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Ace Hardware Corporation reported third quarter 2025 revenues of $2.5 billion, an increase of $130.3 million, or 5.5%, from the third quarter of 2024. Increases were seen across most departments with outdoor power equipment, grilling, fertilizers, power tools and impulse showing the largest gains.
The approximately 3,900 Ace retailers who share daily retail sales data reported a 1.6% increase in U.S. retail same-store sales during the third quarter of 2025, which was the result of a 2% increase in average ticket; partially offset by a 0.4% decrease in same-store transactions.
Net income was $99.7 million for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of $0.7 million from the third quarter of 2024. Ace added 41 new domestic stores in the third quarter of 2025 and cancelled 16 stores, bringing the total domestic store count to 5,220 at the end of the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 127 stores from the third quarter of 2024.
“Ace had a very strong third quarter. I’m delighted to report a 5.5% increase in revenue, a 1.6% increase in same-store sales, and a 34.9% surge in our digital business,” says John Venhuizen, Ace president and CEO. “My thanks to the Ace team and our local owners for providing their neighbors with the service for which Ace has become famous.”
