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Ferguson
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FERG

Arincen73/100B

If you had invested in Ferguson ago, it would be worth $5,525 today, against $4,081 in SPY and $6,291 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

73/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.

Cash8

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Valuation6

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Growth10

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Financial strength6

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Shareholders8

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Ferguson key facts

Style
Value stock · 5.5/10Growth 4.7 · Value 5.5 · Dividend 3.8
Day range
252.41 – 257.19
52-week range
212.13 – 271.64
Market capitalization
49.68B USD
P/E
24.09
PEG ratio
1.83
EPS
10.65
Div Yield
1.39%
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+5.7%
Volume
43,579
Beta
1.11
ESG score
63.2/100Environment 72 · Social 54 · Governance 63
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Industrial - Distribution
CEO
Kevin Murphy
Employees
35K
IPO date
5 Jan 2010

Ferguson earnings

Next earnings · Q2 FY2027
EPS estimate
2.45 USD
Revenue estimate
8.28B USD
Last quarter · Q1 FY2027
EPS3.43Beat +3.6%Revenue9.03BBeat +3.3%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20313.26———8.60B———
Q2 FY20313.31———8.65B———
Q1 FY20312.18———7.42B———
Q2 FY20272.45——-28.57%8.28B——-5.39%
Q1 FY20273.313.43+3.63%+20.77%8.74B9.03B+3.26%+10.49%
Q4 FY20263.313.39+2.42%-2.59%8.69B8.75B+0.75%+2.99%
Q3 FY20262.162.28+5.56%-8.80%7.41B7.47B+0.80%-1.96%
Q2 FY20263.483.43-1.44%+125.66%8.50B8.75B+2.99%+27.34%
Q1 FY20262.772.84+2.53%+15.92%7.72B8.17B+5.82%+5.11%
Q4 FY20253.013.48+15.61%+16.78%8.40B8.50B+1.16%+6.93%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Ferguson analyst forecast

12-month price target
283.55 USD
+10.52%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 252.00 to 325.00, with an average of 283.55.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
13 ratings
Buy
10
Hold
3
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target325.00
Average target283.55
Lowest target252.00
Current price256.55

Ferguson valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
24.09
Forward P/E (FY2027)
20.33
Price to sales (TTM)
1.52
Price to book
7.46
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
17.06

Capital structure

Market capitalization
49.68B USD
+
Total debt
8.18B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
476.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
57.39B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2030 (est.)14.85————
FY2028 (est.)18.39————
FY2027 (est.)20.3318.39———
Now (TTM)24.0919.551.527.4617.06
FY202523.9419.461.447.6216.25
FY202426.0419.761.528.0416.83
FY202317.6616.731.126.6212.78
FY202212.8313.430.955.8410.13

Ferguson against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Fastenal, W.W. Grainger, WESCO International, Watsco, QXO, and Applied Industrial Technologies, the US Industrial - Distribution companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median24.1
    10.329.7
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years30.7%
    30.4%30.7%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 29.2%
  • Operating marginLowest in 5 years8.5%
    8.5%9.9%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 10.3%
  • Net marginBelow its median6.0%
    5.9%7.4%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 7.6%
  • Return on equityAt its median31.8%
    29.4%45.5%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 20.1%
  • Free cash flow marginAbove its median5.2%
    3.0%7.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 7.4%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median3.8%
    -0.3%25.3%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 8.2%
  • EPS growthAt its median9.3%
    -6.5%54.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 6Peers' median 0.0%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years1.95×
    1.60×1.95×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 0.96×
  • Current ratioAt its median1.68
    1.651.80
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 3.20

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Ferguson growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
32.74B USD
Net income (TTM)
2.07B USD
Gross margin
30.61%
Operating margin
9.12%
Net margin
6.31%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202530.76B+3.80%1.86B+6.97%30.67%8.47%6.03%3.06B+2.72%
FY202429.64B-0.33%1.74B-8.15%30.55%8.95%5.85%2.98B+0.30%
FY202329.73B+4.09%1.89B-10.98%30.35%8.94%6.35%2.97B-4.84%
FY202228.57B+25.33%2.12B+44.16%30.65%9.87%7.43%3.12B+38.18%
FY202122.79B+14.30%1.47B+53.17%30.62%8.56%6.46%2.26B+37.10%

Ferguson revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
100.0%United States
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
United States29.27B100.0%—

By region

FY2025
100.0%Canada
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Canada1.49B100.0%—

How Ferguson makes its money

Revenue30.76B 100.0%
Cost of revenue21.33B 69.3%
Gross profit9.44B 30.7%
Selling and administration6.38B 20.7%
Other operating expenses453.00M 1.5%
Operating income2.61B 8.5%
Tax567.00M 1.8%
Other expense183.00M 0.6%
Net income1.86B 6.0%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Ferguson dividends

Annual dividend
3.56 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.39%
Payout ratio
41.78%
Years of dividend growth
4
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.89 USD
Next ex-dividend date
20 Nov 2026
Next payment date
8 Jan 2027

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share3.323.163.002.751.672.082.086.151.511.37

Ferguson financial health

Cash and short-term investments
476.00M USD
Total debt
8.18B USD
Net cash
-7.71B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.60B USD
Current ratio
1.74
Debt to equity
1.23
Piotroski score
5 / 9
Altman Z-score
4.90

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025674.00M5.97B1.60B
FY2024571.00M5.52B1.50B
FY2023669.00M5.26B2.28B
FY2022771.00M5.13B859.00M
FY20211.34B3.60B1.14B

Ferguson ownership

Institutions
96.21%
Institutional holders
965 (+12)
Free float
99.75%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 96.2% Others 3.8%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 193.17M shares ·99.8% Closely held 482.18K shares ·0.2%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202601760.83K80.41K
Q3 20260144.135.18K
Q2 2026007.27K196.00
Q1 20260092.37K0.00

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025198.90M199.20M-2.11%
FY2024202.90M203.50M-1.79%
FY2023206.40M207.20M-5.34%
FY2022217.70M218.90M-2.62%
FY2021223.50M224.80M-0.93%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Title: Ferguson Enterprises Inc.

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial - Distribution
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. Ferguson engages customers through approximately 1,700 North American branches, over the phone, online, and in residential showrooms. The firm sold its UK business in 2021 and is now solely focused on the North American market.

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