Ferguson plc

FERG Industrials Industrial Distribution

Ferguson plc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended July 2025) was $30.8 billion, up 3.80% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.64%, EPS grew 7.04%, free cash flow fell 143.5% and total debt rose 30.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for three consecutive years.

231.63 2.87 +1.25%
Market cap
$44.3B
P/E
52.7×
Fwd P/E
21.2×
Dividend yield
1.54%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
25.44
Beneish M
−2.42
Dividend safety
81/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 7.16
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — — — 1 — 6
Insider Ownership 90.03%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 44,250.00
Revenue 32,889.00
Net Income 1,650.00
Free Cash Flow 1,265.00
Net Debt 4,467.00
Current Ratio 1.73 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt/Equity 0.79
P/E ratio 52.68 (above 35: high)
Fwd P/E 21.20
P/S ratio 13.64 (above 10: high)
P/B ratio 72.35 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth 17.08% (at or above 15%: strong)
This Y EPS Growth 14.47%
Next Y EPS Growth 10.71%
Next Y revenue growth 7.60%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 11.72%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 72.32%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 75.52%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 74.92%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 75.70%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 98.78%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.81
Annual Dividend Rate 3.56
Annual Dividend Yield 1.54%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 3.56
0.89
0.89
0.89
0.89
2025 3.25
0.83
0.83
0.83
2024 3.20
0.79
0.79
0.79
0.83
2023 3.04
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.79
2022 3.50
0.84
1.91
0.75
2021 1.67
3.60
1.67
2020 2.76
0.68
2.08
2019 2.08
0.63
1.45
2018 6.15
0.61
4.22
1.32
2017 1.51
0.48
1.03
2016 1.37
0.51
0.86
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 601 571 674 437
Receivables 3,597 3,602 3,964 4,255
Inventory 3,898 4,188 4,492 5,101
Other 28 29 71 39
9,077 9,410 10,146 11,027
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 3,408 3,410 3,577 4,060
ST’ Debt 55 150 400 448
Other 1,600 1,261 1,578 1,380
5,429 5,216 6,028 6,377

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 6.92% 9.06% 2.50%
Cash Flow 8.97% 0.42% 18.42%
Earnings 22.12% 14.07% (4.37%)
Book Value 6.59% 5.94% 7.73%

Revenue $m

Oct Jan Apr Jul Year
’26 8,169 — — — —
’25 7,772 6,872 7,621 8,497 30,762
’24 7,708 6,673 7,308 7,946 29,635
’23 7,931 6,825 7,140 7,838 29,734
’22 6,803 6,508 7,284 7,971 28,566
’21 5,372 10,688 5,916 12,461 22,792
’20 — 11,371 — 11,396 19,940
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Oct Jan Apr Jul Year
’26 430 — — — —
’25 345 685 682 541 1,908
’24 557 863 644 366 1,873
’23 498 1,171 631 921 2,723
’22 (1,550) 229 452 468 1,149
’21 (1,674) 468 894 750 1,382
’20 — 409 — 1,868 1,868
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Oct Jan Apr Jul Year
’26 312 — — — —
’25 268 527 605 471 1,603
’24 466 671 573 257 1,501
’23 403 929 512 841 2,282
’22 (1,465) 107 379 373 859
’21 (1,532) 394 806 773 1,069
’20 — 272 — 1,666 1,579
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Oct Jan Apr Jul Year
’26 0.29 — — — —
’25 0.23 0.14 0.21 3.55 0.93
’24 0.25 0.16 0.22 2.23 0.85
’23 0.28 0.18 0.16 2.85 0.91
’22 25.15 19.71 0.25 2.72 0.97
’21 14.85 2.11 16.38 4.67 0.65
’20 — 2.13 — 2.29 0.42
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to July

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 51.11 61.40 61.20 60.72 44.43 116.70 99.16 123.17 171.68 146.00

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 65.79 77.30 85.85 91.61 118.58 182.76 183.67 194.13 225.63 256.93
People
People Employees 39,000 33,000 34,056 35,939 34,637 31,924 36,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.54 0.58 0.61 0.61 0.58 0.71 0.79 0.85 0.85 0.88
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 21,117 19,284 20,752 22,010 19,940 22,792 28,566 29,734 29,635 30,762
Gross margin, % 28.27 28.95 29.12 29.34 30.01 30.62 30.65 30.35 30.55 30.67
EBT 1,064 1,423 1,187 1,324 1,292 1,862 2,708 2,464 2,464 2,423
EBT margin, % 5.04 7.38 5.72 6.02 6.48 8.17 9.48 8.29 8.31 7.88
Net income 951 920 1,267 1,108 961 1,630 2,099 1,889 1,735 1,856
Depreciation 420 427 245 288 324 298 301 321 335 373
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 87.93 76.74 84.47 95.61 8.87 10.20 13.12 14.41 14.61 15.47
Earnings 3.96 3.66 5.16 4.81 0.43 0.66 0.97 0.92 0.86 0.93
Cash flow 4.80 3.78 4.22 5.60 0.83 0.62 0.53 1.32 0.92 0.96
Capex (0.99) (0.80) (0.73) (1.45) (0.13) (0.14) (0.13) (0.21) (0.18) (0.15)
Free cash flow 3.81 2.98 3.49 4.15 0.70 0.48 0.39 1.11 0.74 0.81
Book value 17.68 18.07 16.51 18.90 1.94 2.24 2.14 2.44 2.77 2.93
Shares, m 240 251 246 230 2,248 2,235 2,177 2,064 2,029 1,989
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 13.38 7.59 6.07 15.83 9.72 3.65 2.60 46.32 77.53 52.53
P/S 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.90 9.54 11.22 15.24 14.02
P/B 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.96 4.58 6.47 58.39 66.23 80.44 79.10
EV/Sales 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47 0.94 9.65 11.33 15.40 14.12
EV/FCF 0.71 0.37 0.54 9.38 5.84 26.63 (454.73) 125.42 231.98 191.87
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 1,152 950 1,036 1,290 1,868 1,382 1,149 2,723 1,873 1,908
Capex (237) (200) (179) (334) (289) (313) (290) (441) (372) (305)
Free cash flow 915 750 857 956 1,579 1,069 859 2,282 1,501 1,603
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 2,479 4,016 2,588 3,014 3,328 3,391 3,752 3,648 4,194 4,118
Total debt 2,785 3,253 1,908 2,348 3,166 3,704 3,929 3,766 3,924 4,152
Net debt 1,393 721 1,075 1,194 1,031 2,369 3,158 3,165 3,353 3,478
Shareholders’ equity 4,245 4,540 4,057 4,350 4,371 5,003 4,665 5,037 5,616 5,832
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 9.29 7.51 11.16 10.29 7.74 10.84 14.45 11.93 10.66 10.82
ROIC 12.44 17.56 16.56 15.81 16.76 16.53 22.53 20.26 18.48 17.49
ROE 26.33 20.94 29.48 26.36 22.04 31.41 43.90 38.94 32.57 32.42
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Jul 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Ferguson plc vs peers in Industrial Distribution (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. $62.7B 33.9× 28.6× +10.25% (above 0%: growing) +20.32% (above 0%: growing) +61.65% (above 0%: growing) 39.51% 16.07% Compare
FAST Fastenal Company $57.8B 41.1× 37.8× +15.47% (above 0%: growing) +20.72% (above 0%: growing) +5.27% (above 0%: growing) 44.85% 21.55% Compare
FERG Ferguson plc $44.3B 52.7× 21.2× +4.64% (above 0%: growing) +7.04% (above 0%: growing) −143.52% (below 0%: shrinking) 30.99% 10.20%
WCC WESCO International, Inc. $16.9B 23.5× 22.4× +12.98% (above 0%: growing) +10.44% (above 0%: growing) −70.35% (below 0%: shrinking) 21.85% 5.73% Compare
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. $16.0B 24.9× — +2.06% (above 0%: growing) −11.50% (below 0%: shrinking) +17.57% (above 0%: growing) 27.50% 11.32% Compare
WSO Watsco, Inc. $12.4B 25.6× 28.8× +2.06% (above 0%: growing) −11.50% (below 0%: shrinking) +17.57% (above 0%: growing) 27.50% 11.32% Compare
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. $12.3B 29.8× 26.7× +10.45% (above 0%: growing) +13.03% (above 0%: growing) +15.02% (above 0%: growing) 30.40% 11.78% Compare
QXO QXO, Inc. $11.6B — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +70.30% (above 0%: growing) n/m −27.62% (below 0%: shrinking) 24.74% (1.29%) Compare
CNM Core & Main, Inc. $8.0B 17.3× 19.2× +2.48% (above 0%: growing) +8.45% (above 0%: growing) +83.33% (above 0%: growing) 26.71% 10.58% Compare
Median of peers $14.2B 25.6× 27.7× +10.35% +10.44% +16.29% 27.50% 11.32%

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FERG metrics, ten years each

Ferguson plc (FERG) key facts

  • Strength: Ferguson plc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended July 2025) was $30.8 billion, up 3.80% from fiscal 2024.
  • Ferguson plc (FERG) is an Industrial Distribution company in the Industrials sector, traded in the US as an ADR.
  • As of October 16, 2026, FERG traded at $231.63, a market capitalization of $44.3 billion.
  • Ferguson plc pays an annual dividend of $3.56 per share, a yield of 1.54%, with a payout ratio of 81.0%.
  • Return on equity was 32.4% and debt-to-equity 0.79.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 25.44 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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