W.W. GRAINGER, INC. vs TE CONNECTIVITY PLC, two Distribution stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GWW and TEL diverge most: on p/b, GWW reads 15.09 and TEL reads 4.55; on fcf yield, GWW reads 2.1% and TEL reads 5.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's GWW price has a different growth bar priced in than TEL (+17.5% implied for GWW vs +15.3% for TEL); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What GWW's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What TEL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GWW | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1382.23 | $205.66 |
| Market cap | $65.5B | $60.3B |
| Sector | Distribution | Distribution |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +17.5% | +15.3% |
| P/E | 37.2 | 20.1 |
| P/B | 15.09 | 4.55 |
| P/S | 3.57 | 3.12 |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.8 | 14.5 |
| Revenue growth | +6.6% | +16.7% |
| Gross margin | 40.0% | 35.6% |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 19.0% |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 15.6% |
| Return on equity | 41.0% | 22.8% |
| Return on assets | 18.8% | 11.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 29.0% | 15.6% |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 5.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.56 | 0.43 |
| Current ratio | 2.69 | 1.88 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 10.00 | 4.68 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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