Builders FirstSource vs Cummins
Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities
Dallas largest US homebuilder materials supplier (NYSE: BLDR) ~$16.4B FY2024 revenue; 570+ locations, 150+ component manufacturing plants, pre-built panels/trusses reducing labor, competing with ABC Supply and 84 Lumber.
About
Builders FirstSource, Inc. is a Dallas, Texas-based building materials and construction services company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BLDR) as an S&P 500 Industrials component — supplying framing lumber, engineered wood products (I-joists, LVL, rim board), windows, doors, millwork, cabinetry, manufactured components (pre-built wall panels, roof trusses, floor systems), and contractor services to professional homebuilders through approximately 32,000 employees at 570+ distribution locations across 43 states. Builders FirstSource is the largest US supplier of structural building products and value-added services to homebuilders, created through the 2021 merger of Builders FirstSource and BMC Stock Holdings (previously combined with ProBuild Holdings in 2016) — creating a $17+ billion revenue national building materials supplier with scale advantages versus regional and local lumber yards that homebuilders previously used. In fiscal year 2024, Builders FirstSource reported revenues of approximately $16.4 billion (down from the 2022 peak of $22.7 billion as lumber commodity price normalization and housing starts decline from pandemic peak reduced both price and volume), with value-added products (manufactured components — pre-built wall panels, roof trusses, floor panels) growing as a percentage of sales as homebuilders demand faster framing cycles and reduced on-site labor from their suppliers. CEO Peter Jackson's strategy of expanding value-added services (manufacturing wood-framed wall panels in Builders FirstSource's component manufacturing plants rather than framing on-site) addresses the homebuilder labor shortage — professional framers are the most constrained trade in residential construction, and pre-built components reduce on-site framing labor by 30-50%, enabling homebuilders to complete homes faster with less skilled labor.
Columbus IN power technology (NYSE: CMI) at record $34.1B 2024 revenue, net income $3.9B; diesel + hydrogen + electric power solutions, Jennifer Rumsey first female CEO, Accelera EV segment competing with Caterpillar.
About
Cummins Inc. is a Columbus, Indiana-based power technology manufacturer — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CMI) as an S&P 500 Industrials component — designing, manufacturing, and distributing diesel, natural gas, electrified power, and hydrogen power solutions for commercial trucks, buses, construction and mining equipment, generators, rail, and marine applications through approximately 73,000 employees in 190 countries and territories. In fiscal year 2024, Cummins reported record full-year revenues of $34.1 billion (flat versus 2023), record net income of $3.9 billion ($28.37 diluted EPS), and record EBITDA of $6.3 billion — an exceptional performance given a significant decline in heavy-duty truck build rates in North America, demonstrating the benefit of geographic diversification and product breadth across power segments. Results included gains from the 2023 separation of Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE: ATMU) as an independent public company. CEO Jennifer Rumsey — the first female CEO of a major engine company in US history, who assumed leadership in 2022 — leads Cummins' strategic evolution through its Destination Zero strategy: achieving near-zero carbon emissions from Cummins products by 2050 through a portfolio of diesel, natural gas, hydrogen internal combustion engine, hydrogen fuel cell, and battery electric power solutions that allows customers to decarbonize at their own pace based on fuel availability, infrastructure, and economics. Cummins' Accelera (electrification) business unit develops battery systems, fuel cell modules, and e-axles for the zero-emission commercial vehicle transition.
AI Visibility Head-to-Head
Key Details
Capabilities & Ecosystem
Also Compare
Track AI Visibility in Real Time
Monitor how your brand performs across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Grok daily.