---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-046807"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIC"
cik: "0000945114"
company_name: "GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co"
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:07:25.199642+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Industrial Q3 sales $353.6M (+3.3%), operating income +18.5%, gross margin expands 160bps

## Summary
- Q3 EPS from continuing ops $0.48 vs $0.44 last year (+9.1%); YTD EPS $1.48 vs $1.30.
- Gross margin improved to 35.6% from 34.0% due to pricing and mix; operating margin 7.4%.
- Operating cash flow from continuing ops was $22.6M; cash and equivalents $67.2M.
- Board declared $0.26 per share dividend, payable Nov 17 to holders of record Nov 10.
- YTD sales $1.03B (+2.0%); operating income $78.0M (+18.2%).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-046807
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIC
- cik: 0000945114
- company_name: GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945114/000162828025046807/0001628280-25-046807-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/945114/000162828025046807/gic-20251028.htm

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