QXO, Inc.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about beliefs, expectations, targets or goals are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on plans, estimates, expectations and/or goals at the time the statements are made, and readers should not place undue reliance on them. In some cases, readers can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “opportunity,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “target,” “goal,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include, among others:

•an inability to obtain the products we distribute resulting in lost revenues and reduced margins and damaging relationships with customers;

•a change in supplier pricing and demand adversely affecting our income and gross margins;

•a change in vendor rebates adversely affecting our income and gross margins;

•our inability to identify potential acquisition targets or successfully complete acquisitions on acceptable terms;

•risks related to maintaining our safety record;

•the possibility that building products distribution industry demand may soften or shift substantially due to cyclicality or dependence on general economic and political conditions, including inflation or deflation, interest rates, governmental subsidies or incentives, consumer confidence, labor and supply shortages, weather and commodity prices;

•the possibility that regional or global barriers to trade or a global trade war could increase the cost of products in the building products distribution industry, which could adversely impact the competitiveness of such products and the financial results of businesses in the industry;

•seasonality, weather-related conditions and natural disasters;

•risks related to the proper functioning of our information technology systems, including from cybersecurity threats and artificial intelligence use;

•loss of key talent or our inability to attract and retain new qualified talent;

•risks related to work stoppages, union negotiations, labor disputes and other matters associated with our labor force or the labor force of our suppliers or customers;

•the risk that the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the “Beacon Acquisition”) or any future acquisition may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected;

•the effect of the Beacon Acquisition or any future acquisition on our business relationships with employees, customers or suppliers, operating results and business generally;

•unexpected liabilities, costs, charges, expenses or accounting adjustments resulting from the Beacon Acquisition or any future acquisition or difficulties in integrating and operating acquired companies;

•risks related to our obligations under the indebtedness we incurred in connection with the Beacon Acquisition;

•the risk that the Company is or becomes highly dependent on the continued leadership of Brad Jacobs as chairman and chief executive officer and the possibility that the loss of Mr. Jacobs in these roles could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations;

•the possible economic impact of the Company’s outstanding warrants and preferred stock on the Company and the holders of its common stock, including market price volatility, dilution from the exercise or conversion of the warrants or preferred stock, or the impact of dividend payments from preferred stock that remains outstanding;

•challenges raising additional equity or debt capital from public or private markets to pursue the Company’s business plan and the effects that raising such capital may have on the Company and its business;

•the possibility that new investors in any future financing transactions could gain rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of the Company’s existing stockholders;

•risks associated with periodic litigation, regulatory proceedings and enforcement actions, which may adversely affect the Company’s business and financial performance;

•the impact of legislative, regulatory, economic, competitive and technological changes;

•unknown liabilities and uncertainties regarding general economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, tax and geopolitical conditions; and

•other factors, including those set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and subsequent Quarterly Reports.

Forward-looking statements should not be relied on as predictions of future events, and these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date each statement is made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any of these statements in light of new information or future events, except to the extent required by applicable law.