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For the second quarter of 2026, Ace Hardware Corporation reported revenues of $3 billion, an increase of $165.8 million, or 5.9%, from the second quarter of 2025. Net income was $155.6 million for the second quarter of 2026, an increase of $36.5 million from the second quarter of 2025. Approximately 4,000 Ace retail stores consistently share daily retail sales data, and those stores reported a 1.1% increase in U.S. retail same-store-sales during the second quarter of 2026, which was the result of a 3.1% increase in average ticket partially offset by a 1.9% decrease in same-store transactions.
Increases in revenue were seen across most departments with grilling, outdoor power equipment, paint sundries and impulse and front end showing the largest gains.
Ace added 34 new domestic stores and cancelled 17 in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the company’s total domestic store count to 5,283 at the end of the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 88 stores from the second quarter of 2025.
“We are grateful that more consumers continue to choose Ace, resulting in the highest quarterly revenue and earnings in the company’s storied history,” says John Venhuizen, president and CEO. “Solid same-store sales growth, double-digit digital growth, continued expansion of our store footprint and the entrepreneurial spirit of our local retailers fueled a 5.9% increase in revenue to $3.0 billion, and a 31% increase in net income to $155.6 million. My thanks to the hard working Ace team for these record results.”
