Grainger/$GWW
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About Grainger
Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger originally distributed various motors via a mail-order catalog. Over the course of the 20th century, the firm expanded into new industrial product categories and launched its first digital catalog in 1995. Today, the company organizes itself into two segments focused on different customer bases. Its larger segment, high-touch solutions, offers a vast array of maintenance, repair, and operations, or MRO, supplies and bespoke inventory management services to larger businesses. Its smaller segment, endless assortment, operates two online platforms, Zoro and MonotaRO, that offer comprehensive catalogs of MRO supplies to smaller businesses. Grainger has operations throughout the world but primarily generates sales within the US.
- Ticker
- $GWW
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 23,550
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, United States
- Website
- www.grainger.com
Grainger Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$64B
34.46
$39.17
1.03
$9.50
0.74%
Price and volume
Market cap
$64B
Beta
1.03
52-week high
$1,419.91
52-week low
$906.52
Average daily volume
265K
Dividend rate
$9.50
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.805
Quick ratio
1.597
Long term debt to equity
0.603
Total debt to equity
0.62
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
23.58%
Interest coverage (TTM)
36.53%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,216
Gross margin (TTM)
39.40%
Net profit margin (TTM)
9.92%
Operating margin (TTM)
15.70%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
26.22%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$800,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
19.93%
Return on equity (TTM)
46.09%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
34.463
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.403
Price to book
15.39
Price to tangible book (TTM)
18.14
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
42.464
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.35%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
31.789
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.70%
Forward dividend yield
0.74%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.80%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-0.61%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.57%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.46%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.13%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.55%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
9.71%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.96%
What the Analysts think about Grainger
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Grainger stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Grainger stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Sales grew 13.7% on a daily, organic constant-currency basis in the second quarter, with both High-Touch and Endless Assortment contributing. That breadth suggests momentum is not resting on a single business. (W.W. Grainger)
Grainger raised its 2026 outlook after a strong first half, lifting its organic sales growth range to 11.5%–13.0% and adjusted EPS range to $45.50–$47.25. Better guidance points to continued growth in earnings if the demand momentum holds. (W.W. Grainger)
The company generated $333 million of free cash flow in the second quarter and returned $341 million through dividends and share repurchases. This shows strong cash generation alongside a substantial return of capital to shareholders. (W.W. Grainger)
Second-quarter margins benefited from $43 million of tariff refunds, which reduced cost of goods sold, and management expected third-quarter operating margin to step down as that benefit rolled off. This makes part of the recent profit improvement less repeatable. (W.W. Grainger, Investing.com)
Management cited freight costs and private-label product headwinds, while lower-margin project sales weighed on mix. MonotaRO’s temporary customer pre-buying had also subsided, leaving a less supportive growth comparison for the second half. (Investing.com)
The shares traded at about 30 times forward earnings ahead of the second-quarter results, well above their five-year median of roughly 22 times. That premium leaves less room for disappointment if earnings growth or margins falter. (Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Grainger
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $GWW weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector£IISU | $787M | 1.11% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector€2B7C | $787M | 1.11% |
SPDR MSCI World Industrials€WIND | $222M | 0.62% |
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor$IUQA | $2B | 0.53% |
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor£IUQF | $1.8B | 0.53% |
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