GIC Stock — Global Industrial Co

Global Industrial Co (GIC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GIC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.54%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 423.1% over the past 31.3 years, 1892.4 points behind SPY at 2315.5%.

Global Industrial Company operates as an industrial distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products across the United States and Canada, serving businesses, educational organizations, and government entities through multiple brands including Global and GlobalIndustrial.com. The company offers a moderate current distribution rate paid quarterly. This stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the industrial distribution sector.

GIC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 423.1% over the past 31.3 years, 1892.4 points behind SPY at 2315.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.4%.

GIC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.24%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/27/1995

Distribution rate

2.54%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.49%

5-year average yield

2.61

Last close

$44.15 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,682,483,255

Average volume

136982.0

Dividend

$0.28

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

08/24/2026

Beta

0.758

Payout ratio

61.5%

P/E ratio

20.16

Forward P/E

17.7305

EPS

$2.19

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.54%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.49%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GIC risks and drawbacks

GIC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.4%.

Who may consider GIC — and who may not

GIC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GIC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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