Global Industrial Company (GIC) Stock

Global Industrial Company (GIC) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $39.37 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $1.50B and a trailing P/E of 16.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Global Industrial Company (GIC), through its subsidiaries, distributes industrial and MRO products across North America. It sells items such as storage, safety and security, material handling, HVAC, tools, electrical, plumbing, and related supplies under brands including Global, Nexel, Paramount, and Interion, serving businesses, educational organizations, and government entities via relationship marketing, e-commerce, and catalogs.

Understand Global Industrial Company: how it makes money

Global Industrial Company distributes industrial and MRO products in North America under brands like Global, Nexel, Paramount, and Interion, and makes money by selling these products to customers through its distribution business.

Because Global Industrial is a value-added distributor, its profit engine depends on turning organic sales into gross profit, then converting it into a low-to-mid single digit operating margin (5.9%) after operating expenses, with gross margin at 34.8%.

Business quality (Mixed): The operating model looks like it is driven by organic revenue and how effectively it turns those sales into gross profit and then into operating margin, with results also tied to selling day patterns.

Valuation: At 17× earnings, GIC trades 28% below the Wholesale average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

Organic Revenue is explicitly tracked: Investors can focus on Organic Revenue (0.29 USD_B) as a direct operational signal for the company’s sales performance.
Wide product assortment across industrial and MRO categories: The company sells many types of maintenance and industrial products (for example, storage and shelving, safety and security, material handling, janitorial and facility maintenance, and tools), which can support repeat purchasing patterns and mix.

Bear case

Sensitivity to cadence, measured by Selling Days: Selling Days was 61.0, so results may vary if the timing of ordering and delivery activity changes week to week or quarter to quarter.
Mix exposure related to the pandemic assortment: Consumable Products Within the Pandemic Assortment as a Percentage of Sales was 3.0%, which suggests some reliance on specific assortment demand dynamics.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$39.37
Market Cap	$1.50B
P/E Ratio	16.8
EV / EBITDA	10.8
Price / Book	4.38
Price / Sales	1.04
FCF Yield	7.5%
DCF Value (model)	$39.77
DCF Upside vs Price	1.0%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$1.38B
Net Margin	5.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	4.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)	17.0%
FCF Growth (YoY)	59.3%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	7.04 (safe)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	16.8
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)	20.7
Industry P/E (Wholesale)	24.0
vs Sector	-18.6%
vs Industry	-29.8%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	FMR LLC ($100.53M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10
Congressional Trades (recent)	1

Company
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Wholesale
CEO	Anesa T. Chaibi
Employees	1,845
Country	US
IPO Date	1995-06-27

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.