October cabinet sales dip: KCMA Trend of Business report

RESTON, Va. – Cabinet manufacturers reported overall sales were down 6.1% for October 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, with all three segments reporting year-over-year losses, according to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's October Trend of Business report

The 51 responding companies in the survey reported overall sales of $190.041 million for October 2025. In the year-over-year comparison, custom sales were down 2.6% to $54.168 million, semi-custom dropped 6.7% to $104.727 million  and stock sales fell 10.2%, to $31.146 million. Respondents reported a cabinet quantity for the month of 484,731, down 11.5% compared to October 2024 figures.

For the month-over-month sales comparison, survey respondents reported an increase in custom and stock sales, although semi-custom remained down. Custom sales rose 0.6%, semi-custom fell 2.5%, and stock sales increased 4.8% in October compared to September figures. Cabinet quantity dropped 1.6% during the time period.

For the year-to-date, year-over-year comparison both cabinet quantity and sales were down.  Participants' sales through October 2025 were $1.949 billion, down 6.5% from 2024 figures for the same time period. Custom sales dropped 5.4%, semi-custom dipped 5.1% and stock declined 12.5%. Cabinet quantity for the year to date also decreased, down 13.2% to 5.1 million, according to survey participants.

For the overall cabinet market, estimated sales for the month of October were $1.820 billion and estimated sales for the year-to-date were $19.065 billion. Cabinet quantity for the overall market was 4.7 million for the month and 52.6 million January through October.

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) represents kitchen cabinet and bath vanity manufacturers and key suppliers of goods and services to the industry. KCMA has been compiling and reporting industry sales data for more than 40 years.

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