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) Return on equity

Ferguson plc's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 40.1%, up 7.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (32.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.44% (fiscal 2015) to 43.9% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 14.3% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 32.4% (0.15)
FY2024 32.6% (6.37)
FY2023 38.9% (4.96)
FY2022 43.9% 12.49
FY2021 31.4% 9.37
FY2020 22.0% (4.32)
FY2019 26.4% (3.12)
FY2018 29.5% 8.54
FY2017 20.9% (5.39)
FY2016 26.3% 19.89

Against its own ten years

Low 6.44% High 43.9%
Ten-year median 29.5%
Current reading's percentile 73

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. compare 43.5%
FERG Ferguson plc 40.1%
FAST Fastenal Company compare 34.3%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 22.6%
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 22.4%
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 14.4%
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 14.2%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 14.2%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −7.22%
Industrial Distribution industry median 14.3%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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