W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW SPX

Industrials · Industrial Distribution · United States

https://www.grainger.com

W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions North America and Endless Assortment. It provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools. The company also offers technical support and inventory management services. It serves smaller businesses to large corporations, government entities, and other institutions, as well as commercial, healthcare, and manufacturing industries 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.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$58.27B

Current Price

$1,234.24

High / Low (52W)

$1,284.19 / $914.60

Beta

1.04

Valuation

Stock P/E

33.22

Industry PE

28.38

Forward P/E

24.47

PEG Ratio

1.93

Book Value

$83.22

Price to Book

14.83

P/S

3.17

EV/EBITDA

19.70

Dividend Yield

0.75%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

35.76%

ROE

46.13%

ROA

19.51%

Profit Margin

9.70%

Op Margin

16.72%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$11.65

EPS (TTM)

$37.15

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

0.64

Quick Ratio

1.51

Current Ratio

2.69

Debt

$2.78B

Total Assets

$8.96B

Current Assets

$5.48B

Working Capital

$3.54B

Ownership

Promoter Holding

6.26%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

75.89%

Chg in FII Hold

0.02%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$60.77B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$18.38B

EBITDA

$3.08B

Free Cash Flow

$1.15B

Operating Cash Flow

$2.11B

Shares Outstanding

47.21M

Gross Margin

39.15%

Payout Ratio

24.31%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

5.62%

Profit 5Y

3.31%

Revenue (YoY)

10.10%

Earnings (YoY)

18.20%

PROS

Strong return on equity of 46.1%.
Healthy ROCE of 35.8%.
Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. SPX	1,234.24	33.22	$58.27B	0.75%	35.76%	46.13%	5.62%	3.31%
2	CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX	875.87	43.66	$403.42B	0.69%	19.42%	51.33%	4.38%	9.83%
3	GE GE Aerospace SPX	323.76	40.17	$338.27B	0.58%	11.89%	45.43%	16.32%	195.89%
4	GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI	968.32	28.33	$260.21B	0.21%	6.30%	75.71%	8.68%	92.84%
5	RTX RTX Corporation SPX	179.66	33.64	$241.95B	1.54%	9.41%	11.57%	9.72%	9.01%
6	UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX	262.64	21.60	$155.93B	2.10%	16.19%	40.69%	-0.49%	0.66%
7	ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI	400.60	39.20	$155.55B	1.10%	16.23%	20.84%	9.77%	18.41%
8	HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX	237.86	38.00	$150.72B	2.00%	13.57%	24.26%	1.82%	-1.62%
9	DE Deere & Company SPX	542.18	30.67	$146.45B	1.20%	12.82%	18.35%	-4.50%	-11.00%

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Dec 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.77B	2.86B	2.83B	2.76B	2.80B	2.89B	2.95B	2.85B	3.00B	2.84B	3.02B	2.94B	3.08B	3.21B	3.37B	3.65B	3.84B	3.94B	4.09B	4.18B	4.21B	4.24B	4.31B	4.39B	4.31B	4.55B	4.66B	4.42B	4.74B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.60B	2.80B	2.86B	2.68B	2.85B
Gross Profit	1.07B	1.06B	1.00B	1.05B	1.04B	1.04B	989.69M	1.02B	1.04B	1.02B	1.02B	1.09B	1.11B	1.08B	1.07B	1.09B	1.12B	1.10B	1.08B	1.12B	1.02B	1.07B	1.03B	1.09B	1.12B	1.25B	1.38B	1.44B	1.52B	1.63B	1.64B	1.66B	1.67B	1.69B	1.72B	1.71B	1.75B	1.80B	1.75B	1.90B
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.04B	1.08B	1.29B	1.11B	1.10B
Operating Income	356.72M	340.73M	251.63M	317.09M	305.59M	322.59M	174.23M	293.00M	229.00M	277.00M	236.00M	335.00M	344.00M	189.00M	290.00M	363.00M	380.00M	338.00M	181.00M	159.00M	205.00M	380.00M	275.00M	358.00M	334.00M	438.00M	534.00M	534.00M	603.00M	680.00M	661.00M	667.00M	669.00M	649.00M	686.00M	672.00M	678.00M	511.00M	634.00M	793.00M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	739.00M	745.00M	577.00M	704.00M	858.00M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.00M	20.00M	20.00M	20.00M	21.00M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	657.00M	661.00M	492.00M	620.00M	775.00M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157.00M	153.00M	171.00M	141.00M	194.00M
Net Income	220.55M	192.20M	145.23M	186.71M	172.68M	185.87M	60.67M	175.00M	98.00M	162.00M	151.00M	232.00M	237.00M	104.00M	209.00M	253.00M	260.00M	233.00M	103.00M	173.00M	114.00M	240.00M	168.00M	238.00M	225.00M	297.00M	366.00M	371.00M	426.00M	488.00M	470.00M	476.00M	478.00M	470.00M	486.00M	479.00M	482.00M	294.00M	451.00M	555.00M
Diluted EPS	3.25	2.92	2.30	2.98	2.79	3.05	1.01	2.93	1.67	2.79	2.63	4.07	4.16	1.82	3.68	4.48	4.67	4.25	1.88	3.19	2.10	4.41	3.12	4.48	4.27	5.65	7.07	7.19	8.27	9.61	9.28	9.43	9.62	9.51	9.87	9.86	9.97	6.12	9.44	11.65

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10.43B	11.22B	11.49B	11.80B	13.02B	15.23B	16.48B	17.17B	17.94B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.38B	9.98B	10.41B	10.93B
Gross Profit	2.60B	2.81B	2.60B	3.01B	3.51B	3.92B	4.14B	4.31B	4.23B	4.12B	4.10B	4.35B	4.40B	4.24B	4.72B	5.85B	6.50B	6.76B	7.01B
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.63B	3.93B	4.12B	4.51B
Operating Income	670.65M	782.67M	665.22M	860.48M	1.05B	1.13B	1.30B	1.35B	1.30B	1.11B	1.03B	1.16B	1.26B	1.02B	1.55B	2.21B	2.56B	2.64B	2.50B
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.44B	2.81B	2.90B	2.77B
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	93.00M	93.00M	77.00M	81.00M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.15B	2.50B	2.58B	2.43B
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	533.00M	597.00M	595.00M	622.00M
Net Income	420.12M	475.36M	430.47M	510.87M	658.42M	689.88M	797.04M	801.73M	769.00M	606.00M	586.00M	782.00M	849.00M	695.00M	1.04B	1.55B	1.83B	1.91B	1.71B
Diluted EPS	4.91	5.97	5.62	6.93	9.07	9.52	11.13	11.45	11.58	9.87	10.02	13.73	15.32	12.82	19.84	30.06	36.23	38.71	35.40

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	5.62%
1 Year:	10.10%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	3.31%
1 Year:	18.20%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+14.47%
6 Months:	+31.57%
3 Months:	+8.04%
1 Month:	+8.03%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2006	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	3.09B	3.52B	3.73B	3.90B	4.72B	5.01B	5.27B	5.28B	5.86B	5.69B	5.80B	5.87B	6.00B	6.29B	-	7.59B	8.15B	8.83B	8.96B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.98B	5.27B	5.74B	5.48B
Cash & Equivalents	348.47M	113.44M	396.29M	459.87M	313.45M	335.49M	452.06M	430.64M	226.64M	290.00M	274.00M	327.00M	538.00M	360.00M	585.00M	-	325.00M	660.00M	1.04B	585.00M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.25B	2.27B	2.31B	2.39B
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.13B	2.19B	2.23B	2.33B
Total Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.85B	4.71B	5.13B	4.82B
Current Liabilities	-	826.40M	761.73M	776.80M	869.30M	1.39B	1.08B	1.20B	1.26B	1.79B	1.63B	1.51B	1.50B	1.68B	1.44B	-	2.01B	1.83B	2.31B	1.94B
Long Term Debt	-	4.89M	488.23M	437.50M	420.45M	175.06M	467.05M	445.51M	403.33M	1.39B	1.84B	2.25B	2.09B	1.91B	2.39B	-	2.28B	2.27B	2.28B	2.36B
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.71B	2.75B	3.18B	2.86B
Total Equity	-	2.10B	2.03B	2.16B	2.21B	2.63B	3.02B	3.25B	3.21B	2.27B	1.80B	1.69B	1.92B	1.85B	1.83B	-	2.44B	3.12B	3.36B	3.74B
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	109.66M	109.66M	109.66M	109.66M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	468.88M	530.07M	732.40M	596.45M	746.11M	816.20M	986.50M	959.81M	1.04B	1.02B	1.06B	1.06B	1.04B	1.12B	-	1.33B	2.03B	2.11B	2.02B
Investing Cash Flow	-196.96M	-202.63M	-262.56M	-169.16M	-535.07M	-305.66M	-399.43M	-384.06M	-843.36M	-262.00M	-146.00M	-166.00M	-202.00M	-179.00M	-	-263.00M	-422.00M	-520.00M	-645.00M
Financing Cash Flow	-513.89M	-36.81M	-413.53M	-578.59M	-177.45M	-394.44M	-590.87M	-758.12M	-108.76M	-776.00M	-867.00M	-670.00M	-1.02B	-726.00M	-	-972.00M	-1.28B	-1.18B	-1.82B
Capital Expenditure	197.42M	194.97M	-142.41M	-127.12M	-196.94M	-249.86M	-272.14M	-387.39M	-373.87M	-284.00M	-237.00M	-239.00M	-221.00M	-197.00M	-	-256.00M	-445.00M	-541.00M	-684.00M
Free Cash Flow	666.30M	725.04M	589.98M	469.32M	549.17M	566.34M	714.35M	572.42M	662.24M	740.00M	820.00M	818.00M	821.00M	926.00M	-	1.08B	1.59B	1.57B	1.33B
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	98.00M	331.00M	411.00M	-455.00M
Share Buybacks	-647.29M	394.25M	372.73M	504.80M	151.08M	340.53M	438.47M	525.12M	1.40B	790.00M	605.00M	425.00M	700.00M	601.00M	695.00M	603.00M	850.00M	1.20B	1.04B

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39.3%	38.7%	38.3%	35.9%	36.2%	38.4%	39.4%	39.4%	39.1%
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.9%	10.3%	11.0%	8.6%	11.9%	14.5%	15.6%	15.4%	13.9%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.6%	7.0%	7.4%	5.9%	8.0%	10.2%	11.1%	11.1%	9.5%
ROE %	20.0%	23.4%	19.9%	23.2%	25.0%	22.8%	24.5%	25.0%	33.9%	33.7%	34.7%	40.7%	45.8%	38.0%	-	63.4%	58.7%	56.8%	45.7%
ROCE %	29.6%	28.4%	22.6%	28.4%	31.6%	28.7%	31.9%	33.5%	32.0%	27.4%	24.1%	26.5%	29.2%	21.0%	-	39.7%	40.6%	40.4%	35.5%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

6.26%

Institutions

75.89%

Public Float

80.96%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	9.83%	4.64M	$5.73B
2	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	6.11%	2.88M	$3.56B
3	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	4.90%	2.31M	$2.85B
4	State Street Corporation	4.22%	1.99M	$2.46B
5	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.61%	1.23M	$1.52B
6	Wellington Management Group, LLP	2.19%	1.03M	$1.27B
7	Wells Fargo & Company	1.95%	922.50K	$1.14B
8	Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc	1.92%	905.42K	$1.12B
9	ClearBridge Investments, LLC	1.79%	845.52K	$1.04B
10	Parnassus Investments, LLC	1.38%	651.24K	$803.79M

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W.W. Grainger, Inc.

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Sector	Industrials
Industry	Industrial Distribution
Headquarters	United States
Employees	22,100
Website	https://www.grainger.com

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW SPX

Market & Price

Valuation

Profitability & Returns

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Ownership

Financial Snapshot

Growth (CAGR)

PROS

CONS

Price Chart

Technical Trend

Fundamental Growth

Peer comparison

Quarterly Results

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Compounded Sales Growth

Compounded Profit Growth

Stock Price Performance

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Cash Flows (Annual)

Ratios (Annual)

Shareholding Pattern

Top Institutional Holders

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