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W. W. GraingerGWW

Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · Lake Forest, Illinois · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$1,359.17−0.93%After hours: $1,359.17 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 41.7% over 1 year
W. W. Grainger over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$1,000$1,200$1,400Nov2026MarMayJulSep$1,359$1,000$1,200NovMarJul$1,359
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$64.02B
Price to earnings34.5x
Forward P/E28.0x
Dividend yield0.73%
Year to date+34.7%
One year+41.7%
Next earningsWed 4 Nov, before the open
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$918.18$1,402.03

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Quality and valuation

How W. W. Grainger compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

W. W. Grainger and 7 industrial machinery & supplies & components peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among industrials companies, priced above most of them.

W. W. Grainger trades at 28.0 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +7.8% vs +8.2%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 39.4% vs 38.1%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 14.6% vs 17.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 8.0% vs 13.1%
GWW trades at 28.0x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components peers
XYL16.6xOTIS18.0xDOV18.4xHUBB19.4xIR21.8xITW23.6xPH25.3xGWW28.0xSector median 21.4xXYL16.6xOTIS18.0xDOV18.4xHUBB19.4xIR21.8xITW23.6xPH25.3xGWW28.0xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 34.6x earnings, GWW is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
25x30xAverage 29.4x2025202634.6x30xAverage 29.4x2025202634.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From W. W. Grainger's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 10.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$5.0bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$5.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +10.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2510.3%Q2 ’260%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2510.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 16.1% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%15%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2516.1%Q2 ’260%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2516.1%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.5 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$333mQ2 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$333mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsGWWSector median
Revenue growth+7.8%+8.2%
Gross margin39.4%38.1%
Operating margin14.6%17.5%
Free cash flow margin8.0%13.1%
Price to earnings34.5x25.8x

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