Global Industrial (GIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Global Industrial Company (NYSE:GIC) is a distributor of industrial and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products. The company serves businesses, government agencies and other organizations through digital commerce, direct sales and product catalogs.

Its product range includes material-handling and storage equipment, shelving, cabinets, workstations, safety supplies, janitorial and facility-maintenance products, packaging supplies, tools, HVAC equipment and office furnishings. Global Industrial offers products from its own brands as well as third-party manufacturers, with solutions designed for workplaces, warehouses, commercial facilities and industrial operations.

The company primarily serves customers in the United States and Canada. Global Industrial was previously associated with Systemax Inc. and adopted its current corporate identity following the divestiture of Systemax’s European operations. Barry Litwin serves as the company’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.16 to $43.30
• 50-Day Range: $36.36 to $43.65
• 52-Week Range: $26.40 to $44.36
• Volume: 93,534 shs
• Average Volume: 161,308 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.24
• Dividend Yield: 2.60%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Global Industrial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Global Industrial scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 334th out of 664 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Global Industrial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Global Industrial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Global Industrial are expected to grow by 17.65% in the coming year, from $1.87 to $2.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Global Industrial is 19.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Global Industrial is 19.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Global Industrial has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Global Industrial has a P/B Ratio of 5.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.68% of the float of Global Industrial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Global Industrial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Global Industrial has recently increased by 1.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Global Industrial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Global Industrial has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Global Industrial is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Global Industrial will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.91% next year. This indicates that Global Industrial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

News Sentiment

Global Industrial has a news sentiment score of 0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Global Industrial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Global Industrial insiders have sold 62,642.07% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $580.00 in company stock and sold $363,904.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

64.51% of the stock of Global Industrial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.19% of the stock of Global Industrial is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/24 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/24 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/24/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GIC
• CIK: 945114
• Web: www.globalindustrial.com
• Phone: (516) 608-7000
• Fax: 516-608-7001
• Employees: 1,980
• Year Founded: 1949

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.05
• P/E Growth: 1.44
• Net Income: $72.10 million
• Net Margins: 6.06%
• Pretax Margin: 8.13%
• Return on Equity: 21.49%
• Return on Assets: 11.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.19
• Cash Flow: $2.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.74
• Book Value: $8.14 per share
• Price / Book: 5.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 38,110,000
• Free Float: 13,525,000
• Market Cap: $1.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77