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
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowimproving
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitystable
- Net cashimproving
- Operating margindeteriorating
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 1,379.1 | 1,315.9 | 1,274.3 | 1,166.1 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 4.8% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 9.7% |
| Gross profit | 490.2 | 452.0 | 435.8 | 421.2 |
| Gross margin | 35.5% | 34.3% | 34.2% | 36.1% |
| Net income | 72.1 | 61.0 | 70.7 | 78.8 |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.85 | $1.58 | $1.84 | $2.06 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 17.1% | -14.1% | -10.7% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 77.8 | 50.7 | 112.0 | 50.2 |
| Capital expenditures | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 7.4 |
| Free cash flow | 74.7 | 46.9 | 108.1 | 42.8 |
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