Global Industrial GIC
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Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2023)

Updated

Global Industrial (GIC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 28.59% for Q4 2023, down 8.84 percentage points from 37.42% a year earlier but up 1.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Global Industrial (GIC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

For FY2023, Global Industrial posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 30.74%, down 12.15 percentage points from FY2022.

  • By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 42.89% in FY2022 (-10.28 pp) and 53.17% in FY2021.
  • Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 26.96% in Q3 2023 and a high of 49.14% in Q1 2022.
  • Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.14 percentage points over the last four quarters.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2023 came in at 26.96% (Q3 2023), 28.38% (Q2 2023) and 32.95% (Q1 2023).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 United Rentals 67.37 Bn 66.13 Bn 1.73 Bn 13.51%
2 W.W. Grainger 60.32 Bn 58.30 Bn 1.98 Bn 29.62%
3 Fastenal 58.24 Bn 57.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 32.56%
4 Ferguson Enterprises 43.34 Bn 40.56 Bn 2.32 Bn 21.66%
5 Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 31.62 Bn 31.50 Bn 1.25 Bn 11.76%
6 Reliance 20.43 Bn 19.48 Bn 1.30 Bn 10.47%
7 Wesco International 18.60 Bn 15.91 Bn 1.46 Bn 9.33%
8 Applied Industrial Technologies 12.64 Bn 12.52 Bn 411.22 Mn 19.24%
9 Watsco 10.59 Bn 8.75 Bn 578.93 Mn 14.94%
10 Global Industrial 1.66 Bn 1.38 Bn 155.40 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 28.59%
Sep 30, 2023 26.96%
Jun 30, 2023 28.38%
Mar 31, 2023 32.95%
Dec 31, 2022 37.42%
Sep 30, 2022 40.02%
Jun 30, 2022 42.85%
Mar 31, 2022 49.14%
Sep 30, 2016 8.42%
Jun 30, 2016 8.33%
Mar 31, 2016 0.00%
Dec 31, 2015 -1.28%
Sep 30, 2015 -9.99%
Jun 30, 2015 -11.30%
Mar 31, 2015 -7.07%
Dec 31, 2014 -3.61%
Sep 30, 2014 -0.22%
Jun 30, 2014 -0.49%
Mar 31, 2014 -0.83%
Dec 31, 2013 -2.57%
API Access

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