Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Global Industrial (GIC) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 26.50% in Q3 2026, up 4.55 percentage points from 21.96% a year earlier and up 0.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Industrial reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 24.26%, up 1.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -22.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 22.75% in FY2024 (-7.62 pp), 30.37% in FY2023 (-12.93 pp), 43.30% in FY2022 (-36.04 pp) and 79.34% in FY2021 (+33.01 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 19.74 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 35.12 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 26.29% (Q2 2026), 23.72% (Q1 2026) and 22.92% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 30.20% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 49.21% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 34.51% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 14.65% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 22.64% |
| 10 | Global Industrial | 1.77 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 138.90 Mn | 26.50% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 61.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.32% |
API Access
Global Industrial Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GIC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();