Compare Stocks: GWW vs. FAST vs. QXO

Market Snapshot

Current market context for the selected companies.

GWW

$1,335.69

Market Cap $61.31B

Sector Industrials

Industry Industrial Distribution

Data through 2026-08-26

FAST

$51.15

Market Cap $57.73B

Sector Industrials

Industry Industrial Distribution

Data through 2026-08-26

QXO

$14.03

Market Cap $14.37B

Sector Industrials

Industry Industrial Distribution

Data through 2026-08-26

Performance

Absolute returns and relative performance versus SPY.

Metric	GWW	FAST	QXO
1 Month	-4.5%	+6.3%	-1.5%
1 Month vs SPY	-7.8%	+3.0%	-4.9%
3 Months	+7.2%	+14.1%	-19.4%
3 Months vs SPY	+5.2%	+12.1%	-21.4%
6 Months	+19.6%	+14.6%	-42.0%
6 Months vs SPY	+9.1%	+4.2%	-52.5%
1 Year	+31.8%	+1.8%	-32.8%
1 Year vs SPY	+12.6%	-17.4%	-52.0%
2 Years	+36.3%	+50.1%	+3.8%
2 Years vs SPY	-0.3%	+13.6%	-32.7%

Growth & Profitability

Operating growth, margins and capital efficiency.

Metric	GWW	FAST	QXO
Revenue Growth	10.3%	14.7%	70.3%
Earnings Growth	20.5%	14.6%	—
Gross Margin	39.4%	44.7%	24.5%
Operating Margin	16.1%	21.0%	-0.9%
Net Margin	9.9%	15.5%	-5.2%
Return on Equity	46.1%	34.3%	-4.6%
Return on Assets	19.9%	21.5%	-0.3%

Valuation

Common valuation multiples shown side by side.

Metric	GWW	FAST	QXO
P / E	33.7	43.8	—
Forward P / E	25.5	35.9	21.4
P / S	3.3	6.7	1.4
P / B	15.1	14.5	1.0
EV / Sales	3.4	6.8	2.1
EV / EBIT	21.3	32.1	-231.7
P / FCF	49.9	64.2	-5.5
FCF Yield	2.0%	1.6%	-18.3%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Cash generation and leverage context.

Metric	GWW	FAST	QXO
Free Cash Flow	$1.25B	$916.12M	-$2.55B
Operating Cash Flow	$2.18B	$1.40B	$253.40M
Debt / Equity	62.0%	10.9%	57.0%

Earnings Outlook

Upcoming earnings expectations when available.

Metric	GWW	FAST	QXO
Next Earnings	2026-11-04	2026-10-14	2026-11-05
EPS Estimate	11.68	0.33	0.15
Revenue Estimate	5.07B	2.43B	4.88B
EPS Growth	+14.4%	+14.7%	+10.0%
Revenue Growth	+8.8%	+13.7%	+78.8%
Analyst Coverage	16	11	13