Industrial distribution stocks with the highest profit margins

Ranked

28

of 35 industrial distribution stocks we cover

Median

3.1%

Highest

15.5%

FAST

Range

−62.4% to 15.5%

#	Company	Net margin	Operating margin	Revenue growth (TTM)	Market cap
1	FASTFastenal	15.5%	20.3%	+12.5%	$59.6B
2	WLFCWillis Lease Finance	12.0%	15.7%	+17.3%	$824.4M
3	GWWW.W. Grainger	9.9%	14.6%	+7.8%	$63.6B
4	AITApplied Industrial Technologies	8.3%	11.1%	+8.8%	$11.6B
5	POOLPool	7.4%	10.8%	+2.2%	$7.2B
6	WSOWatsco	6.5%	9.4%	−3.0%	$13.3B
7	GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL	6.1%	8.1%	+8.4%	$1.7B
8	CNMCore & Main	6.0%	9.6%	−0.5%	$8B
9	MSMMSC Industrial Direct	5.9%	8.5%	+4.4%	$6.4B
10	REZIResideo Technologies	5.6%	6.9%	+3.4%	$2.7B
11	DXPEDXP Enterprises	4.4%	8.8%	+11.5%	$2.4B
12	HDSNHudson Technologies	3.5%	4.5%	+14.3%	$226M
13	SITESiteOne Landscape Supply	3.5%	5.3%	+3.3%	$4.5B
14	LKQLKQ	3.4%	6.3%	+0.3%	$4.4B
15	WCCWESCO International	2.8%	5.4%	+12.5%	$15.5B
16	FSTRFoster L B	2.0%	4.4%	+10.1%	$370.2M
17	BCCBOISE CASCADE	1.6%	2.5%	−1.5%	$2.7B
18	AENTAlliance Entertainment	1.1%	2.4%	+8.0%	$516.1M
19	DSGRDistribution Solutions	0.4%	3.5%	+6.4%	$1.6B
20	GOLDGold.com	0.3%	0.6%	+132.4%	$1.1B
21	BXCBlueLinx	−0.1%	1.2%	+2.1%	$603.3M
22	RYZRyerson	−0.6%	0.3%	+31.5%	$1.5B
23	ASLEAerSale	−1.2%	0.6%	−13.4%	$247.5M
24	ALTGAlta Equipment	−4.4%	0.9%	−1.8%	$203.2M
25	QXOQXO	−5.2%	−3.4%	n/m	$10.9B
26	GWAVGreenwave Technology Solutions	−27.7%	−25.1%	+71.8%	$1.9M
27	CAPSCapstone	−36.7%	−17.2%	+38.9%	$1.8M
28	ASPNAspen Aerogels	−62.4%	−61.0%	−49.1%	$458.1M

Not ranked: 3 with a margin moved by items that are not sales, 1 with a quarter missing. 3 companies whose data behind this number has a caveat are left out until it is checked.

A ranking of numbers, not a recommendation. A low multiple can be a bargain or a business in trouble: open the company to see which.