Global Industrial (GIC) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Global Industrial's FCF Margin was 11.12% in Q3 2026, up 4.90 percentage points from 6.22% a year earlier and up 0.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Industrial (GIC) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Global Industrial's FCF Margin was 7.38% through Sep 30, 2026, up 2.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.42%, up 1.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -0.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 3.56% in FY2024 (-4.92 pp), 8.48% in FY2023 (+4.81 pp), 3.67% in FY2022 (-0.69 pp) and 4.36% in FY2021 (-2.00 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 15.42 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 13.23 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GIC's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.48% (Q2 2026), 1.60% (Q1 2026) and 5.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -2.15% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 10.54% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.55% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 2.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -0.55% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 5.68% |
| 10 | Global Industrial | 1.77 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 138.90 Mn | 11.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.12% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.42% |
API Access
Global Industrial FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=GIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "GIC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=GIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();