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Best Industrial Distribution Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top industrial distribution stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best industrial distribution stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Industrial Distribution

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Industrial Distribution is Zen Rated B and is the 41st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
DXPE	DXP ENTERPRISES INC	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	$1.44B	$91.46	-2.42%	$194.63M	18.08x	2.11	United States
FERG	FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$43.50B	$220.59	-1.70%	$2.86B	27.50x	2.12	United States
EVI	EVI INDUSTRIES INC	NYSEMKT	Industrial Distribution	$325.73M	$25.53	-1.92%	$19.57M	50.06x	0.80	United States
GIC	GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$1.06B	$27.70	-2.53%	$88.70M	17.42x	0.86	United States
AIT	APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$9.67B	$253.91	-0.80%	$580.19M	25.09x	0.71	United States
MSM	MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$5.03B	$90.38	-1.40%	$405.28M	25.46x	0.81	United States
CNM	CORE & MAIN INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$12.14B	$61.58	-1.11%	$896.00M	28.38x	2.56	United States
FAST	FASTENAL CO	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	$49.64B	$43.27	-0.67%	$1.70B	43.05x	0.32	United States
WCC	WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$9.71B	$199.04	-1.10%	$1.50B	14.83x	2.08	United States
WXM	WF INTERNATIONAL LTD	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	N/A	$3.63	1.11%	$1.57M	20.17x	1.70	China
GWW	WW GRAINGER INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$50.90B	$1,059.49	1.11%	$2.91B	27.12x	1.38	United States
DSGR	DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	$1.33B	$28.58	-2.16%	$149.12M	1,429.00x	1.77	United States
TRNS	TRANSCAT INC	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	$806.82M	$86.59	-0.92%	$37.69M	54.80x	0.34	United States
SITE	SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$5.79B	$129.24	-1.63%	$229.80M	50.68x	1.09	United States
TITN	TITAN MACHINERY INC	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	$460.08M	$19.93	-2.40%	$23.57M	-7.58x	1.97	United States
BXC	BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$694.40M	$86.56	0.30%	$111.72M	19.07x	1.57	United States
WSO	WATSCO INC	NYSE	Industrial Distribution	$19.04B	$470.05	-1.31%	$717.89M	35.99x	0.51	United States
POOL	POOL CORP	NASDAQ	Industrial Distribution	$11.52B	$306.32	-1.60%	$584.95M	28.55x	2.00	United States

Industrial Distribution Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial distribution stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best industrial distribution stocks to buy right now are:

1. Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE)

Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) is the #1 top industrial distribution stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -6 points lower than the industrial distribution industry average of 39. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates DXPE as a "A".

DXPE passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dxp Enterprises has seen its stock return 98.05% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 88 percentage points.

Dxp Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $95.00, an upside of 3.87% from Dxp Enterprises's current stock price of $91.46.

Dxp Enterprises stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Dxp Enterprises, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG)

Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) is the #2 top industrial distribution stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 1 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 39.

FERG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ferguson Enterprises has seen its stock return 12.83% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 3 percentage points.

Ferguson Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $219.91, a downside of -0.31% from Ferguson Enterprises's current stock price of $220.59.

Ferguson Enterprises stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Ferguson Enterprises, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 27.27% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI)

Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI) is the #3 top industrial distribution stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 1 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 39.

EVI passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Evi Industries has seen its stock return 27.78% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 18 percentage points.

Evi Industries has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 9.67% from Evi Industries's current stock price of $25.53.

Evi Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Evi Industries, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the industrial distribution stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 industrial distribution stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 industrial distribution stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.68%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.62%. Global Industrial Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Global Industrial Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Global Industrial Co's dividend payout ratio of 63.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)

Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) has an annual dividend yield of 2.82%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.62%. Msc Industrial Direct Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Msc Industrial Direct Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Msc Industrial Direct Co's dividend payout ratio of 95.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Fastenal Co (NASDAQ:FAST)

Fastenal Co (NASDAQ:FAST) has an annual dividend yield of 1.91%, which is the same as the industrial distribution industry average of 1.62%. Fastenal Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Fastenal Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fastenal Co's dividend payout ratio of 79.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are industrial distribution stocks down?

Industrial distribution stocks were down -0.53% in the last day, and up 2.42% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why industrial distribution stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued industrial distribution stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued industrial distribution stocks right now are:

1. Wesco International (NYSE:WCC)

Wesco International (NYSE:WCC) is the most undervalued industrial distribution stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Wesco International has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wesco International's stock has gained 20.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 11 percentage points.

2. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) is the second most undervalued industrial distribution stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Global Industrial Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Industrial Co's stock has dropped -13.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by -23 percentage points.

3. Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE)

Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) is the third most undervalued industrial distribution stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dxp Enterprises has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dxp Enterprises's stock has gained 98.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 88 percentage points.

Are industrial distribution stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of industrial distribution stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial distribution stocks to rise by 6.21% over the next year.

5.56% of industrial distribution stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.22% of industrial distribution stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.11% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the industrial distribution industry?

The average P/E ratio of the industrial distribution industry is 39.87x.

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