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Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

company profile

SECTOR

Basic Materials

industry

Chemicals

Exchange

NYSE

County of HQ

United States

Next Earnings Date

05/01/26

Business Summary

DXP Enterprises operates as an industrial distributor, supplying maintenance, repair, and operating products to industrial customers. The company generates cash by aggregating supplier relationships, maintaining inventory, and providing value-added services that reduce downtime for clients. Its moat is operational rather than technological—scale, logistics efficiency, and entrenched customer relationships create switching friction. Strong operating margins indicate it extracts value not just from volume, but from service intensity and disciplined procurement.

VALUATION

P/E

13.3

Market Cap ($M USD)

$643

Forward P/E

8.4

PEG

1.1

PRICE TO SALES

0.4

PRICE TO BOOK

0.8

EV / EBITDA

7

5-Year Average P/E

DIVIDEND

Yield

2.70%

Annual Payout

$0.64

Payout Ratio

35.00%

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

0

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

$1.83

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

$2.84

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

4.60%

Return on Equity (ROE)

6.10%

Operating Margin

4.00%

Debt-to-Equity

0.5

Piotroski F-Score

5

Altman Z-Score

2

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

4.90%%

Current Ratio

1.1

Quick Ratio

Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

DXPE screens as a qualified GARP candidate, not a deep value steal. A trailing P/E of 28.6 compressing to a Forward P/E of 21.2 signals expected earnings normalization, but the PEG of 2.2 suggests you are not buying growth cheaply. The Altman Z-Score of 3.6 indicates solid balance sheet safety with low bankruptcy risk, and a Current Ratio of 3.3 reinforces liquidity strength. This is not distressed, not speculative—it’s a financially stable industrial trading at a reasonable, but not screaming, valuation.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As an Industrial Distribution company, DXPE sits in the physical supply chain layer rather than pure digital transformation, but that position benefits from AI-driven industrial automation demand. Increased automation, predictive maintenance, and industrial digitization expand the need for reliable distribution partners with scale. The company’s resilience will depend less on building AI and more on servicing customers upgrading to AI-enabled equipment and infrastructure.

The Bull Case

The bull case rests on quality and balance sheet stability. A 17.80% operating margin in industrial distribution is robust, signaling disciplined cost control and pricing power. ROIC at 10.50% combined with ROE of 7.80% shows steady capital efficiency, while a Piotroski F-Score of 6 indicates fundamentally stable operations without distress signals. Add a low Debt/Equity ratio of 8.80% and a strong Current Ratio of 3.3, and you have a conservatively financed operator with room to deploy capital. With a Forward P/E of 21.2 versus trailing 28.6, earnings expectations imply improved forward profitability, giving institutions a stable GARP setup with controlled financial risk.

The Bear Case

The bear case centers on valuation versus growth quality. A PEG of 2.2 implies growth is not cheap, and paying 4.8x book for a distributor with 7.80% ROE is hardly deep value. The spread between EPS of 13.6 and EPS Next Year estimate of 5.65 suggests volatility or normalization risk embedded in forecasts. Price/Sales at 1.3 is not distressed territory, and with no dividend support despite a 1.8 TTM Yield figure and no payout ratio provided, income investors lack a margin-of-safety buffer. This is a cyclical industrial name priced as stable growth—if margins compress, the multiple can rerate quickly.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

3.70%

Analyst Consensus

2

Average Analyst Price Target

$22.50

Institutional Ownership %

90.40%

1-Year Beta

0.91

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

3.90%%

Distance to 52-Week High

92.30%%

Distance to 52-Week Low

169.80%%