Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Global Industrial (GIC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 24.76% for Q1 2026, up 141.0% on a YoY basis from 10.27% in Q1 2025, and up 4.79% quarter-over-quarter from 23.62% in Q4 2025.

Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Industrial has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 24.76% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 141.0% year-over-year to 24.76%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.76% (up 141.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 26.22%, up 313.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 24.76%, up from 23.62% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 50.73% in Q1 2022, with the low at 22.5% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 29.8% across 5 years, with a median of 27.86% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 874 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 1983 bps.
  • Global Industrial's Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.75% in 2022, then retreated by 17 bps to 27.86% in 2023, then dropped by 19 bps to 22.5% in 2024, then gained by 5 bps to 23.62% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 24.76% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 24.76% (Q1 2026), 23.62% (Q4 2025), and 22.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 35.82%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 39.69%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 23.37%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 10.68%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 20.06%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -3.19%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 20.70%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 13.58%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 22.86%
10 Global Industrial 1.19 Bn 1.13 Bn 121.90 Mn 24.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.76%
Dec 31, 2025 23.62%
Sep 30, 2025 22.57%
Jun 30, 2025 23.62%
Mar 31, 2025 23.34%
Dec 31, 2024 22.50%
Sep 30, 2024 24.34%
Jun 30, 2024 27.95%
Mar 31, 2024 28.39%
Dec 31, 2023 27.86%
Sep 30, 2023 26.83%
Jun 30, 2023 33.31%
Mar 31, 2023 30.90%
Dec 31, 2022 33.75%
Sep 30, 2022 36.67%
Jun 30, 2022 45.50%
Mar 31, 2022 50.73%
Dec 31, 2021 37.05%
Sep 30, 2021 38.52%
Jun 30, 2021 40.51%