Global Industrial Company
Rank #19Capital ReturnGIC · NYSE · Industrials
Global Industrial Company (GIC) — Rank #19 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.78) · ROE 21.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000945114 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Global Industrial Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as an industrial distributor of various industrial and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) products in the United States and Canada.
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It offers storage and shelving products, safety and security products, carts and trucks, HVAC and fans, furniture and decor, material handling products, janitorial and facility maintenance products, workbenches and shop desks, tools and instruments, plumbing and pumps, office and school supplies, packaging and shipping products, lighting and electrical products, foodservice and retail products, medical and laboratory products, motors and power transmission products, building supplies, machining products, fasteners and hardware, vehicle maintenance products, and raw materials. The company distributes its industrial and MRO products under the Global, GlobalIndustrial.com, Nexel, Paramount, Interion, and Absocold brands. The company serves for-profit and not-for-profit businesses; state, local, and private educational organizations; and government entities, including federal, state, and local municipalities through relationship marketers, e-commerce sites, and catalogs. The company was formerly known as Systemax Inc and changed its name to Global Industrial Company in June 2021.
Global Industrial Company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Sector
- Industrials
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- globalindustrial.com
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-27 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-26 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-03-12 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-02-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 3.9 |
| Stock-based compensation | 7.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Change in receivables | 12.3 | (1.6) | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Change in inventory | 6.4 | 17.1 | (33.3) | 7.0 |
| Change in payables | 1.7 | (4.0) | 1.2 | (17.0) |
| Operating cash flow | 77.8 | 50.7 | 112.0 | 50.2 |
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 7.4 |
| Acquisitions, net of cash | 4.0 | 0.0 | 72.3 | — |
| Investing cash flow | (7.1) | (3.8) | (76.2) | (7.1) |
| Financing | ||||
| Share repurchases | 9.1 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Dividends paid | 40.3 | 38.4 | 30.6 | 27.6 |
| Financing cash flow | (47.5) | (36.7) | (29.7) | (29.7) |
| Summary | ||||
| Free cash flow | 74.7 | 46.9 | 108.1 | 42.8 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?