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NAW’s 3Q26 MarketPulse Report is Here, Showing Market-Specific Revenue Performance, Pricing & Expectations

It consists of the quarterly results, analysis and commentary from the latest Baird-NAW Distribution Survey — conducted early October — that explored revenue performance, pricing and business expectations for the current quarter and rest-of-year. It includes a wealth of market-specific data and commentary from survey respondents.

October 23, 2026

In the latest offering out of NAW Research (rebranded from MDM), our 3Q26 MarketPulse Report is now published — available to download and purchase. Here’s its Premium/Professional link, and here’s its NAW Store link.

3Q26 MarketPulse Report

Our MarketPulse Report details the results from the 3Q26 Baird-NAW Industrial Distribution Survey that was conducted in early October and polled approximately 400 respondents — mostly distributors — about their July-September revenue performance and pricing impacts, revenue expectations for 4Q26 and 2027. The report details those survey metrics by product vertical, providing a level of market-specific business conditions and expectations you won’t find anywhere else. The report also provides a wealth of survey commentary from these respondents, segmented by product vertical.

Overall, the report provides a valuable snapshot of wholesale distribution’s economic trends during the past quarter and sentiment for the near future.

NAW Professional (formerly MDM Premium) members get complimentary access to this and nearly all NAW Research reports from their MDM Premium dashboard. And remember, members of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors receive complimentary Professional access upon activation here.

Meanwhile, non-Professional readers can still purchase this and all our other reports from the NAW Store.