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Global Industrial Company (GIC)

Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Port Washington, United States | NYSE
33.73 USD +0.27 (0.807%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:57 a.m. EDT

The investment case here rests on a divergence between a resilient business and a depressed share price. Fundamentally, the company is generating strong returns on equity (24%) and has grown earnings by over 20%, trading at a reasonable forward P/E of roughly 15x. However, the price chart tells a different story, having suffered a 13% decline last year and sitting near its 52-week lows despite these improvements. The market appears to be pricing in further trouble or simply ignoring the turnaround. The short-term outlook remains neutral-to-slightly-bearish due to the lack of immediate catalysts to spark a move, though the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. The real opportunity lies in the long term; the stock is undervalued relative to its earnings power and cash generation. The heavy call option activity at the $40 strike suggests smart money sees a path to recovery, potentially driven by the upcoming earnings beat mentioned in recent headlines. While the recent price dip is concerning, the underlying fundamentals—strong ROE, healthy margins, and a growing EPS base—suggest the business is actually improving while the stock languishes. This creates a compelling setup for a patient buyer who can stomach the volatility until the price aligns with the improved reality.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.062563
AutoARIMA0.063348
AutoETS0.063349
AutoTheta0.074497

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 0.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.344
Excess Kurtosis -1.05
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 31.01
Revenue per Share 36.704
Market Cap 1,290,546,944
Trailing P/E 17.85
Forward P/E 15.23
Beta 0.75
Profit Margins 5.33%
Previous Name Systemax Inc.
Website https://www.globalindustrial.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the December expiration, placing massive open interest (81 contracts) and volume (143 contracts) on $40 calls, which represents a 19.5% distance from current prices. This heavy positioning suggests a bet on a significant rally to test the $40 resistance level. Conversely, put activity is sparse and concentrated at lower strikes ($25-$30), indicating limited hedging demand against a crash compared to the aggressive call speculation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.98% 3.60% 3.26% 3.40%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-18 0.28 0.984875
2026-03-09 0.28 0.882724
2025-11-10 0.26 0.967262
2025-08-11 0.26 0.760679
2025-05-12 0.26 0.974878
2025-03-10 0.26 1.116359
2024-11-08 0.25 0.877809
2024-08-12 0.25 0.798212
2024-05-10 0.25 0.713267
2024-03-08 0.25 0.557787
2023-11-10 0.20 0.549753
2023-08-11 0.20 0.609756
2023-05-12 0.20 0.851064
2023-03-03 0.20 0.733945
2022-11-10 0.18 0.684151
2022-08-12 0.18 0.544794
2022-05-13 0.18 0.546614
2022-02-25 0.18 0.578778
2021-12-16 1.00 2.518257
2021-11-12 0.16 0.357942
2021-08-13 0.16 0.408476
2021-05-14 0.16 0.486470
2021-03-05 0.16 0.451085
2020-12-17 2.00 5.667328
2020-11-06 0.14 0.480439
2020-08-07 0.14 0.597270
2020-05-08 0.14 0.699301
2020-03-06 1.14 6.119163
2019-11-07 0.12 0.529568
2019-08-09 0.12 0.585080
2019-05-10 0.12 0.545207
2019-03-08 0.12 0.593178
2018-12-21 6.50 27.299455
2018-11-08 0.11 0.384750
2018-08-10 0.11 0.307348
2018-06-22 1.00 2.914602
2018-05-11 0.11 0.353470
2018-03-08 0.11 0.398262
2018-01-04 1.50 4.643963
2017-11-10 0.10 0.343289
2017-08-10 0.10 0.436110
2017-05-11 0.10 0.649351
2017-03-08 0.05 0.592417
2016-11-16 0.05 0.570125
2016-08-17 0.05 0.621118
2012-12-10 0.25 2.507523
2009-11-27 0.75 4.966887
2008-03-18 1.00 9.803922
2007-03-29 1.00 5.402485
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.08
dividendYield 3.2
exDividendDate 2026-05-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.06
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.031679615
lastDividendValue 0.28
lastDividendDate 2026-05-18
dividendDate 2026-05-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.21056437
Address1 11 Harbor Park Drive
All Time High 53.0
All Time Low 0.875
Ask 53.96
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 10
Average Daily Volume10 Day 187,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 113,383
Average Volume 113,383
Average Volume10Days 187,170
Beta 0.752
Bid 13.5
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 9
Book Value 8.361
City Port Washington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 33.73
Current Ratio 2.275
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 33.97
Day Low 33.37
Debt To Equity 31.01
Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Dividend Rate 1.08
Dividend Yield 3.2
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,014,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,014,800
Earnings Growth 0.203
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.221
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Ebitda 107,700,000
Ebitda Margins 0.07646
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.331
Enterprise To Revenue 0.943
Enterprise Value 1,328,046,848
Eps Current Year 1.905
Eps Forward 2.215
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.89
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.412
Fifty Day Average Change 2.317999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07379342
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.056438
Fifty Two Week High 38.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.0600014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13044602
Fifty Two Week Low 26.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.27765152
Fifty Two Week Range 26.4 - 38.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 804,259,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.7
Float Shares 12,864,147
Forward Eps 2.215
Forward P E 15.227991
Free Cashflow 61,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,980
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.35499
Gross Profits 500,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.51739
Held Percent Institutions 0.35089
Implied Shares Outstanding 38,261,099
Industry Industrial Distribution
Industry Disp Industrial Distribution
Industry Key industrial-distribution
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Last Dividend Value 0.28
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Global Industrial Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as an industrial distributor of various industrial and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) products in the United States and Canada. It offers storage and shelving products, safety and security products, carts and trucks, HVAC and fans, furniture and decor, material handling products, janitorial and facility maintenance products, workbenches and shop desks, tools and instruments, plumbing and pumps, office and school supplies, packaging and shipping products, lighting and electrical products, foodservice and retail products, medical and laboratory products, motors and power transmission products, building supplies, machining products, fasteners and hardware, vehicle maintenance products, and raw materials. The company distributes its industrial and MRO products under the Global, GlobalIndustrial.com, Nexel, Paramount, Interion, and Absocold brands. The company serves for-profit and not-for-profit businesses; state, local, and private educational organizations; and government entities, including federal, state, and local municipalities through relationship marketers, e-commerce sites, and catalogs. The company was formerly known as Systemax Inc and changed its name to Global Industrial Company in June 2021. Global Industrial Company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.
Long Name Global Industrial Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,290,546,944
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_340250
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-13
Net Income To Common 72,900,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,280,216,372
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 33.65
Operating Cashflow 80,800,000
Operating Margins 0.058790002
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.5608
Peg Ratio 1.11
Phone 516 608 7000
Prev Name Systemax Inc.
Previous Close 33.46
Price Eps Current Year 17.706038
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.0342064
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.9162563
Profit Margins 0.053319998
Quick Ratio 1.195
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.27
Regular Market Change Percent 0.806935
Regular Market Day High 33.97
Regular Market Day Low 33.37
Regular Market Day Range 33.37 - 33.97
Regular Market Open 33.65
Regular Market Previous Close 33.46
Regular Market Price 33.73
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 64,663
Return On Assets 0.111829996
Return On Equity 0.24284
Revenue Growth 0.092
Revenue Per Share 36.704
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 38,261,099
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0145000005
Shares Short 556,254
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 314,174
Short Name Global Industrial Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.040999997
Short Ratio 4.0
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol GIC
Target High Price 40.0
Target Low Price 40.0
Target Mean Price 40.0
Target Median Price 40.0
Total Cash 61,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.613
Total Debt 99,200,000
Total Revenue 1,408,499,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.06
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.031679615
Trailing Eps 1.89
Trailing P E 17.846561
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1124
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.4274
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.302599
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.073267244
Type Disp Equity
Volume 64,663
Website https://www.globalindustrial.com
Zip 11,050