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w.w. grainger inc. - GWW

GWW

Close Chg Chg %
986.72 -12.76 -1.29%

Closed Market

973.96

-12.76 (1.29%)

Volume: 214.79K

Last Updated:

Mar 28, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

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

GWW Key Data

Open

$982.75

 Day Range

968.12 - 985.98

52 Week Range

874.98 - 1,227.66

 Market Cap

$47.56B

Shares Outstanding

48.17M

 Public Float

45.24M

Beta

1.17

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

25.36

 EPS

$39.04

Yield

82.98%

 Dividend

$2.05

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 10, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

281.26K

  

GWW Performance

1 Week
 
 0.20%
 
1 Month
 
 -4.52%
 
3 Months
 
 -7.50%
 
1 Year
 
 -4.16%
 
5 Years
 
 308.37%
 

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 25.365
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 24.466
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 1,113.364
Number of Ratings 21 Current Quarters Estimate 10.162
FY Report Date 06 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 40.547
Last Quarter’s Earnings 9.49 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 38.96 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 45.03
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 17 17 18 17
Mean Estimate 10.16 10.69 40.55 45.03
High Estimates 10.80 11.04 42.84 47.92
Low Estimate 9.80 10.37 39.65 43.10
Coefficient of Variance 2.61 1.61 1.98 3.05

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 1 1
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 16 17 16
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 2
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

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

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 11,946 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1114.79 per share 13,317,281.34
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 13,556 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1113.33 per share 15,092,301.48
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 13,956 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $311.26 per share 4,343,944.56
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 11,097 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $276.64 per share 3,069,874.08
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 7,193 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $231.2 per share 1,663,021.60
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 11,358 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1115.68 per share 12,671,893.44
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 4,579 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1121.22 per share 5,134,066.38
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 10,566 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1116.68 per share 11,798,840.88
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 4,979 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1120.37 per share 5,578,322.23
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 9,158 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1118.2 per share 10,240,475.60
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 5,708 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1119.11 per share 6,387,879.88
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP 4,379 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $1122.2 per share 4,914,113.80
Nov 8, 2024 Paige K. Robbins Sr. VP N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Jun 25, 2024 Matt Fortin SVP & Chief HR Officer 1,848 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $917.16 per share 1,694,911.68
Jun 25, 2024 Matt Fortin SVP & Chief HR Officer 2,083 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $914.38 per share 1,904,653.54
Jun 25, 2024 Matt Fortin SVP & Chief HR Officer 1,948 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $915.43 per share 1,783,257.64
Jun 5, 2024 Steven A. White Director 2,297 Bona fide gift 0.00
Jun 5, 2024 Susan Slavik Williams Director 1,855 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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