Ferguson plc FERG

222.74 2.57 1.17% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$42.6B
P/E
50.7×
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Ferguson plc (FERG) Gross margin

Ferguson plc's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 31.1%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (30.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 28.0% (fiscal 2015) to 30.7% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is in line with the Industrial Distribution industry median of 30.3% and in line with the Industrials sector median of 30.5%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 30.7% 0.12
FY2024 30.6% 0.20
FY2023 30.4% (0.30)
FY2022 30.7% 0.03
FY2021 30.6% 0.61
FY2020 30.0% 0.67
FY2019 29.3% 0.22
FY2018 29.1% 0.17
FY2017 29.0% 0.68
FY2016 28.3% 0.31

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 31.0% (0.03)
Mar 2026 31.0% 0.34
Oct 2025 30.7% (1.03)
Jul 2025 31.7% 0.47
27 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 28.0% High 30.7%
Ten-year median 30.0%
Current reading's percentile 100

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
FAST Fastenal Company compare 44.7%
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare 39.4%
FERG Ferguson plc 31.1%
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 30.3%
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 27.5%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 27.5%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 27.1%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare 24.0%
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 21.4%
Industrial Distribution industry median 30.3%
Industrials sector median 30.5%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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