GIC Industrials

Global Industrial Company

$44.13+0.23%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Distribution
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.7B USD
Enterprise value: 1.7B USD
Full-time employees: 1,980

Overall health

About average: valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)valuation and risk

Ranks #303 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 14%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $13M vs $9M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025. Shares outstanding changed +0.4% from December 2022 to July 2026.
Over three fiscal years Global Industrial recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $9M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Global Industrial recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $9M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue +18%, operating profit −7.2%.
Since 2022, Global Industrial's revenue changed +18% while operating profit fell 7.2%: costs rose faster than sales.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $1.0B in 2020 to $1.4B in 2025.
Global Industrial's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $1.0B to $1.4B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 100% of reported profit.
Global Industrial's free cash flow is 100% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

70/ 100

Oct 5 71 → Nov 4 70 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

51/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Helped by:

▲ Earnings yield
▲ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.48Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.1%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.21Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield5.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.40Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield20.4%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

69/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth32.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.02Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth7.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.51Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth8.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.53Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

95/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin8.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.07Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets13.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 3.33Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital35.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 4.82Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin36.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity25.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Helped by:

▲ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.76

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.42Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.24×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.17Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.29×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.34Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Global Industrial

Is Global Industrial getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 70/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Global Industrial valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 51/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 5.2% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).Earnings yield 5.2% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).
Is Global Industrial growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 69/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth 32.5% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 75% of peers).Earnings per share growth 32.5% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 75% of peers).
How profitable is Global Industrial?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 95/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 13.9% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 13.9% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How risky is Global Industrial?: Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.24× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 71% of peers).Current ratio 2.24× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 71% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 4, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	1.4B USD	1.4B USD	+2.0%
Net income (12 months)	75.1M USD	87.1M USD	+16.0%
Operating margin	7.1%	8.1%	+1.0 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	77.1M USD	87.3M USD	+13.2%
Cash	61.7M USD	86.7M USD	+40.5%
Shares outstanding	38.3M	38.1M	−0.4%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Industrial Distribution companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	35.2%	36.1%	34.2%	34.3%	35.5%	▲ 1.2 pts
Operating margin	8.3%	9.0%	7.6%	6.1%	7.1%	▲ 1.0 pts
Net margin	9.7%	6.8%	5.5%	4.6%	5.2%	▲ 0.6 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	25.5%	17.3%	13.8%	11.7%	12.4%	▲ 0.7 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	67.3%	37.5%	27.7%	21.7%	23.0%	▲ 1.3 pts
Free cash flow margin	4.4%	3.7%	8.5%	3.6%	5.4%	▲ 1.9 pts
Current ratio	1.68×	2.13×	1.89×	2.09×	2.22×	▲ 6.1%
Quick ratio	0.71×	0.96×	1.03×	1.10×	1.24×	▲ 13%
Debt to equity	0.03×	0.00×	0.00×	—	—	—
Interest coverage	—	95.64×	87.73×	402.50×	—	—

GIC price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Worth knowing

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $13M vs $9M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025. Shares outstanding changed +0.4% from December 2022 to July 2026.

Over three fiscal years Global Industrial recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $9M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Global Industrial recorded $13M of stock-based pay expense and spent $9M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue +18%, operating profit −7.2%.

Since 2022, Global Industrial's revenue changed +18% while operating profit fell 7.2%: costs rose faster than sales.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $1.0B in 2020 to $1.4B in 2025.

Global Industrial's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $1.0B to $1.4B.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 100% of reported profit.

Global Industrial's free cash flow is 100% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Global Industrial

Is Global Industrial getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 4, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 70/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Global Industrial valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 51/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 5.2% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).Earnings yield 5.2% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).

Is Global Industrial growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 69/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth 32.5% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 75% of peers).Earnings per share growth 32.5% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 75% of peers).

How profitable is Global Industrial?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 95/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 13.9% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 13.9% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How risky is Global Industrial?

Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.24× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 71% of peers).Current ratio 2.24× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 71% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

1.4B USD

1.4B USD

+2.0%

Net income (12 months)

75.1M USD

87.1M USD

+16.0%

Operating margin

7.1%

8.1%

+1.0 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

77.1M USD

87.3M USD

+13.2%

Cash

61.7M USD

86.7M USD

+40.5%

Shares outstanding

38.3M

38.1M

−0.4%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

35.2%

36.1%

34.2%

34.3%

35.5%

▲ 1.2 pts

Operating margin

8.3%

9.0%

7.6%

6.1%

7.1%

▲ 1.0 pts

Net margin

9.7%

6.8%

5.5%

4.6%

5.2%

▲ 0.6 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

25.5%

17.3%

13.8%

11.7%

12.4%

▲ 0.7 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

67.3%

37.5%

27.7%

21.7%

23.0%

▲ 1.3 pts

Free cash flow margin

4.4%

3.7%

8.5%

3.6%

5.4%

▲ 1.9 pts

Current ratio

1.68×

2.13×

1.89×

2.09×

2.22×

▲ 6.1%

Quick ratio

0.71×

0.96×

1.03×

1.10×

1.24×

▲ 13%

Debt to equity

0.03×

0.00×

—

Interest coverage

—

95.64×

87.73×

402.50×

—