Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies
Ferguson distributes plumbing and HVAC products to North American repair, maintenance, and improvement, new construction, and civil infrastructure markets. It serves over 1 million customers and sources products from 37,000 suppliers.
It is a $42.6B industrial company. Revenue grew 8.2% over the last year, it keeps 7¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~2.2 years of free cash flow. It trades at 17.5× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.
- Website
- ferguson.com
- Location
- Newport News, VA
- Employees
- 36 000
- Sector
- Industrials
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation, health, quality and moat; Growth lags behind.
Valuation77
- P/E vs own history30th pct · 20/25
- FCF yield3.7% · 12/25
- P/S1.3x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA12.3x · 20/25
Growth6
- Revenue CAGR2.5% · 6/25
- Net income CAGR-4.4% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-1.3% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth-2.9% · 0/25
Profitability70
- ROIC19.9% · 20/25
- ROE40.6% · 25/25
- Net margin6.8% · 13/25
- Operating margin10.6% · 12/25
Health80
- Altman Z3.92 · 25/25
- Current ratio1.73 · 18/25
- Interest coverage13.7x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 20% · 12/25
Quality82
- Piotroski F7/9 · 22/25
- Beneish M-2.43 · 20/25
- FCF conversion71% · 15/25
- Margin stabilityσ 0.9% · 25/25
Moat81
- ROIC >12% years4/4 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin30.6% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years4/4 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 5.9% · 18/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2022FinancialProfitable every year on record4 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2022FinancialRevenue already above $10B$28.6B in first reported year
- FY2022FinancialBest year on record$2.12B net income
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- Interest covered 13.7× by operating earnings
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 19.9%)
- Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
- Altman Z-Score 3.92 — low bankruptcy-risk zone
Watch-outs
- Short reporting history — trends are less reliable
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+8.2% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$2.19B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-24.0% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.56B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~2.2y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$42.6B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-9.0% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it4/4 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 3.9 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.58%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 17.5
Peer comparisonFerguson Enterprises Inc. vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERG this company | $42.6B | 17.5 | +8.2% | 6.8% | Solid |
| LRCX Lam Research Corp | $399.2B | 54.9 | +26.0% | 31.3% | Strong |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | $368.0B | 33.9 | +18.4% | 14.5% | Solid |
| RTX RTX Corporation | $251.3B | 32.4 | +11.8% | 8.3% | Strained |
| DE Deere & Company | $167.7B | 34.4 | +8.3% | 10.2% | Solid |
| ETN Eaton Corporation, plc | $167.2B | 43.6 | +15.5% | 12.8% | Mixed |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | $166.8B | 22.6 | +4.2% | 28.8% | Strained |
Head-to-head: FERG vs LRCX · FERG vs CAT · FERG vs RTX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2022–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/FERG
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Deeper analysis of FERG on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $220.04 · market cap $42.6B.