QXO, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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QXO, Inc.

Five American Lane

Greenwich, Connecticut 06831

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on May 5, 2026

To the Stockholders of QXO, Inc.:

Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of QXO, Inc. will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted exclusively as a live webcast. You can access the meeting with your 16-digit control number atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QXO2026.

The Annual Meeting will be held for the purposes summarized below, and more fully described in the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) accompanying this notice.

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To elect seven (7) members of our Board of Directors for a term to expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

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To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026;

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To conduct an advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of our named executive officers (“NEOs”), as disclosed in the Proxy Statement; and

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To consider and transact other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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Please note that we are furnishing proxy materials and access to our Proxy Statement to our stockholders electronically instead of mailing printed copies to each of our stockholders. Beginning on or about March 24, 2026, we will mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), which contains instructions on how to access our proxy materials and vote online. The Notice also contains instructions on how to request a paper copy of our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and a proxy card or voting instruction form. Stockholders who have communicated a preference for paper or electronic documents prior to the mailing of the Notice will not receive the Notice, and their requests will be honored.

Only stockholders of record of our common stock and convertible perpetual preferred stock as of the close of business on March 9, 2026, are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of registered stockholders will be available after entering the 16-digit control number included on any proxy card that you received, or on the materials provided by your bank or broker.

Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, it is important that your shares be represented. We ask that you vote your shares as soon as possible.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Brad Jacobs

Chairman of the Board

Greenwich, Connecticut

March 24, 2026

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 5, 2026:

The Proxy Statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended

December 31, 2025 are available atinvestors.qxo.com.