Ferguson Enterprises vs QXO
FERG and QXO side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FERG and QXO compare
Ferguson Enterprises is the larger company, worth 4.0 times as much as QXO ($46.2B against $11.5B).
QXO grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (408% versus 4.9% for Ferguson Enterprises).
Ferguson Enterprises keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.3% compared with −5.2% at QXO.
Ferguson Enterprises pays a dividend yielding 1.5%; QXO does not pay one.
Ferguson Enterprises scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for QXO), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FERG | QXO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $46.2B | $11.5B |
| Share price | $238.68 | $11.04 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.2% | −40.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 55.9% | −77.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 0.99 |
| Employees | 35K | 7,794 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.1× | – |
| P/S | 1.5× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 7.4× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 28.0× (better) | 81.1× |
| FCF yield | 3.6% (better) | 1.2% |
| Fair value | $190.85 | $12.94 |
| Margin of safety | −25.1% | 14.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.9% | 408% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.1% | 178% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 16.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.8% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 30.8% (better) | 24.0% |
| Operating margin | 8.7% (better) | −3.4% |
| Net margin | 6.3% (better) | −5.2% |
| FCF margin | 5.3% (better) | 1.4% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% (better) | −5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.4% (better) | −2.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.58 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.45 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −1.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.73 | 4.11 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.05 (better) | 1.42 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 33.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 17.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% (better) | −0.06% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | −0.06% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.8% | 85.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.19% | 41.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.2M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 10 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 19.3% |
Go deeper
- FERG stock overview
- FERG income statement
- FERG valuation and score
- QXO stock overview
- QXO income statement
- QXO valuation and score
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