Stock · FERG · Industrials
United States · Large Cap · listed since 2010 · Revenue 12 mo. $31.1B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. distributes essential water and air solutions to specialized professional in the United States and Canada.
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. distributes essential water and air solutions to specialized professional in the United States and Canada. The company provides various products and services, including plumbing; pipe, valves, and fittings; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; appliances; lighting; and water and wastewater solutions to residential and non-residential customers. It also supplies specialized water and wastewater treatment products to residential, commercial, and infrastructure contractors, as well as supplies pipe, valves, and fittings solutions to industrial customers. In addition, it offers customized solutions, such as virtual design, fabrication, valve actuation, pre-assembly, kitting, installation, and project management services, as well as after-sales support that comprises warranty, credit, project-based billing, returns and maintenance, and repair and operations support. The company sells its products through a network of distribution centers, branches, counter service and sales associates, showroom consultants, and e-commerce channels. Ferguson Enterprises Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.
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Summary
45.3 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €1.4B (2025), it supports €16B. The remaining €26.8B of the market value assume it grows 13.7% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
13.7%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 30.5×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 16.2× to 23.6×, median 19.7×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q4 2025 → Q1 2026
4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 31.82% | 13.10% | Rank 88 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 33.73% | 19.33% | Rank 67 |
| EBIT margin | 8.47% | 11.28% | Rank 32 |
| FCF margin | 5.21% | 8.50% | Rank 33 |
| Gross margin | 30.67% | 28.98% | Rank 55 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 3.80% | 5.15% | Rank 43 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | −1.31% | 8.01% | Rank 27 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 17.08% | 12.89% | Rank 63 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 0.99% | 4.02% | Rank 6 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 3.99% | 4.42% | Rank 42 |
| FCF yield | 3.36% | 3.98% | Rank 41 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 1.72 | 2.08 | Rank 59 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 20.33 | 19.47 | Rank 47 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −14.65% | −0.01% | Rank 24 |
| Share price, 6 months | −2.68% | −1.43% | Rank 47 |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.82% | 0.53% | Rank 41 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −12.70% | −16.36% | Rank 62 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 2.86% | 1.39% | Rank 37 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −2.11% | −0.44% | Rank 74 |
| Dividend streak in years | 1 | 5 | Rank 21 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 2.93% | 0.27% | Rank 74 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 32.90% | 39.65% | Rank 33 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 1.73 | 1.38 | Rank 41 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 1.02 | 0.61 | Rank 28 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 30.40% | 32.95% | Rank 57 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19.1 | 5.3% | $751.8M | 242M | $1.3B |
| 2017 | 20.0 | 8.0% | $754.4M | 240M | $728.1M |
| 2018 | 20.8 | 6.6% | $737.0M | 248M | $1.1B |
| 2019 | 22.0 | 6.4% | $872.0M | 232M | $1.2B |
| 2020 | 21.8 | 6.5% | $1.6B | 227M | $2.4B |
| 2021 | 22.8 | 8.9% | $1.3B | 225M | $2.5B |
| 2022 | 28.6 | 9.9% | $859.0M | 219M | $4.7B |
| 2023 | 29.7 | 8.9% | $2.3B | 207M | $4.2B |
| 2024 | 29.6 | 9.0% | $1.5B | 204M | $4.9B |
| 2025 | 30.8 | 8.5% | $1.6B | 199M | $5.3B |
2 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Ferguson Plc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Ferguson Plc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
2 of 7 rules met
3 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Ferguson Plc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 25.1 | 22.5 |
| P/B ratio | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 31.8% | 13.1% |
| Equity ratio | 32.9% | 39.7% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 1.02 | 0.61 |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 2.0% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| FERG | Ferguson Plcthis page | |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | Medium5.5 |
| GWW | WW Grainger Inc | Low3.6 |
| WCC | WESCO International Inc | locked |
| WSO | Watsco Inc | locked |
| QXO | QXO, Inc. | locked |
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