# Global Industrial Company (GIC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Industrial Distribution & Rental. Price $44.13, market value $1.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.0×** (5-yr avg 14.6×, 3-yr avg 16.6×). Global Industrial Company trades at 20.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 20.4×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 1.19**. A PEG of 1.19 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 5.4×**. The shares trade at 5.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.1×**. Enterprise value is 13.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.2%** (5-yr avg 5.7%). Free cash flow equals 5.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.7%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 36.4%**. Global Industrial Company keeps 36.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 8.1%**. 8.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.2%**. 5.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.0%**. 23.0% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 37.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 37.2%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 15.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.8%** (3-yr 5.8%/yr, 5-yr 6.0%/yr). Revenue grew 4.8% over the last year, against 6.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 17.1%** (3-yr -3.5%/yr, 5-yr 1.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 17.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 20.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 20.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Global Industrial Company holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 2.22** (quick 2.22). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.22 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.91**. A Z-score of 7.91 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.49%** ($1.08 per share, trailing). Global Industrial Company yields 2.49%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 56%** (48% of free cash flow). 56% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -21.8%/yr** (1-yr 4.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Global Industrial Company; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $40.50 (-8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 59.3%** (YTD 53.5%, 3-mo 20.9%). The shares are up 59.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.3%** (67.2% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.48** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.48 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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