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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Industrial Distribution is Zen Rated B and is the 52nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GIC	GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO	$1.08B	38,493,978	8.85%	91.15%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FERG	FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC	$48.72B	196,151,443	90.68%	0.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EVI	EVI INDUSTRIES INC	$272.56M	12,844,419	23.17%	76.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIT	APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.73B	37,717,910	92.45%	5.55%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MSM	MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC	$4.63B	55,790,152	76.77%	23.23%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DXPE	DXP ENTERPRISES INC	$1.50B	15,679,290	58.29%	41.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WCC	WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC	$13.30B	48,646,230	89.75%	10.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SITE	SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC	$5.85B	44,536,512	88.68%	11.32%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FAST	FASTENAL CO	$47.64B	1,148,035,721	83.02%	2.94%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DSGR	DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS GROUP INC	$1.27B	46,227,784	42.75%	57.25%	Net Buying
CNM	CORE & MAIN INC	$9.92B	197,425,045	99.84%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TRNS	TRANSCAT INC	$502.24M	9,328,412	89.95%	10.05%	Net Selling
WXM	WF INTERNATIONAL LTD	$3.70M	7,110,000	0.81%	0.00%
POOL	POOL CORP	$8.92B	37,249,484	91.43%	8.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GWW	WW GRAINGER INC	$46.39B	47,549,337	70.88%	26.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TITN	TITAN MACHINERY INC	$372.52M	23,370,174	73.61%	26.39%	Net Buying
WSO	WATSCO INC	$14.11B	40,558,420	84.94%	15.06%	Net Selling
BXC	BLUELINX HOLDINGS INC	$475.36M	7,865,058	44.19%	55.81%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TLIH	TEN-LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$12.70M	29,404,342	0.08%	0.00%

Industrial Distribution Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial distribution stocks to buy right now in Dec 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. 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% 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 13 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 37.

GIC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Global Industrial Co has seen its stock return 1.85% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 18 percentage points.

2. Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG)

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

Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 5 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 37.

FERG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ferguson Enterprises has seen its stock return 15.43% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 31 percentage points.

Ferguson Enterprises has an average 1 year price target of $260.00, an upside of 4.68% from Ferguson Enterprises's current stock price of $248.38.

Ferguson Enterprises stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Ferguson Enterprises, 58.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 8.33% 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 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 -5 points lower than the industrial distribution industry average of 37. 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 14.95% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 31 percentage points.

Evi Industries has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 55.51% from Evi Industries's current stock price of $21.22.

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 8 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 4.12%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.98%. 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 high 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 3.7%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.98%. 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 2.59%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 1.98%. 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 up?

Industrial distribution stocks were up 0.12% in the last day, and up 0.49% over the last week.

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

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 8 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Industrial Co's stock has gained 1.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 18 percentage points.

2. Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE)

Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) 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.

Dxp Enterprises has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dxp Enterprises's stock has gained 27.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 44 percentage points.

3. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)

Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM) 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.

Msc Industrial Direct Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 35. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Msc Industrial Direct Co's stock has dropped -0.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial distribution industry by 16 percentage points.

Are industrial distribution stocks a good buy now?

40% of industrial distribution stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect industrial distribution stocks to rise by 12.94% over the next year.

0% 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), 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 28.17x.

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Industrial Distribution Stocks FAQ

1. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

2. Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE:FERG)

3. Evi Industries (NYSEMKT:EVI)

1. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)

2. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

3. Watsco (NYSE:WSO)

1. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)

2. Dxp Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE)

3. Msc Industrial Direct Co (NYSE:MSM)

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