HENRY SCHEIN, INC. vs QXO, Inc., two Distribution stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HSIC and QXO diverge most: on operating margin, HSIC reads 5.4% and QXO reads -14.6%; on net margin, HSIC reads 3.0% and QXO reads -6.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HSIC'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 | HSIC | QXO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $85.72 | $13.29 |
| Market cap | $9.9B | $9.9B |
| Sector | Distribution | Distribution |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +6.4% | — |
| P/E | 25.9 | — |
| P/B | 2.54 | 0.97 |
| P/S | 0.74 | 1.16 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.1 | — |
| Revenue growth | +5.6% | +200.0% |
| Gross margin | 31.8% | 23.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | -14.6% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | -6.0% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.5% | -2.7% |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 3.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.69 | 1.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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