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w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

GWW

Close Chg Chg %
1,183.01 14.60 1.23%

Closed Market

1,197.61

+14.60 (1.23%)

Volume: 233.08K

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

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

GWW Key Data

Open

$1,187.26

 Day Range

1,177.00 - 1,199.13

52 Week Range

893.99 - 1,204.36

 Market Cap

$56.82B

Shares Outstanding

47.55M

 Public Float

44.61M

Beta

1.11

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

33.42

 EPS

$35.62

Yield

74.63%

 Dividend

$2.26

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 9, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

302.11K

  

GWW Performance

1 Week
 
 10.90%
 
1 Month
 
 16.30%
 
3 Months
 
 25.40%
 
1 Year
 
 15.63%
 
5 Years
 
 225.54%
 

GWW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 22
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 17.94B
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 1.71B
Sector Distribution Services 2025 Sales Growth 4.508%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees N/A
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GWW Valuation

P/E Current 33.422
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 28.504
Price to Sales Ratio 2.699
Price to Book Ratio N/A
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 24.04
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 17.219
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.826
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.056

GWW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover 7.704
Total Asset Turnover 2.017

GWW Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.827
Quick Ratio 1.593
Cash Ratio 0.302

GWW Profitability

Gross Margin 39.065
Operating Margin 14.998
Pretax Margin 13.544
Net Margin 9.508
Return on Assets 19.178
Return on Equity 45.499
Return on Total Capital 24.361
Return on Invested Capital 26.723

GWW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 69.114
Total Debt to Total Capital 40.868
Total Debt to Total Assets 31.935
Long-Term Debt to Equity 64.308
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 38.027
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Annual Financials for W.w. Grainger Inc. - GWW

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
15.23B 16.48B 17.17B 17.94B
Sales Growth
+16.94% +8.21% +4.19% +4.51%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
9.44B 10.05B 10.48B 10.93B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
200.00M 214.00M 237.00M 254.00M
Depreciation
- 139.00M 150.00M 167.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
- 61.00M 64.00M 70.00M
COGS Growth
+12.85% +6.42% +4.32% +4.32%
Gross Income
5.79B 6.43B 6.69B 7.01B
Gross Income Growth
+24.29% +11.13% +3.98% +4.80%
Gross Profit Margin
+38.01% +39.03% +38.96% +39.06%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.57B 3.84B 4.05B 4.32B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.57B 3.84B 4.05B 4.32B
SGA Growth
+14.89% +7.50% +5.47% +6.59%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - 35.00M 196.00M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.18B 2.59B 2.64B 2.50B
Non Operating Income/Expense
24.00M 2.00M 24.00M 16.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
58.00M 93.00M 77.00M 81.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-13.43% +60.34% -17.20% +5.19%
Gross Interest Expense
58.00M 93.00M 77.00M 81.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
2.15B 2.50B 2.58B 2.43B
Pretax Income Growth
+44.51% +16.50% +3.36% -5.96%
Pretax Margin
+14.09% +15.17% +15.05% +13.54%
Income Tax
533.00M 597.00M 595.00M 622.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 451.00M 531.00M 488.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 78.00M 81.00M 89.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 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
1.61B 1.90B 1.99B 1.81B
Minority Interest Expense
66.00M 74.00M 80.00M 102.00M
Net Income
1.55B 1.83B 1.91B 1.71B
Net Income Growth
+48.32% +18.23% +4.37% -10.63%
Net Margin Growth
+10.16% +11.10% +11.12% +9.51%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.55B 1.83B 1.91B 1.71B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.55B 1.83B 1.91B 1.71B
EPS (Basic)
30.3929 36.6533 39.0388 35.6159
EPS (Basic) Growth
+51.24% +20.60% +6.51% -8.77%
Basic Shares Outstanding
50.90M 49.90M 48.90M 47.90M
EPS (Diluted)
30.274 36.507 38.9592 35.4
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+51.52% +20.59% +6.72% -9.14%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
51.10M 50.10M 49.00M 48.00M
EBITDA
2.42B 2.81B 2.87B 2.94B
EBITDA Growth
+39.35% +16.15% +2.46% +2.47%
EBITDA Margin
+15.86% +17.02% +16.74% +16.41%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 1,136.286
Number of Ratings 22 Current Quarters Estimate 10.228
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 43.592
Last Quarter’s Earnings 9.44 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 39.48 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 48.208
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 19 19
Mean Estimate 10.23 10.96 43.59 48.21
High Estimates 10.79 11.22 44.50 50.00
Low Estimate 9.89 10.65 43.08 46.01
Coefficient of Variance 2.17 1.28 0.86 2.27

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 3 2
OVERWEIGHT 2 3 3
HOLD 12 10 12
UNDERWEIGHT 3 3 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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