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w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

GWW

Close Chg Chg %
1,053.24 7.91 0.75%

Open Market

1,061.15

+7.91 (0.75%)

Volume: 24.33K

Last Updated:

Jan 15, 2026, 11:01 AM EDT

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Company Overview: w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

GWW Key Data

Open

$1,055.77

 Day Range

1,055.77 - 1,064.40

52 Week Range

893.99 - 1,139.15

 Market Cap

$50.08B

Shares Outstanding

47.55M

 Public Float

44.61M

Beta

1.13

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

29.08

 EPS

$35.90

Yield

84.75%

 Dividend

$2.26

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 10, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

252.19K

  

GWW Performance

1 Week
 
 1.17%
 
1 Month
 
 1.89%
 
3 Months
 
 9.10%
 
1 Year
 
 -6.44%
 
5 Years
 
 168.07%
 

GWW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 21
Full Ratings ➔

About w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating products and services with operations in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It operates through the High-Touch Solutions North America and Endless Assortment segments. The High-Touch Solutions North America segment includes value-added MRO solutions that are rooted in deep product knowledge and customer expertise. The Endless Assortment segment provides a streamlined and transparent online platform with one-stop shopping for millions of products. The company was founded by William Wallace Grainger in 1928 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

GWW At a Glance

W.W. Grainger, Inc.
100 Grainger Parkway
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-5201
Phone 1-847-535-1000 Revenue 17.17B
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 1.91B
Sector Distribution Services 2024 Sales Growth 4.187%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 26,000
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GWW Valuation

P/E Current 28.812
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 27.055
Price to Sales Ratio 3.008
Price to Book Ratio 15.171
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 24.47
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 18.838
Enterprise Value to Sales 3.154
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.059

GWW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 660,307.692
Income Per Employee 73,423.077
Receivables Turnover 7.692
Total Asset Turnover 2.023

GWW Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.489
Quick Ratio 1.489
Cash Ratio 0.449

GWW Profitability

Gross Margin 38.956
Operating Margin 15.36
Pretax Margin 15.051
Net Margin 11.12
Return on Assets 22.491
Return on Equity 58.983
Return on Total Capital 29.185
Return on Invested Capital 32.56

GWW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 94.789
Total Debt to Total Capital 48.662
Total Debt to Total Assets 36.052
Long-Term Debt to Equity 77.606
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 39.841
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Annual Financials for W.w. Grainger Inc. - GWW

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
13.02B 15.23B 16.48B 17.17B
Sales Growth
+10.38% +16.94% +8.21% +4.19%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
8.37B 9.44B 10.05B 10.48B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
186.00M 200.00M 214.00M 237.00M
Depreciation
123.00M 139.00M 150.00M 167.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
63.00M 61.00M 64.00M 70.00M
COGS Growth
+9.79% +12.85% +6.42% +4.32%
Gross Income
4.66B 5.79B 6.43B 6.69B
Gross Income Growth
+11.46% +24.29% +11.13% +3.98%
Gross Profit Margin
+35.76% +38.01% +39.03% +38.96%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.11B 3.57B 3.84B 4.05B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.11B 3.57B 3.84B 4.05B
SGA Growth
+1.37% +14.89% +7.50% +5.47%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - 20.00M 35.00M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.53B 2.18B 2.59B 2.64B
Non Operating Income/Expense
25.00M 24.00M 2.00M 24.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
67.00M 58.00M 93.00M 77.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-27.96% -13.43% +60.34% -17.20%
Gross Interest Expense
68.00M 58.00M 93.00M 77.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - 1.00M
-
Pretax Income
1.49B 2.15B 2.50B 2.58B
Pretax Income Growth
+56.81% +44.51% +16.50% +3.36%
Pretax Margin
+11.40% +14.09% +15.17% +15.05%
Income Tax
371.00M 533.00M 597.00M 595.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
267.00M 451.00M 531.00M 488.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
81.00M 78.00M 81.00M 89.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
23.00M 4.00M (15.00M) 18.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.11B 1.61B 1.90B 1.99B
Minority Interest Expense
71.00M 66.00M 74.00M 80.00M
Net Income
1.04B 1.55B 1.83B 1.91B
Net Income Growth
+50.07% +48.32% +18.23% +4.37%
Net Margin Growth
+8.01% +10.16% +11.10% +11.12%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.04B 1.55B 1.83B 1.91B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.04B 1.55B 1.83B 1.91B
EPS (Basic)
20.0963 30.3929 36.6533 39.0388
EPS (Basic) Growth
+54.70% +51.24% +20.60% +6.51%
Basic Shares Outstanding
51.90M 50.90M 49.90M 48.90M
EPS (Diluted)
19.9808 30.274 36.507 38.9592
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+54.38% +51.52% +20.59% +6.72%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
52.20M 51.10M 50.10M 49.00M
EBITDA
1.73B 2.42B 2.81B 2.87B
EBITDA Growth
+34.76% +39.35% +16.15% +2.46%
EBITDA Margin
+13.31% +15.86% +17.02% +16.74%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 1,064.486
Number of Ratings 21 Current Quarters Estimate 10.478
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 43.792
Last Quarter’s Earnings 9.463 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 39.518 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 48.477
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 15 15 18 13
Mean Estimate 10.48 10.93 43.79 48.48
High Estimates 10.98 11.41 45.50 51.50
Low Estimate 10.05 10.30 42.50 45.26
Coefficient of Variance 2.29 3.19 1.83 3.58

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 2
HOLD 11 11 14
UNDERWEIGHT 3 2 2
SELL 2 2 2
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for W.w. Grainger Inc. - GWW

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 4, 2025 Steven A. White Director 5 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Steven A. White Director N/A Bona fide gift 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Steven A. White Director 2,620 Bona fide gift 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Lucas E. Watson Director 5,700 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 7, 2025 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 5,250 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $994.06 per share 5,218,815.00

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