Global Industrial

GIC

Industrial - Distribution · Industrials

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Mixed

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Global Industrial Company sells tools, equipment, and workplace supplies to businesses across North America. Its catalog includes things like storage racks, safety gear, janitorial supplies, and material handling equipment — basically everything a factory, warehouse, or office needs to operate day-to-day. The company sells primarily to small and mid-sized businesses rather than giant corporations.

Global Industrial makes money by selling products directly to customers through its website and catalogs, earning a margin on each sale. It operates mainly in the United States and Canada, with a catalog of roughly 1.5 million products, which makes it a one-stop shop that is hard for smaller distributors to match. The main growth driver is winning more business from existing customers and expanding its private-label product line, which carries higher margins — but the main risk is competition from much larger distributors like Grainger and Amazon Business, which have significantly more resources and pricing power.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+47.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

79.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$87M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Global Industrial is growing revenue at 8% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

40.2%

Healthy — 40.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

12.8%

Healthy — 12.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

33.8%

Exceptional — 33.8% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+8.4%

Steady sales growth (+8.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+31.0%

Earnings growing fast (+31.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

104%

Turns 104% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

6.1%

Modest free cash flow (6.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

193.00x

Comfortably covers interest (193.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

17.6x

no trend

Fair value — P/E 17.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-2.7

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.79%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.79% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+5.9%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (5.9% YoY)

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