Reliance vs WESCO International
RS and WCC 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 RS and WCC compare
Reliance is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as WESCO International ($22.3B against $16.7B).
On earnings, WESCO International is cheaper: it trades at 21.3× trailing earnings, against 25.4× for Reliance.
Reliance grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.4% versus 13.5% for WESCO International).
Reliance keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.7% compared with 3.0% at WESCO International.
Both pay dividends: Reliance yields 1.1% and WESCO International 0.57%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RS | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $22.3B | $16.7B |
| Share price | $436.91 | $343.11 |
| Change, 1 year | 54.8% | 50.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 168% | 151% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 1.63 |
| Employees | 16K | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.4× | 21.3× (better) |
| P/S | 1.4× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 3.0× (better) | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.7× | 13.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 41.3× | 40.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.4% | 2.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $275.24 | $274.08 |
| Margin of safety | −58.7% | −25.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.4% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.2% | 13.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.1% | 22.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 25.5% | 26.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.8% | 53.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.2% (better) | 21.5% |
| Operating margin | 7.8% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 5.7% (better) | 3.0% |
| FCF margin | 3.4% (better) | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | 15.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% (better) | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.94 (better) | 3.12 |
| Interest coverage | 19.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 4.30 (better) | 2.01 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.69 (better) | 3.22 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% (better) | 0.57% |
| Payout ratio | – | 12.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 13.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.2% (better) | 0.45% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | 1.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 82.3% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.43% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.0M (better) | −$67.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 2.9% |
Go deeper
- RS stock overview
- RS income statement
- RS valuation and score
- WCC stock overview
- WCC income statement
- WCC valuation and score
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