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SiteOne Landscape Supply, the Roswell, Georgia-based wholesale distributor of landscaping products, plans to reduce its workforce and consolidate or close branches in the fourth quarter, the company said Wednesday, Oct. 28, in its third-quarter earnings release.
The company did not say how many jobs or branches will be affected, or where. It said it expects the moves to bring a charge to adjusted EBITDA of about $6 million to $8 million.
“We are managing SG&A tightly and making the necessary changes to optimize our cost structure,” the company said in its outlook, referring to selling, general and administrative expenses. “Accordingly, we plan to reduce our workforce and consolidate or close branches in the fourth quarter.”
Why the company is cutting
SiteOne distributes hardscapes such as concrete pavers and natural stone, irrigation supplies, fertilizer and other agronomic products, nursery stock, landscape accessories and outdoor lighting, primarily to residential and commercial landscape professionals. Chairman and CEO Doug Black said its end markets “continue to be challenging,” with declines in new residential construction and in repair and upgrade work more than offsetting steadier maintenance and new commercial construction demand.
For the quarter ended Sept. 27, net sales rose 3% to $1.29 billion, but organic daily sales, which strip out acquisitions, fell 1%. The company blamed lower volume amid soft demand and a fall season delayed by hot, dry weather in key markets. Acquisitions added $39.7 million in sales. Net income attributable to SiteOne rose 8% to $63.9 million, and adjusted EBITDA rose 8% to $138.3 million.
Costs are the pressure point. SG&A climbed to $368.7 million from $357.4 million a year earlier and rose to 28.6% of net sales, which the company attributed mainly to higher fuel and healthcare costs and lower sales volume. SiteOne expects SG&A as a share of sales to be up for the full year, partly because its 2026 fiscal year includes an extra, 53rd week in December, historically a slow period.
The company said organic daily sales were running up about 2% in October and that pricing was up 4% in the third quarter. Taking the charge and the extra week into account, it projects full-year adjusted EBITDA of $425 million to $440 million and said it still expects to expand its adjusted EBITDA margin slightly in 2026.
How large the workforce is
SiteOne’s annual report said that as of Dec. 28, 2025, it employed about 8,200 associates, including about 450 seasonal workers, with about 93% employed full time year-round and none affiliated with labor unions. Its quarterly report, also filed Oct. 28, says the company had more than 690 branches as of Sept. 27.
The annual report listed 25 SiteOne branches in Georgia as of the end of 2025, in addition to the company’s headquarters at 300 Colonial Center Parkway in Roswell. The company has not said whether any Georgia branches or headquarters positions are part of the planned reduction.
Branch consolidation is not new for SiteOne. The quarterly report notes that the company recorded charges in the fourth quarters of both 2024 and 2025 for consolidating or closing certain branch locations.
Cutting while buying back shares and acquiring
The cost actions come alongside continued spending on growth and shareholder returns. SiteOne completed one acquisition in the quarter, Patterson Nursery Sales, and Black said the company has “a very active pipeline of potential deals.” On Oct. 26, its board authorized a $500 million increase to the share repurchase program, bringing available authorization to about $538.3 million. The company repurchased $62.2 million of shares during the quarter.
What it means for workers
The announcement is a plan, not a completed layoff. Without a headcount, a list of locations or a timeline more specific than “the fourth quarter,” the scale of the cut cannot yet be measured, and the company has not said whether affected employees will be offered roles at other branches.
The only cost figure disclosed is the $6 million to $8 million charge. The cuts are planned for what is typically a slower stretch for the business: the company’s filings say its sales are significantly higher in the second and third quarters of each fiscal year. Any closure or layoff that requires advance notice under federal or state WARN rules would show up in public filings in the affected states, including Georgia’s list maintained by the Technical College System of Georgia.
Sources
- SiteOne Landscape Supply, “SiteOne Landscape Supply Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings” (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1), October 28, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650729/000110465926119300/tm2628388d1_ex99-1.htm
- SiteOne Landscape Supply, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 27, 2026, October 28, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650729/000165072926000020/site-20260927.htm
- SiteOne Landscape Supply, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, February 19, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1650729/000165072926000005/site-20251228.htm
Featured photo: Pallets of stone outside a stone and landscape supply business on NY-66 in Ghent, New York, 2022. Representative image; not a SiteOne Landscape Supply branch. Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Cropped from the original.
