FERG vs WCC
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and Wesco International Inc., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FERG | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.8B | $23.5B |
| Net income | $1.9B | $640.2M |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 21.1% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 32.4% | 12.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.32 | $13.05 |
| Dividend / share | $3.28 | · |
| Payout ratio | 26.3% | 13.8% |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $25.2M |
| Equity | $5.8B | $5.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | 1.03× |
| Current ratio | 1.68× | 2.20× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 13.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 44.8% |
FERG bills 1.3× the revenue of WCC, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.0% against 2.7%).
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 | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.8B | $23.5B |
| FY2024 | $29.6B | $21.8B |
| FY2023 | $29.7B | $22.4B |
| FY2022 | $28.6B | $21.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FERG | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $640.2M |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $717.6M |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | $765.5M |
| FY2022 | $2.1B | $860.5M |
Standard deviation, each side
FERG's net margin has been more volatile than WCC's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 0.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.5.
4 of 18 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 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FERG's return on equity has been more volatile than WCC's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 5.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.0.
4 of 17 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 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.