2026 HVAC Industry Report 

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The HVAC market is splitting. Which side are you on?

The market is sorting. Here's who's winning. And why.

We tracked 14 HVAC distributors and mapped the full competitive picture. The report shows exactly which side every major player is on.

One HVAC distributor in this report kept growing while the market contracted. Their name and quadrant position are inside.
So is every other major player in your market.

 

 Inside this report 

HVAC Supply E-Commerce 2026 Industry Report

14 tracked domains · January 2026 · US market · Flxpoint Research

$ 142 M
Total Market
- 17.8 %
Traffic Decline
+ 55 %
Game Changer Growth

−17.8%

Market traffic decline. The pie is shrinking.  Every visit matters more.

44%

Of HVAC distributors have zero e-commerce revenue. Their contractors are going somewhere.

+55%

HVAC revenue growth at Parts Town after 89 supplier integrations. No new headcount.

91%

Of B2B buyers would switch suppliers for a better online buying experience. Loyalty is lower than most assume

The gap is opening now Two types of HVAC distributor are emerging. Only one is growing.

One operational difference separates the two groups. The report shows which side every major player in your market is on.

Winning: automated supplier ops

Accurate. Fast. Scaling without adding headcount.

 
+ Inventory syncs in real time from every supplier feed
+ Orders route automatically to the right supplier based on live stock
+ New SKUs go live fast, including A2L refrigerant catalog updates
+ Contractors find accurate stock and order without calling first
+ Catalog grows without growing the ops team with it
Losing: still manual
Spreadsheets. Oversells. Contractors who called once and did not call back.
 
- Inventory updated in batches or by hand
- POs created manually for every supplier order
- Oversells during peak season when feeds cannot keep up
- Contractors calling to check stock before placing an order
- Catalog growth requires adding people to manage it
+55%
Parts Town didn't outspend the market. They outoperated it.
 
89 supplier integrations added. Catalog became accurate. Orders routed automatically. Oversells on peak-season SKUs dropped to near zero. The 55% HVAC revenue growth followed the operational improvement. Not the other way around.
67%
The loyalty floor is lower than most operators assume.
 
67% of B2B buyers have already switched suppliers because of a poor digital buying experience. Your contractors aren't waiting for you to get the storefront right. They're placing the order with whoever has the product live, the stock accurate, and the PO automated.
44%
The ones who move now own the contractors their competitors are losing.
 
44% of HVAC distributors still have zero e-commerce revenue. In a market where 91% of B2B buyers would switch for a better digital experience, that's not a late start. It's a vacancy. The distributors moving first aren't stealing market share. They're inheriting it.

Flxpoint in HVAC The operators on the winning side run on Flxpoint.

Every behavior in the winning column: real-time inventory, automated order routing, catalog that scales without headcount. That is what Flxpoint is built to do for HVAC distributors. The report shows who is winning. Flxpoint is how they got there.

80%

Reduction in oversells

60

Days to see results

"We were spending three hours a day on supplier POs. Peak season was a disaster every year. Within 60 days on Flxpoint that was gone."
- Leading HVAC Distributor 

HVAC distributor · 12 suppliers · Shopify + NetSuite · US market

What's in the report The data that shows exactly where the line is drawn.And which side you are on.

1. The growth quadrant: where every player stands
Game Changers, Leaders, Established Players, Niche. 14 domains mapped by traffic volume and growth trajectory. See who's gaining ground in a shrinking market.
 
2. The mid-tier squeeze
Five distributors fighting for the same 3–6% slice. What the Game Changers are doing to break out. And what's keeping everyone else stuck.
 
3. The B2B migration gap
7.9% of contractor sales through digital. 44% of distributors at zero. The gap between where B2B procurement is and where it's going. And who's already positioned for it.
 
4. What 2026 actually demands from your operation
Not trends. Implications. What the A2L transition, rising cost-per-visit, and the loyalty floor mean for your supplier ops before peak season hits.
 

The gap is widening The report shows where everyone stands. Flxpoint determines which side you're on.

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