FERG vs GPC
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and Genuine Parts Co., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FERG | GPC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.8B | $24.3B |
| Net income | $1.9B | $65.9M |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 36.8% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 0.3% |
| Return on equity | 32.4% | 1.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.32 | $0.47 |
| Dividend / share | $3.28 | $4.12 |
| Payout ratio | 26.3% | 855.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $420.9M |
| Equity | $5.8B | $4.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | 0.76× |
| Current ratio | 1.68× | 1.08× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 8.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
FERG bills 1.3× the revenue of GPC, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.0% against 0.3%).
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.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FERG | GPC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.8B | $24.3B |
| FY2024 | $29.6B | $23.5B |
| FY2023 | $29.7B | $23.1B |
| FY2022 | $28.6B | $22.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FERG | GPC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $65.9M |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $904.1M |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $2.1B | $1.2B |
Standard deviation, each side
GPC's net margin has been more volatile than FERG's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 2.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.6.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FERG led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GPC's return on equity has been more volatile than FERG's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 12.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.4.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FERG led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.