# Rexel third-quarter sales rise 11.4% on a same-day basis > Sales reached €5.45 billion as North American activity accelerated; the company raised its 2026 outlook for a second time. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Business - Country: France - Published: 2026-10-25T01:05:39+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-25T01:05:39+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026.md) French electrical-equipment distributor Rexel reported sales of €5,452.9 million in third-quarter results released on 22 October. That represented a 14.6% year-on-year increase on a reported basis. Growth was 11.4% on a constant-currency, same-day basis, which adjusts for calendar-day and exchange-rate changes. The company called the performance its strongest quarter since 2022, a comparison based on Rexel’s own historical results. Reported sales for the first nine months reached €15,441.8 million, up 6.2% year on year. Growth on a constant-currency, same-day basis was 7.3%. The quarterly and nine-month rates cover different periods and should not be read as the same trend. The company also reports constant-currency actual-day growth separately: the third-quarter rate on that basis was 12.0%. North America generated €2,756.8 million of third-quarter sales, up 17.4% on a same-day basis. Nine-month regional sales were €7,316.4 million, with growth of 10.6%. Rexel said data centres and industrial automation contributed to the increase in the United States. US sales rose 18.2% on a same-day basis in the quarter; data-centre activity grew at a triple-digit rate and represented about 13% of US sales, according to the company. It did not provide an independent market measurement for that share. European sales were €2,348.4 million in the quarter, up 4.5% on a same-day basis. Nine-month sales were €7,151.3 million, with growth of 3.2%. In Asia-Pacific, quarterly sales reached €347.6 million and grew 15.8%; the nine-month total was €974.2 million, up 14.9%. These regional rates use the company’s constant-currency, same-day definition. Rexel calculated that volume contributed 6.3% to quarterly growth, while cable-product prices contributed 2.9% and non-cable products 2.2%. These are components of the company’s sales-growth bridge, not additional growth rates to be added on top of the 11.4% same-day figure. Rexel also said digital sales represented 36% of group sales, a 256-basis-point increase in share from a year earlier. The company said it had signed an agreement to acquire GCG in the United States, with closing expected by year-end and financing supported by a €500 million capital increase. This describes a signed agreement and an expected closing, not a completed acquisition. Rexel raised its 2026 same-day sales-growth outlook to about 7%, from about 5% previously. The updated outlook also calls for a current adjusted EBITA margin of at least 6.4% and free-cash-flow conversion above 65%. These are forward-looking company targets. The results show positive growth across Europe and Asia-Pacific alongside acceleration in North America and data-centre demand, but they are not an independent statistic for the entire electrical-equipment distribution market. Rexel’s sales indicators describe its own scale and the company’s stated accounting definitions. ## Data ### Rexel third-quarter and nine-month sales in 2026 Reported sales and same-day growth rates, with the quarter distinguished from the cumulative period. Methodology: Amounts are reported sales in Rexel’s 22 October release. Same-day growth is the company’s constant-currency, calendar-adjusted measure; the figures do not combine unlike bases. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Third-quarter reported sales | 5452.9 | million EUR | 2026-09 | observed | | Third-quarter same-day sales growth | 11.4 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | | Nine-month reported sales | 15441.8 | million EUR | 2026-09 | observed | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026/data/rexel-quarterly-and-nine-month-sales?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/rexel-third-quarter-sales-accelerate-2026/data/rexel-quarterly-and-nine-month-sales?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Rexel]() (Source checked: 2026-10-25; Published: 2026-10-22) - [Rexel Q3 2026 sales press release]() (Source checked: 2026-10-25; Published: 2026-10-22) --- Cite the canonical URL above. 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