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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 +28.50% 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 B and is the 40th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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GIC
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO
$1.51B$1.44B$126.10M$87.10M$2.248.43%5.80%30.23%1.69%
MSM
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
$6.92B$3.91B$453.96M$231.20M$4.144.41%4.34%16.62%2.55%
BXC
BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC
$671.26M$3.01B$78.66M-$1.95M-$0.232.13%-5.86%N/AN/A
GWW
WW GRAINGER INC
$60.41B$18.85B$2.99B$1.87B$39.277.80%9.00%-0.61%19.11%
DXPE
DXP ENTERPRISES INC
$3.07B$2.06B$222.66M$87.98M$5.6210.48%16.76%11.07%N/A
WCC
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
$18.12B$25.01B$1.60B$715.50M$14.7012.51%8.15%13.43%27.34%
CNM
CORE & MAIN INC
$8.80B$7.65B$903.00M$449.00M$2.370.46%14.68%9.22%N/A2026-09-08
SITE
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC
$4.30B$4.77B$293.70M$162.80M$3.693.28%8.60%33.21%-2.97%
AIT
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
$13.27B$4.84B$611.18M$403.76M$10.727.54%9.56%5.93%29.27%2026-08-13
FERG
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC
$49.14BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-08-10
EVI
EVI INDUSTRIES INC
$180.17M$434.65M$22.16M$7.07M$0.4717.47%13.39%-7.84%31.40%2026-09-10
FAST
FASTENAL CO
$58.29B$8.75B$1.96B$1.35B$1.1812.54%8.96%14.56%9.20%
DSGR
DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
$1.61B$2.00B$148.59M$5.47M$0.127.07%40.56%500.00%-19.27%
TRNS
TRANSCAT INC
$884.88M$348.40M$45.51M$3.45M$0.3720.91%13.84%-74.48%-23.69%
WSO
WATSCO INC
$13.05B$7.24B$673.40M$496.01M$12.15-4.53%6.92%-6.97%9.78%
POOL
POOL CORP
$7.31B$5.39B$585.00M$399.92M$10.932.23%2.25%0.28%-3.92%
TITN
TITAN MACHINERY INC
$448.33M$2.36B$36.39M-$53.59M-$2.35-11.72%9.83%N/AN/A2026-08-27
QXO
QXO INC
$11.01B$8.56B$208.08M-$515.20M-$0.9115,211.27%189.60%N/AN/A2026-08-13
TLIH
TEN-LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
$16.94M$59.98M$10.94M$4.40M$1.5838.37%N/A203.50%N/A
WXM
WF INTERNATIONAL LTD
$3.04M$13.40M-$2.73M-$3.29M-$5.30-13.70%N/AN/AN/A

Industrial Distribution Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial distribution stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 20 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 15 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 34.

GIC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Global Industrial Co has seen its stock return 15.85% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 1 percentage points.

2. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)


Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) is the #2 top industrial distribution stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 34.

MSM passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Msc Industrial Direct Co has seen its stock return 44.72% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 30 percentage points.

Msc Industrial Direct Co has an average 1 year price target of $150.00, an upside of 21.06% from Msc Industrial Direct Co's current stock price of $123.91.

Msc Industrial Direct Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Msc Industrial Direct Co, 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. Bluelinx Holdings (NYSE:BXC)


Bluelinx Holdings (NYSE:BXC) is the #3 top industrial distribution stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bluelinx Holdings (NYSE:BXC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bluelinx Holdings (NYSE:BXC) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -17 points lower than the industrial distribution industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BXC as a "B".

BXC passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bluelinx Holdings has seen its stock return 18.12% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 3 percentage points.

Bluelinx Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $83.50, a downside of -2.22% from Bluelinx Holdings's current stock price of $85.40.

Bluelinx Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Bluelinx Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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. Watsco (NYSE:WSO)


Watsco (NYSE:WSO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.92%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.88%. 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 101.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)


Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) has an annual dividend yield of 2.81%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.88%. 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 83.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)


Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.72%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.88%. 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 48.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are industrial distribution stocks up?

Industrial distribution stocks were up 0.45% in the last day, and up 3.72% over the last week. Dxp Enterprises was the among the top gainers in the industrial distribution industry, gaining 17.72% yesterday.

DXP Enterprises shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results.

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. Core & Main (NYSE:CNM)


Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) 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.

Core & Main has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Core & Main's stock has dropped -28.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by -43 percentage points.

2. Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI)


Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI) is the second 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.

Evi Industries has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Evi Industries's stock has dropped -39.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by -55 percentage points.

3. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)


Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) is the third 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 29, which is 10 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Industrial Co's stock has gained 15.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 1 percentage points.

Are industrial distribution stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of industrial distribution stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial distribution stocks to rise by 7.16% 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), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 5.56% 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 26.07x.
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