Industrials
W.W. Grainger, Inc.(GWW)
Live Price
Offline$1,365.41
+4.14% today
1Y Change
+33.36%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $54.97B
- Revenue Growth
- +4.5%
- EPS Growth
- -9.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.8%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $54.97B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $1365.41 and up 33.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.5%, EPS growth of -9.1%, a dividend yield of 0.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.5%, EPS -9.1%, free cash flow -15.2% with operating margin 13.9% and ROIC 25.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 32.3 and price/sales 3.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GWW price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+4.5% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+13.9% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
32.3 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +4.5% and EPS is at -9.1%, with operating margin around 13.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | -0.0% | +4.1% | +5.3% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | -0.2% | +3.5% | +2.9% | -0.6% |
2025 Oct 31, 2025 | +2.3% | -1.3% | -2.4% | -3.5% |
Benchmark Edge
GWW vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
GWW
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
GWW Max Drawdown
-13.35%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GWW and SPY.
Company Overview
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services in the United States, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. It offers safety and security supplies, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking and hand tools. It also offers inventory management and technical support services. The company serves businesses, corporations, government entities, and other institutions through sales and service representatives, and electronic and ecommerce channels. W.W. Grainger, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Donald G. Macpherson
- IPO Date
- Feb 21, 1973
- Employees
- 23.5k
- Street Address
- 100 Grainger Parkway
- Mailing
- Lake Forest, IL, 60045-5201
- Region
- Lake Forest, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 847 535 1000
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 32.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 20.8
- Price/Sales
- 3.1
- Price/Book
- 13.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +4.5%
- EPS
- -9.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- -15.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 39.1%
- Operating Margin
- 13.9%
- Net Margin
- 9.5%
- ROE
- 45.9%
- ROIC
- 25.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.76
- Current Ratio
- 2.83
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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