Comparison Overview

METRO AG

VS

Ferguson

METRO AG

Metro Strasse 1, Düsseldorf, undefined, 40235, DE
Last Update: 2025-11-22
Between 750 and 799

METRO is a leading international food wholesaler which specialises in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants, and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent merchants (Traders). Around the world, METRO has approx. 15 million customers who benefit from the wholesale company’s unique multichannel mix: customers can purchase their goods in one of the large stores in their area as well as by delivery (Food Service Distribution, FSD) – all digitally supported and connected. In parallel, METRO MARKETS is being developed as an international online marketplace for the needs of professional customers which has been growing and expanding continuously since 2019. Acting sustainably is one of the company principles of METRO which has been listed in various sustainability indices and rankings, including MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. METRO operates in more than 30 countries and employs over 85,000 people worldwide. In financial year 2023/24, METRO generated sales of €31 billion. More information can be found at MPULSE.de, our online magazine. Data protection notice: https://www.metroag.de/en/data-privacy/social-media Imprint: https://www.metroag.de/en/imprint

NAICS: 42
NAICS Definition: Wholesale Trade
Employees: 1,924
Subsidiaries: 22
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
1

Ferguson

751 Lakefront Commons, Newport News, Virginia, US, 23606
Last Update: 2025-11-23
Between 750 and 799

The United States segment operates primarily under the Ferguson brand and provides expertise, solutions, and products, from infrastructure, plumbing and appliances to HVAC, fire, fabrication and more, to residential and non-residential contractors. Our products are delivered through a common network of distribution centers, branches and specialist sales associates, counter service, showroom consultants and e-commerce. As of July 31, 2025, the U.S. business operated 1,519 branches and 9 regional distribution centers serving all 50 states with approximately 31,000 associates. These locations provide same-day and next-day product availability, which we believe to be a competitive advantage and an important requirement for customers. In addition, our U.S. business operates five market distribution centers (“MDCs”) in Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston and Nashville for branch replenishment and final mile distribution to customers. Our operations and associate expertise align with our customer groups where we predominantly serve trade customers. By differentiating between the customer types, we are able to provide bespoke services and better cater to specific requirements. Each group has its own set of competitors that range from large national companies, including trade sales by large home improvement chains, to small, privately owned distributors. To learn more about our U.S. business, visit www.ferguson.com.

NAICS: 42
NAICS Definition: Wholesale Trade
Employees: 20,429
Subsidiaries: 10
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
1
Attack type number
1

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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METRO AG
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Ferguson
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
METRO AG
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Ferguson
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Wholesale Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for METRO AG in 2025.

Incidents vs Wholesale Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Ferguson in 2025.

Incident History — METRO AG (X = Date, Y = Severity)

METRO AG cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Ferguson (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Ferguson cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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METRO AG
Incidents

Date Detected: 10/2022
Type:Cyber Attack
Blog: Blog
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Ferguson
Incidents

Date Detected: 4/2017
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Ferguson company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to METRO AG company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

METRO AG and Ferguson have experienced a similar number of publicly disclosed cyber incidents.

In the current year, Ferguson company and METRO AG company have not reported any cyber incidents.

Neither Ferguson company nor METRO AG company has reported experiencing a ransomware attack publicly.

Ferguson company has disclosed at least one data breach, while METRO AG company has not reported such incidents publicly.

METRO AG company has reported targeted cyberattacks, while Ferguson company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither METRO AG company nor Ferguson company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

METRO AG company has more subsidiaries worldwide compared to Ferguson company.

Ferguson company employs more people globally than METRO AG company, reflecting its scale as a Wholesale.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds HIPAA certification.

Neither METRO AG nor Ferguson holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Angular is a development platform for building mobile and desktop web applications using TypeScript/JavaScript and other languages. Prior to versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1, there is a XSRF token leakage via protocol-relative URLs in angular HTTP clients. The vulnerability is a Credential Leak by App Logic that leads to the unauthorized disclosure of the Cross-Site Request Forgery (XSRF) token to an attacker-controlled domain. Angular's HttpClient has a built-in XSRF protection mechanism that works by checking if a request URL starts with a protocol (http:// or https://) to determine if it is cross-origin. If the URL starts with protocol-relative URL (//), it is incorrectly treated as a same-origin request, and the XSRF token is automatically added to the X-XSRF-TOKEN header. This issue has been patched in versions 19.2.16, 20.3.14, and 21.0.1. A workaround for this issue involves avoiding using protocol-relative URLs (URLs starting with //) in HttpClient requests. All backend communication URLs should be hardcoded as relative paths (starting with a single /) or fully qualified, trusted absolute URLs.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 7.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Integer Overflow vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures containing OIDs with oversized arcs. These arcs may be decoded as smaller, trusted OIDs due to 32-bit bitwise truncation, enabling the bypass of downstream OID-based security decisions. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

Risk Information
cvss4
Base: 6.3
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. Prior to versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2, working with large buffers in Lua scripts can lead to a stack overflow. Users of Lua rules and output scripts may be affected when working with large buffers. This includes a rule passing a large buffer to a Lua script. This issue has been patched in versions 7.0.13 and 8.0.2. A workaround for this issue involves disabling Lua rules and output scripts, or making sure limits, such as stream.depth.reassembly and HTTP response body limits (response-body-limit), are set to less than half the stack size.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H