Global Industrial (GIC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Global Industrial (GIC) reported Gross Margin of 34.79% for Q1 2026, down 13.0% on a YoY basis from 39.99% in Q1 2025, and up 0.95% quarter-over-quarter from 34.46% in Q4 2025.

Global Industrial (GIC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Industrial has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 34.79% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 13.0% year-over-year to 34.79%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 35.5% (up 100.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 35.54%, up 120.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 34.79%, up from 34.46% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 37.35% in Q1 2022, with the low at 32.8% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 35.05% across 5 years, with a median of 34.92% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 657 bps — and 2023, when it sank 291 bps.
  • Global Industrial's Gross Margin stood at 36.01% in 2022, then decreased by 6 bps to 33.8% in 2023, then climbed by 0 bps to 33.84% in 2024, then climbed by 2 bps to 34.46% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 34.79% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 34.79% (Q1 2026), 34.46% (Q4 2025), and 35.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 39.46%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 44.64%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 31.02%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 21.25%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 27.89%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 23.66%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 30.43%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 27.07%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 28.99%
10 Global Industrial 1.19 Bn 1.13 Bn 121.90 Mn 34.79%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 34.79%
Dec 31, 2025 34.46%
Sep 30, 2025 35.63%
Jun 30, 2025 37.06%
Mar 31, 2025 34.92%
Dec 31, 2024 33.84%
Sep 30, 2024 33.97%
Jun 30, 2024 35.22%
Mar 31, 2024 34.29%
Dec 31, 2023 33.80%
Sep 30, 2023 32.80%
Jun 30, 2023 34.65%
Mar 31, 2023 35.94%
Dec 31, 2022 36.01%
Sep 30, 2022 35.71%
Jun 30, 2022 35.48%
Mar 31, 2022 37.35%
Dec 31, 2021 37.02%
Sep 30, 2021 36.77%
Jun 30, 2021 35.95%