabilities when judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available in jurisdictions of operation. The Company records uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740 on the basis of a two-step process whereby (1) the Company determines whether it is more-likely-than-not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. The annual tax provision includes the impact of income tax provisions and benefits for changes to liabilities that the Company considers appropriate, as well as related interest.

The Company is subject to audits by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions which may result in proposed assessments. Because of the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the current estimate of the unrecognized tax benefit liabilities. The Company reviews these liabilities quarterly and to the extent audits or other events result in an adjustment to the liability accrued for a prior year, the effect will be recognized in the period of the event.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has not recorded deferred income taxes on undistributed foreign earnings that it considers to be indefinitely reinvested. The Company makes a determination each period whether to indefinitely reinvest these earnings. If, as a result of these reassessments, the Company distributes these earnings in the future, additional tax liabilities may result, offset by any available foreign tax credits.