# Global Industrial Company (GIC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $39.81, market value $1.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.0×** (5-yr avg 14.6×, 3-yr avg 16.6×). Global Industrial Company trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 18.1×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 1.06**. A PEG of 1.06 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 4.4×**. The shares trade at 4.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.7×**. Enterprise value is 11.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.8%** (5-yr avg 5.7%). Free cash flow equals 5.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.7%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.6% 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: 7.54**. A Z-score of 7.54 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: 2.76%** ($1.08 per share, trailing). Global Industrial Company yields 2.76%, 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.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.1%** (YTD 38.8%, 3-mo 29.3%). The shares are up 7.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.2%** (50.8% 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): 65**. An RSI of 65 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.50** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.50 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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