QXO, Inc. (QXO) vs WESCO International, Inc. (WCC)

QXO, Inc. and WESCO International, Inc. are both Industrial Distribution companies. WESCO International, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.9B against $12.8B — 1.4× the size. QXO, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; WESCO International, Inc. trades at 25.4×. QXO, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 408.3% against 12.5%. WESCO International, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.86% vs −6.63%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.13% vs −1.53%). Across the 21 metrics below, WESCO International, Inc. leads on 12 and QXO, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric QXO WCC Industrial Distribution median
P/E n/m 25.39 28.81
P/S 0.96 0.72 1.10
P/B 1.02 3.44 3.59
Price to free cash flow 67.87 115.61 22.50
EV/EBITDA 36.85 14.76 15.13
EV/Sales 1.31 0.92 1.31
Earnings yield (7.24%) 3.94% 3.16%
Free cash flow yield 1.47% 0.86% 3.85%

Profitability

Metric QXO WCC Industrial Distribution median
Gross margin 24.03% 21.40% 30.34%
Operating margin (3.40%) 5.38% 8.06%
Net margin (6.63%) 2.86% 4.95%
Free cash flow margin 1.43% 0.62% 4.67%
Return on equity (7.22%) 14.35% 14.29%
Return on assets (3.30%) 4.21% 5.30%
Return on invested capital (1.53%) 8.13% 8.13%

Growth

Metric QXO WCC Industrial Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) 408.30% 12.51% 7.80%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (472.73%) 0.00% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 177.98% 13.79% 9.01%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 55.77% 0.99%

Health

Metric QXO WCC Industrial Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.59 1.14 0.53
Current ratio 4.11 2.09 2.47
Net debt to EBITDA 4.52 3.59 1.17

Dividend

Metric QXO WCC Industrial Distribution median
Dividend yield — 0.79% 1.54%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.05 0.00

Size

Metric QXO WCC Industrial Distribution median
Market cap 12.75b 17.87b 5.60b

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