Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. opened two new warehouse‑format stores and design centers on February 25 and 26, 2026, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Vacaville, California, respectively. The Fayetteville location added roughly 50 associates—35 full‑time and 15 part‑time—while the Vacaville store added about 40 associates, bringing the company’s total new‑store headcount to 90 for the two sites.
The company now operates 270 warehouse‑format stores, up from 262 reported earlier in the year. Floor & Decor’s expansion plan targets 500 stores, and the Fayetteville and Vacaville openings bring the company closer to that goal while strengthening its presence in the Southeast and West Coast markets.
The new stores arrive amid a hard‑surface flooring market that is still feeling the effects of high interest rates and a slowdown in home‑sale activity. Floor & Decor’s warehouse‑format model, which stocks over 20,000 SKUs in job‑lot quantities, is designed to serve professional installers and serious DIY customers with immediate availability and everyday low prices. The company’s strategy to capture market share in this environment is reflected in the continued opening of new locations and the focus on Pro customer loyalty and digital experience.
Floor & Decor reported Q4 2025 earnings earlier in February, posting diluted earnings per share of $0.36—$0.01 above analyst expectations—while revenue of $1.129 billion fell $14.3 million short of consensus. The earnings beat was driven by disciplined cost control and a favorable mix shift toward higher‑margin Pro sales, which grew 9% for the full year. Gross margin held steady at 43.5% YoY, supported by lower supply‑chain costs and higher product mix, offsetting higher distribution center expenses.
"Despite pressure on comparable store sales driven by softness in existing home sales activity, we expanded our market share, navigated tariff complexities, increased our gross margin rate, opened 20 new warehouse stores, and delivered year‑over‑year earnings growth," said CEO Brad Paulsen. "This performance reflects the resilience of our model and our unwavering commitment to disciplined execution and strategic investments in our future," he added. CFO Bryan Langley noted that the fourth‑quarter gross profit rose 2.0% YoY, and that the company’s gross margin of 43.5% was flat year‑over‑year and up 10 basis points sequentially.
The Fayetteville and Vacaville openings reinforce Floor & Decor’s strategy to grow its footprint while maintaining strong margins. By adding 90 new jobs and expanding into key growth regions, the company is positioning itself to capture market share in a challenging economic environment and to support its long‑term goal of 500 stores.
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