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Best Industrial Distribution Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top industrial distribution stocks in 2026 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

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Industrial Distribution is Zen Rated C and is the 67th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
GIC	GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO	$32.20	$17.06	88.73%	18.30x	16.10x	0.93x	3.92x	1.66x	$70.70M	5.72%	$316.00M	8.23	$1.29B	12.86
EVI	EVI INDUSTRIES INC	$24.81	$9.58	159.04%	60.51x	37.79x	0.79x	2.26x	1.24x	$16.56M	5.20%	$140.77M	10.96	$378.96M	19.39
FERG	FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC	$254.75	$93.26	173.16%	25.73x	26.21x	1.60x	8.23x	2.50x	$1.65B	3.29%	$6.06B	30.87	$55.31B	17.97
MSM	MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC	$94.95	$40.34	135.39%	25.94x	22.09x	1.39x	3.84x	1.77x	$197.98M	3.74%	$1.38B	24.75	$5.84B	14.06
WCC	WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC	$299.49	$167.52	78.78%	23.14x	18.11x	0.64x	3.01x	1.16x	$250.00M	1.72%	$4.85B	99.65	$20.51B	14.45
AIT	APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	$287.03	$78.14	267.33%	26.98x	26.64x	2.27x	5.71x	5.92x	$460.02M	4.26%	$1.87B	49.86	$10.87B	18.05
SITE	SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC	$148.03	$42.28	250.14%	47.60x	33.64x	1.42x	3.87x	2.19x	$212.60M	3.21%	$1.70B	37.98	$7.44B	98.56
FAST	FASTENAL CO	$47.33	$10.20	363.99%	43.03x	38.18x	6.62x	13.78x	4.36x	$1.07B	1.96%	$3.94B	3.44	$54.51B	29.62
DXPE	DXP ENTERPRISES INC	$139.89	$70.74	97.74%	25.21x	21.38x	1.12x	4.49x	1.30x	$44.97M	2.05%	$488.34M	31.13	$2.76B	13.13
DSGR	DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GROUP INC	$29.62	N/A	N/A	-123.42x	17.05x	0.69x	2.09x	N/A	$90.93M	6.64%	$653.87M	14.15	$2.11B	12.53
TITN	TITAN MACHINERY INC	$17.72	N/A	N/A	-6.51x	-9.71x	0.16x	0.68x	N/A	$178.38M	44.20%	$612.63M	26.90	$631.56M	223.72
GWW	WW GRAINGER INC	$1,183.15	$393.79	200.45%	33.10x	26.69x	3.19x	15.80x	2.25x	$1.23B	2.18%	$3.56B	74.50	$58.44B	21.24
CNM	CORE & MAIN INC	$55.85	$21.39	161.09%	24.39x	19.11x	1.37x	5.52x	2.42x	$575.00M	5.41%	$1.98B	10.39	$13.26B	14.72
POOL	POOL CORP	$257.54	$91.69	180.89%	23.37x	21.72x	1.80x	6.95x	3.22x	$394.66M	4.13%	$1.38B	37.20	$10.85B	18.33
TRNS	TRANSCAT INC	$70.40	$17.82	295.09%	82.82x	35.39x	2.05x	2.21x	1.97x	$24.87M	3.79%	$296.77M	31.81	$782.64M	18.14
WSO	WATSCO INC	$405.94	$110.69	266.73%	31.64x	30.89x	2.22x	5.85x	3.91x	$517.91M	3.15%	$2.81B	69.40	$16.60B	23.18
BXC	BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC	$76.55	$14.33	434.19%	43.74x	40.31x	0.20x	0.97x	6.35x	-$25.01M	-4.15%	$623.02M	79.21	$841.60M	9.73
WXM	WF INTERNATIONAL LTD	$0.52	N/A	N/A	-0.99x	N/A	0.24x	0.76x	N/A	-$1.65M	-50.76%	$4.76M	0.77	$3.97M	-1.45
TLIH	TEN-LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$0.36	N/A	N/A	3.29x	N/A	0.20x	1.57x	N/A	$3.29M	33.15%	$6.72M	0.24	$32.16M	3.67

Industrial Distribution Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial distribution stocks to buy right now in Feb 2026?

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. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) is the #1 top industrial distribution stock out of 19 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 Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 36.

GIC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Global Industrial Co has seen its stock return 33.22% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 25 percentage points.

2. Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI)

Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI) is the #2 top industrial distribution stock out of 19 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: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -4 points lower than the industrial distribution industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EVI as a "B".

EVI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Evi Industries has seen its stock return 38.14% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 30 percentage points.

Evi Industries has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 33.01% from Evi Industries's current stock price of $24.81.

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.

3. Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG)

Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) is the #3 top industrial distribution stock out of 19 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 2 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 36.

FERG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ferguson Enterprises has seen its stock return 39.22% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 31 percentage points.

Ferguson Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $260.82, an upside of 2.38% from Ferguson Enterprises's current stock price of $254.75.

Ferguson Enterprises stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Ferguson Enterprises, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 36.36% have issued a Buy, 18.18% 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 9 industrial distribution stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 industrial distribution stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)

Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) has an annual dividend yield of 3.62%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.85%. 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 93.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.23%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.85%. 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 58.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Watsco (NYSE:WSO)

Watsco (NYSE:WSO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.85%. Watsco's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Watsco's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Watsco's dividend payout ratio of 91.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are industrial distribution stocks down?

Industrial distribution stocks were down -1.03% in the last day, and up 6.6% 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. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) 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.

Global Industrial Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Industrial Co's stock has gained 33.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 25 percentage points.

2. Wesco International (NYSE:WCC)

Wesco International (NYSE:WCC) 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.

Wesco International has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wesco International's stock has gained 60.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 53 percentage points.

3. Core & Main (NYSE:CNM)

Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) 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.

Core & Main has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Core & Main's stock has gained 2.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by -5 percentage points.

Are industrial distribution stocks a good buy now?

33.33% of industrial distribution stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial distribution stocks to fall by -1.32% over the next year.

5.88% of industrial distribution stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of industrial distribution stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.47% are rated C (Hold), 11.76% 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 31.39x.

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Industrial Distribution Stocks FAQ

1. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

2. Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI)

3. Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG)

1. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)

2. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

3. Watsco (NYSE:WSO)

1. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

2. Wesco International (NYSE:WCC)

3. Core & Main (NYSE:CNM)

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