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W.W. Grainger GWW

US equityMarket cap rank #268Industrial DistributionDividend Aristocrats
$1,275.19
+$4.52 (+0.36%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $1,270.67 0.00%
Open$1,271.65
Prev close$1,270.67
Day range$1,269.45 – $1,296.34
Volume100.6K
Market cap$60.06B
P/E (TTM)32.5
Dividend yield0.73%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

GWW at a glance

W.W. Grainger (GWW) is trading at $1,275.19, up 0.36% on the day. Its market value of $60.06B makes it the 268th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $901.22 and $1,417.14, so it sits 10.0% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 34.9% over twelve months, but down 4.8% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($1,317.29) but above the 200-day ($1,193.71); RSI is 42, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 18% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $5.02B of revenue, up 10.3% from a year earlier, with $600.00M of net profit (a 9.9% margin).

Valuation works out to 32.5 times trailing earnings, 26% above its five-year average of 25.8. The median for its industry group is 36.0.

8 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $1,357.60, sits 6.5% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

W.W. Grainger: the business

Grainger distributes maintenance, repair and operating supplies to businesses through catalogs, branches and its online platform.

What tends to move it. Industrial activity and its ability to raise prices while holding costs decide margins. It has raised its dividend for many years.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.4%
1 week
+1.3%
1 month
-3.5%
3 months
-4.8%
6 months
+20.2%
Year to date
+27.1%
1 year
+34.9%
Day range
$1,269.45$1,296.34
52-week range
$901.22$1,417.14

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-1.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-3.2%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+6.8%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)42.0Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-13.72Bearish
Bollinger band position36%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$1,274.92 / $1,275.76
Average price today$1,285.10
Volume100.6KAvg (90d) 282.4K
Turnover$129.34M
Turnover rate0.23%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.51vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.12%
Market cap$60.06B
Float market cap$54.96B
Shares outstanding43.10M
EPS (TTM)$35.40
P/E (TTM)32.51
P/B14.54
Book value / share$87.71
Earnings yield0.45%
Dividend (TTM)$9.27 / shareYield 0.73%
Net profit (TTM)$1.67B
Net assets$4.13B
30-day volatility17.5%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.91%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-13.3%-8.9% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How GWW ranks on BeStock

Market value#268 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#196 of 283
Dividend yield#201 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#105 of 300
Dollar volume today#232 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$5.02B+10.3% YoY
Operating profit$807.00M+19.0% YoY
Net profit$600.00M+18.1% YoY
Diluted EPS$12.01+20.5% YoY
Free cash flow$333.00M+64.9% YoY
Operating cash flow$444.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.4BSep '24$4.2BDec '24$4.3BMar '25$4.6BJun '25$4.7BSep '25$4.4BDec '25$4.7BMar '26$5.0BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$505.0MSep '24$497.0MDec '24$500.0MMar '25$508.0MJun '25$321.0MSep '25$479.0MDec '25$581.0MMar '26$600.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin39.4%
Operating margin14.6%
Net margin9.9%
Return on equity47.9%
Return on assets20.2%
Return on invested capital29.0%
Current ratio2.81
Liabilities / assets53.1%
Cash & investments$589.00M
Total debt$2.73B
Net cash (debt)-$2.14B
Free cash flow / sales8.0%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • High-Touch Solutions North America (N.A.)$3.97B 79.0%
  • Endless Assortment$1.05B 21.0%
Average move on report day±5.0%last 15 reports
Closed higher9 of 1560% of the time
Best reaction+13.0%
Worst reaction-10.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

+0.9%2024/Q3-5.6%2024/Q4+2.8%2025/Q1-10.3%2025/Q2+2.4%2025/Q3+5.4%2025/Q4+5.5%2026/Q1-5.2%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings32.6x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 91st percentile, 5-year average 25.8x

#2162 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book14.6x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 76th percentile, 5-year average 13.7x

#5002 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.2x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 90th percentile, 5-year average 2.5x

#3133 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

18x25x32x38xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$1,440.00
Price vs. fair value-11.4%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts8
Average target$1,357.60+6.5% vs. price
  • Buy 38%
  • Hold 50%
  • Sell 13%
Low $1,185.00Now $1,275.19Avg $1,357.60High $1,428.00

Latest rating actions

  • 11 Sep 2026William BlairBUY
  • 24 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyHOLD · PT $1,400.00
  • 11 Aug 2026BarclaysSELL · PT $1,185.00
  • 5 Aug 2026KeyBancHOLD
  • 5 Aug 2026BairdBUY · PT $1,400.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership76.2%-0.04 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,576-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)7 buys / 7 sellsBalanced
Short interest2.22% of floatDays to cover 5.1 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.2%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

9%16%22%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$10.00M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.73%
Last dividend$2.49Ex-date 10 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$2.49
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

5.3620185.6820195.9420206.3920216.7820227.3020238.0120248.832025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 7.4% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • William Blair Maintains W.W. Grainger(GWW.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 11 Sep 2026
  • Oppenheimer Maintains W.W. Grainger(GWW.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $1,375Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for W.W. Grainger(GWW.US), With a Forecast Between $1,166 to $1,428Market news · 5 Aug 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Initiates W.W. Grainger(GWW.US) With Hold Rating, Announces Target Price $1,400Market news · 24 Aug 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains W.W. Grainger(GWW.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $1,400Market news · 24 Aug 2026
  • Barclays Maintains W.W. Grainger(GWW.US) With Sell Rating, Raises Target Price to $1,185Market news · 11 Aug 2026

GWW stock: common questions

How is W.W. Grainger stock doing today?

$1,275.19 is the latest print for GWW, a move of +0.36% against yesterday's close of $1,270.67. Today's low and high so far: $1,269.45 and $1,296.34.

How big is W.W. Grainger?

Equity value comes to $60.06B at the current price. By that measure it is number 268 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is GWW expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 32.5 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $35.40). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 25.8, and today's level ranks in the 91st percentile of its own history.

How far is GWW from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $901.22 and the ceiling $1,417.14. Shares are 10.0% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on W.W. Grainger shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.73% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 10, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like GWW?

Of 8 analysts, 38% say buy, 50% hold and 13% sell. Price targets average $1,357.60, with the most cautious at $1,185.00 and the most optimistic at $1,428.00.

How does W.W. Grainger make money?

Grainger distributes maintenance, repair and operating supplies to businesses through catalogs, branches and its online platform.

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