Sterling Consolidated's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Sterling Consolidated (STCC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Sterling Consolidated vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 14M vs 7,246M combined for tracked competitors (0.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+32.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+24.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Sterling Consolidated generated 79.0% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2022, vs -19.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -1.5% net margin compares with 0.8% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Sterling Consolidated accounted for 0.2% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.55M compares with $0.33M for the peer group (1.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
STCC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2022
Sterling Consolidated reported revenue growth of 79.03 % year on year in Q3 2022, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -19.20 %.
With a net margin of -1.52 %, Sterling Consolidated reported lower profitability than its competitors (0.84 %).
Sterling Consolidated generated 0.21 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.09 % a year earlier.
Sterling Consolidated vs. its Competitors, Q3 2022
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Sterling Consolidated and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Sterling Consolidated's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry grew revenue 19.9% year over year, combined, vs 79.0% for Sterling Consolidated. Sterling Consolidated's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.01%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Sterling Consolidated's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 42.90 % (3 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
STCC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
STCC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newell Brands Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Sterling Consolidated's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Sterling Consolidated's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
This is a competitive advantage for us because we are a larger company that has the cash and other resources that enables us to hold inventory at our warehouse. This helps us maintain a competitive advantage because not only do we have the ability of reducing our costs, we can also decrease the amount of time it takes to deliver orders to our customers, provided that we have the product in our warehouse. Stockpiling inventory also requires capital. Currently, we have over two million dollars in inventory to service our current customers’ demands.
For some of our customers, there is a cost incurred as a result of switching from Sterling Seal as a supplier. Because Sterling Seal is an approved supplier for many of our industrial and commercial customers, while other suppliers may not be approved, our customers could face increased costs as a result of switching to another suppliers product. For certain customers, in order to switch from an approved supplier, the product must be tested and approved. In the automotive industry the factories have to be audited and approved in addition to the distributor and their products. Because of the potential for increasing costs, our current customers are unlikely to abandon us.
In addition, many of our customers place small orders throughout the year. It takes a long time to build the business to cover overhead costs. For this reason, it is difficult for a supplier to enter into our industry. Most of Sterling Seal’s accounts are repeat customers with consistent demands for O-rings and custom-molded rubber.
Publicly Traded Peers of Sterling Consolidated Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | 0.01 | 14.30 |
| Newell Brands Inc | 2,340.29 | 7,246.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,340.29 | 7,260.30 |
Sources: Sterling Consolidated Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Sterling Consolidated's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Integrity | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sterling Seal | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Sterling Consolidated's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Sterling Consolidated's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Newell Brands Inc | Home and Commercial 45.29 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Sterling Consolidated's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | 0 | 550,162 | 2,285 |
| Newell Brands Inc | 2,340 | 330,868 | -10,091 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 2,340 | 330,868 | -10,091 |
Sterling Consolidated's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Newell Brands Inc | North America 67.20 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Sterling Consolidated's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 55 companies in Sterling Consolidated's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Sterling Consolidated ranks #0 of 55 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,210, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker hannifin Corporation | 125,873 | 23.49 % |
| 2 | Howmet Aerospace Inc | 91,960 | 17.16 % |
| 3 | Barrick Mining Corp | 70,072 | 13.07 % |
| 4 | Baker Hughes Company | 57,700 | 10.77 % |
| 5 | Technipfmc Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Rbc Bearings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Mueller Industries Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Generac Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Crane Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Watts Water Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Sterling Consolidated Corp | 0 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Sterling Consolidated's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-05-18.
Sterling Consolidated's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (65 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 19.23 % | 29.68 % (avg) | -10.5 pp |
| Operating Margin | 1.98 % | industry median | -0.5 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 2.75 % | 11.51 % (avg) | -8.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 8.98 % (avg) | -9.0 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Sterling Consolidated's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry average (65 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 26.8x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.9x | 14.2x | -10.3x |
| P/B | 0.0x | 3.7x | -3.7x |
| Return on Equity | 2.46 % | industry aggregate | -11.99 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.11 % | 5.40 % (avg) | -1.29 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Sterling Consolidated's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -11.19 % | -5.35 % | 12.45 % | 10.19 % | 34.99 % | -8.17 % | 18.50 % |
| Operating Margin | -14.50 % | 1.65 % | -12.97 % | 4.35 % | 4.50 % | 1.57 % | 5.37 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -17.15 % | 2.91 % | -18.74 % | 9.90 % | 9.33 % | 2.35 % | 8.61 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Sterling Consolidated's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Sterling Consolidated's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Sterling Consolidated is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Sterling Consolidated's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,210 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 8.98 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Sterling Consolidated's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Sterling Consolidated's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Sterling Consolidated's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Sterling Consolidated falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Sterling Consolidated's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+32.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 12.0 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Sterling Consolidated's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | 0.07 | 2.04 | 0.71 |
| Newell Brands Inc | 0.08 | 1.09 | 1.97 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sterling Consolidated's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | Q3 2022 | +79.0 % | - |
| Newell Brands Inc | Q2 2026 | +3.0 % | +130.4 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +3.2 % | +129.1 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sterling Consolidated's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | Q3 2022 | +123.9 % | - |
| Newell Brands Inc | Q2 2026 | -5.4 % | -20.3 % |
Sterling Consolidated's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | 0.77% | 1.33% | 2.46% |
| Newell Brands Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Sterling Consolidated's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling Consolidated Corp | - | 0.00 |
| Newell Brands Inc | - | 0.32 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 0.32 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.