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Industrial distribution (MRO)

The 16 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $211 bn combined; the largest are W.W. Grainger (GWW), Fastenal (FAST) and Ferguson Enterprises (FERG). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

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16 companies value 211 bn revenue 105 bn margin 6.3% free cash flow 4.3 bn avg. score 4.3
GWW holds 29.5% of the group's value, 1.1x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 GWW W.W. Grainger
United States · score 6.1
 30% 62 bn 19 bn 9.9% 1.5 bn 2.4% 0.8% Distribution of maintenance, repair and operating supplies · North America's largest industrial supplies distributor
2 FAST Fastenal
United States · score 6.8
 28% 59 bn 9.1 bn 15.6% 1.2 bn 2.0% 1.9% Branch-based distribution of fasteners and industrial supplies · On-site inventory model inside customers' facilities; sector-leading return on capital
3 FERG Ferguson Enterprises
United States · score 5.9
 21% 44 bn 29 bn 6.4% 1.2 bn 2.6% 1.5% Distribution of plumbing and HVAC supplies · Largest US distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies
4 WCC WESCO International
United States · score 4.5
 8% 17 bn 25 bn 2.8% 0.2 bn 0.9% 0.6% Distribution of electrical and industrial products · Largest US distributor of electrical and networking supplies
5 AIT Applied Industrial Technologies
United States · score 6.6
 6% 12 bn 5.0 bn 8.3% 0.5 bn 3.8% 0.6% Distribution of bearings, hydraulics and industrial automation · Distributor of bearings and motion components
6 MSM MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
United States · score 5.8
 3% 7.2 bn 3.9 bn 5.9% 0.2 bn 3.1% — Distribution of tools and industrial maintenance supplies · New York — revenue of $3.9bn
7 DXPE DXP ENTERPRISES INC
United States · score 4.8
 1% 2.8 bn 2.1 bn 4.4% 0.1 bn 4.3% — Industrial products distribution and supply chain management · Texas — revenue of $2.1bn
8 PLBL Polibeli Group Ltd
Singapore · score 0.0
 1% 2.0 bn 0.0 bn -9.4% -0.0 bn -0.3% — Digital supply chain and distribution · Singapore — revenue of $21m
9 GIC GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co
United States · score 6.4
 1% 1.7 bn 1.4 bn 6.1% 0.1 bn 5.2% 2.5% E-commerce distribution of industrial equipment and supplies · New York — revenue of $1.4bn
10 DSGR Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.
United States · score 3.4
 1% 1.6 bn 2.0 bn 0.4% 0.0 bn 2.3% — Specialty maintenance, repair and operations distribution · Texas — revenue of $2.1bn
11 ADIG ADI GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION INC.
United States · score 1.4
 1% 1.2 bn 4.9 bn 0.9% -0.7 bn — -59.6% — Distribution of security and building automation equipment · Delaware — revenue of $4.9bn
12 ZKH ZKH Group Ltd
China · score 0.6
 0% 0.3 bn 1.4 bn -1.6% -0.0 bn -2.2% — E-commerce of industrial supplies in China · China — revenue of $1.3bn
13 ALTG ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC.
United States · score 2.9
 0% 0.2 bn 1.8 bn -4.4% 0.1 bn 25.8% 1.5% One of the largest equipment dealership networks in North America · Michigan — revenue of $1.8bn
14 EVI EVI INDUSTRIES, INC.
United States · score 5.5
 0% 0.2 bn 0.5 bn 1.7% 0.0 bn 5.4% 2.0% Distribution of commercial laundry equipment · Florida — revenue of $447m
15 HDSN HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC /NY
United States · score 1.7
 0% 0.2 bn 0.3 bn 3.5% -0.0 bn -16.0% — Refrigerant services and recycling, since 1991 · New York — revenue of $257m
16 TLIH Ten-League International Holdings Ltd
Singapore · score 6.5
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn 7.3% 0.0 bn 43.3% — Heavy equipment sales and maintenance in Singapore · Singapore — revenue of $59m

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