AVT vs GWW
Avnet Inc. and W.w. Grainger, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AVT | GWW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $27.6B | $17.9B |
| Net income | $334.4M | $1.7B |
| Gross margin | 10.4% | 39.1% |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 10.1% |
| Return on equity | 6.7% | 48.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.01 | $35.40 |
| Dividend / share | $1.40 | $8.83 |
| Payout ratio | 34.2% | 27.4% |
| Free cash flow | $-354.5M | $1.3B |
| Equity | $5.0B | $3.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.61× | 0.51× |
| Current ratio | 1.78× | 2.83× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 8.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 19.7% |
AVT bills 1.5× the revenue of GWW, and GWW keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.1% against 1.2%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AVT | GWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $27.6B | $17.9B |
| FY2024 | $22.2B | $17.2B |
| FY2023 | $23.8B | $16.5B |
| FY2022 | $26.5B | $15.2B |
| FY2020 | $19.5B | $11.8B |
| FY2019 | $17.6B | $11.5B |
| FY2018 | $19.5B | $11.2B |
| FY2017 | $19.0B | $10.4B |
| FY2016 | $17.4B | $10.1B |
| FY2015 | $16.7B | $10.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AVT | GWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $334.4M | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $240.2M | $1.9B |
| FY2023 | $498.7M | $1.8B |
| FY2022 | $770.8M | $1.5B |
| FY2020 | $193.1M | $695.0M |
| FY2019 | $-31.1M | $849.0M |
| FY2018 | $176.3M | $782.0M |
| FY2017 | $-156.4M | $586.0M |
| FY2016 | $525.3M | $606.0M |
| FY2015 | $506.5M | $769.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$9,690,683,000 | AVT |
| FY2024 | +$5,032,754,000 | AVT |
| FY2023 | +$7,279,129,000 | AVT |
| FY2022 | +$11,308,881,000 | AVT |
| FY2020 | +$7,737,679,000 | AVT |
| FY2019 | +$6,148,333,000 | AVT |
| FY2018 | +$8,297,592,000 | AVT |
| FY2017 | +$8,611,892,000 | AVT |
| FY2016 | +$7,302,963,000 | AVT |
| FY2015 | +$6,767,213,000 | AVT |
| FY2014 | +$7,690,366,000 | AVT |
| FY2013 | +$18,061,896,000 | AVT |
| FY2012 | +$16,508,879,000 | AVT |
| FY2011 | +$17,629,337,000 | AVT |
| FY2009 | +$12,938,181,000 | AVT |
| FY2008 | +$9,379,864,000 | AVT |
| FY2007 | +$11,534,693,000 | AVT |
AVT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.9 pp | GWW |
| FY2024 | −10.5 pp | GWW |
| FY2023 | −9.4 pp | GWW |
| FY2022 | −7.7 pp | GWW |
| FY2020 | −5.4 pp | GWW |
| FY2019 | −8.0 pp | GWW |
| FY2018 | −6.4 pp | GWW |
| FY2017 | −6.8 pp | GWW |
| FY2016 | −3.2 pp | GWW |
| FY2015 | −4.8 pp | GWW |
| FY2013 | −6.6 pp | GWW |
| FY2012 | −6.0 pp | GWW |
| FY2011 | −6.0 pp | GWW |
| FY2009 | −4.8 pp | GWW |
| FY2008 | −13.9 pp | GWW |
| FY2007 | −3.8 pp | GWW |
GWW has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 16 fiscal years.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AVT's net margin has been more volatile than GWW's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 2.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
GWW led in net margin in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GWW's return on equity has been more volatile than AVT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 15.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.0.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
GWW led in return on equity in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.