Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. QXO scored 28.5, WCC scored 58.7 — WCC leads.
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QXO
QXO, Inc.
Industrial Distribution · Quality-Growth
28.5
$10.81 · $11.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
30.2
WCC leads
WCC
WESCO International, Inc.
Industrial Distribution · Quality-Growth
58.7
$365.69 · $17.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthQXO+408.3%
Strongest balance sheetQXO0.57
Highest qualityWCC54 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
QXO
stronger →← stronger
WCC
23
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
54
100
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
86
10
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
44
WCC is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
QXO
WCC
$141mC
FCF
$154mC
+408.3%A
Rev
+12.5%B+
0.57B
D/E
1.29C
1.1xA-
P/S
—
0.87B+
PEG
1.52C+
—
P/E
25.3xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
QXO
WCC
458% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
804% above
>60%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
>60%/yr
-86%
1-yr DCF upside
-90%
-82%
5-yr DCF upside
-89%
-75%
10-yr DCF upside
-87%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
QXO
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
WCC
Why this score
Raising its dividend
The companies
QXOQXO, Inc.
Industrial Distribution · $10.81 · beta 2.28
Why now
Industrial Distribution · market cap $11.2b. Down 61% from 52-week high of $27.61 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +408% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.87 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $27.26 (implying +152% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -5.2%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 61% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 2.28 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
WCCWESCO International, Inc.
Industrial Distribution · $365.69 · beta 1.55
Why now
Industrial Distribution · market cap $17.8b. 6% off the 52-week high of $388.64. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $399.18 (implying +9% upside).
Moat
ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Beta 1.55 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Net margin 2.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where QXO and WCC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 30.2 points in favor of WCC. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueQXO 10.0 · WCC 44.1WCC +34.1
QualityQXO 23.3 · WCC 53.5WCC +30.2
GrowthQXO 100.0 · WCC 85.7QXO +14.3
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is WCC or QXO the better stock?
WCC scores higher: WCC 58.7, QXO 28.5 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do WCC and QXO differ most?
The widest gap is value, where WCC leads by 34 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are WCC and QXO scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.