FERG vs GWW
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and W.w. Grainger, Inc., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FERG | GWW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.8B | $17.9B |
| Net income | $1.9B | $1.7B |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 39.1% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 9.5% |
| Return on equity | 32.4% | 48.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.32 | $35.40 |
| Dividend / share | $3.28 | $8.83 |
| Payout ratio | 26.3% | 27.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $1.3B |
| Equity | $5.8B | $3.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | 0.51× |
| Current ratio | 1.68× | 2.83× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | — | 8.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | 19.7% |
FERG bills 1.7× the revenue of GWW, and GWW keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.5% against 6.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FERG | GWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.8B | $17.9B |
| FY2024 | $29.6B | $17.2B |
| FY2023 | $29.7B | $16.5B |
| FY2022 | $28.6B | $15.2B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FERG | GWW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| FY2022 | $2.1B | $1.5B |
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