FERG vs GWW
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and W.w. Grainger, Inc., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
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% | 10.1% |
| 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 (10.1% 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. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
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 |
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 |
Standard deviation, each side
GWW's net margin has been more volatile than FERG's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 0.6 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
GWW 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
GWW's return on equity has been more volatile than FERG's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 8.8 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
GWW 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.