Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Global Industrial (GIC) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 26.29% in Q2 2026, up 3.97 percentage points from 22.32% a year earlier and up 2.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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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 Q2 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 three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.99 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 23.72% (Q1 2026), 22.92% (Q4 2025) and 21.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 29.00% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 33.56% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 10 | Global Industrial | 1.66 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 155.40 Mn | 26.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 53.16% |
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();