RB Global vs WEX
RBA and WEX side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RBA and WEX compare
RB Global is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as WEX ($16.6B against $6.3B).
On earnings, WEX is cheaper: it trades at 15.9× trailing earnings, against 38.5× for RB Global.
WEX grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 9.7% for RB Global).
WEX keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with 10.0% at RB Global.
RB Global pays a dividend yielding 0.71%; WEX does not pay one.
WEX scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 11 for RB Global), 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 | RBA | WEX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $16.6B | $6.3B |
| Share price | $89.69 | $184.61 |
| Change, 1 year | −10.2% | 19.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 20.4% | 18.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 8,000 | 6,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 38.5× | 15.9× (better) |
| P/S | 3.4× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 3.0× (better) | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.8× | 6.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 27.2× | – |
| PEG | – | 0.68 |
| FCF yield | 3.7% (better) | −5.0% |
| Fair value | $87.30 | $307.71 |
| Margin of safety | −2.7% | 40.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.7% | 9.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.2% (better) | 11.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.9% | 42.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 15.3% | 51.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 60.4% |
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 26.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 14.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 12.6% (better) | −10.8% |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | 35.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | 46.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.52 (better) | 4.62 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.85 | 0.05 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.31 (better) | 1.03 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.34 (better) | 0.84 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.71% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 4.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.71% | 4.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.3% | 116% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 6.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.1M (better) | −$10.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.9% | 8.7% |
Go deeper
- RBA stock overview
- RBA income statement
- RBA valuation and score
- WEX stock overview
- WEX income statement
- WEX valuation and score
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