INEO vs FERG vs WSO Stock Comparison

INNEOVA Holdings, Ferguson Enterprises and Watsco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INEO INNEOVA Holdings Ltd
$0.55 -8.3% 1M -33.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
WSO Watsco Inc
$303.13 +0.8% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.55B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.44B
Div. yield
0.04%
Industrial Distribution Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ferguson Enterprises leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ferguson Enterprises 8). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINEOFERGWSOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.63M $46.35B $11.55B FERG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 22.8x 26.5x FERG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.5x 26.7x FERG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.2% +0.3% FERG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.0% -3.5% -17.7% FERG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.7%/yr +0.9%/yr FERG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.0% 30.1% 35.4% FERG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 62/100 FERG

Percentile Scorecard

INEOFERGWSO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisINEOFERGWSO
Valuation – 44 #26 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Growth – 79 #9 of 39 34 #26 of 39
Profitability – 87 #6 of 39 66 #14 of 39
Financial Health 0 #47 of 47 50 #24 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns – 70 #10 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Overall – 66 62
  • INEO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • FERG ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • WSO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodINEOFERGWSOSPY
1 month -8.3%+7.4%+0.8% +0.7%
3 months -15.4%+6.2%-2.5% +3.7%
6 months -9.7%-10.2%-30.8% +7.1%
Year to date +8.1%+8.0%-10.0% +12.8%
1 year -33.0%-3.5%-17.7% +11.9%
3 years —+56.4%-12.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+16.1%-4.3% +22.8%
5 years —+59.0%+4.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+9.7%+0.9% +10.9%
10 years —+353.7%+122.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+16.3%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINEOFERGWSOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.0%30.1%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.6%30.9%36.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.521.120.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.33-0.11-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.8%-43.6%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-10.2%-33.6% -1.2%
52-week high $0.85$267.71$456.86 $779.14
52-week low $0.46$214.24$279.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleINEOFERGWSO
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.2x 23.1xmedian 26.2x 26.5xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 15.6xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 20.6xmedian 23.0x 15.4xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 7.9xmedian 2.6x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.55 —median 2.55 -2.42median 2.55

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsINEOFERGWSO
Revenue – $31.35B $7.44B
Gross profit – $9.73B $2.02B
Operating income – $2.82B $675.29M
Net income – $2.03B $554.14M
Free cash flow – $2.26B –
EPS (diluted) – $10.42 $11.41
Cash & equivalents $644.00K $820.00M $498.70M
Total debt $73.68M $4.13B –
Shares (diluted) 14.40M 194.80M 38.19M
Enterprise value $2.57M $43.56B $11.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricINEOFERGWSO
P/E – 23.1x 26.5x
P/FCF – 20.6x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.8x 15.3x
P/S – 1.5x 1.5x
P/B 1.8x 7.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 8.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 15.6x –
EV/EBIT – 17.8x –
EV/Revenue – 1.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 22.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.1x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINEOFERGWSO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.2% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% -2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.6% -10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 31.6% -10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.4% -10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 35.9% 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINEOFERGWSO
Gross margin – 31.0% –
EBITDA margin – 10.2% –
Operating margin – 9.0% –
Pretax margin – 8.3% –
Net margin – 6.5% –
FCF margin – 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 8.3% 9.5%
Return on equity – 34.0% 15.8%
Return on assets – 11.4% 10.7%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% –
Return on capital employed – 23.4% –
Asset turnover – 1.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINEOFERGWSO
Debt / assets 39.4% 23.2% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 67.0% –
Equity / assets 10.9% 33.0% 67.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 5.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINEOFERGWSO
Dividend yield – 1.5% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% –
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 92.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusINEOFERGWSO
Forward P/E – 22.5xFY2026 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.68FY2026 $11.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $34.30BFY2026 $7.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.5%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.7% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINEOFERGWSO
Held by institutions – 96.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 938 786
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 477 342
Institutions selling – 344 305
Buyers to sellers – 1.39 1.12

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

INEOFERGWSO
INEO 1.00 -0.04 0.01
FERG -0.04 1.00 0.52
WSO 0.01 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INEO, FERG and WSO?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is the largest by market capitalisation: INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) $7.63M, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) $46.35B, Watsco (WSO) $11.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, INEO, FERG and WSO?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.8x, Watsco (WSO) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) is cheapest (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 22.5x, Watsco (WSO) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +5.2%, Watsco (WSO) +0.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) returned the most: INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) -33.0%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) -3.5%, Watsco (WSO) -17.7%. Over five years, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) compounded fastest (Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) +9.7%/yr, Watsco (WSO) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) 0.00%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 0.00%, Watsco (WSO) 0.04%. INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) and Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) has been the steadiest (INNEOVA Holdings (INEO) 101.0%, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) 30.1%, Watsco (WSO) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INEO, FERG and WSO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ferguson Enterprises (FERG) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.