W.W. Grainger Inc.
GWW | NYSE
$1,359.17
-$12.69 (-0.93%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$1,381.38
+$22.21 (+1.63%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 5:58 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $64.02B
Enterprise Value $66.23B
Beta 1.01
Average Volume 264.38K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 47.3M
Shares Change YoY -1.87%
Institutional Ownership 75.77%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US3848021040
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 9.1%
Price Change 3M -1.7%
Price Change 6M 18.3%
Price Change YTD 34.7%
Price Change 1Y 38.8%
Price Change 3Y 86.2%
Price Change 5Y 193.5%
1M CAGR (ann.) 7.3%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 42.9%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 26.7%
All-Time CAGR 22.4%
Valuation
PE Ratio 34.68
Forward PE 26.10
PEG Ratio -36.11
Forward PEG 1.95
PS Ratio 3.40
Forward PS 3.00
PB Ratio 15.50
P/FCF Ratio 42.40
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 44.40
P/OCF Ratio 29.56
EV/Sales 3.51
EV/EBIT 23.94
EV/EBITDA 22.40
EV/FCF 43.86
Earnings Yield 2.9%
FCF Yield 2.4%
Adj. FCF Yield 2.3%
Financial Health
Net Debt $1.82B
Total Debt $2.8B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $589M
Total Assets $9.62B
Current Ratio 2.81
Quick Ratio 1.70
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.68
Debt / EBITDA 0.95
Debt / FCF 1.85
OCF / Debt 0.78
Interest Coverage 33.89
Altman Z-Score 13.22
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 39.4%
Operating Profit Margin 14.6%
EBITDA Margin 16.0%
Net Profit Margin 9.9%
FCF Margin 8.0%
Adj. FCF Margin 7.7%
SBC / Revenue 0.4%
SBC Impact (per share) -4.5%
Returns
Return on Assets 19.4%
Return on Equity 48.7%
Return on Invested Capital 26.8%
Return on Capital Employed 36.7%
Return on Tangible Assets 20.8%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.6%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 9.0%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 6.5%
EPS CAGR 3Y 4.0%
EPS CAGR 5Y 19.2%
EPS CAGR 10Y 13.6%
FCF CAGR 3Y 3.6%
FCF CAGR 5Y 9.5%
FCF CAGR 10Y 8.6%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 9
EPS Growth Next 3Y 15.8%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 8.0%
Earnings Date Nov 4, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $11.67
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 14.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $5.08B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 9.0%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $290.05
Graham Upside -78.7%
Lynch Fair Value $752.84
Lynch Upside -44.6%
Price Target $1,333.75
Price Target Upside -1.9%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.18B
Free Cash Flow $1.51B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.44B
FCF Per Share $31.92
OCF Per Share $45.98
OCF/S Ratio 11.5%
Income Statement
Revenue $18.85B
Gross Profit $7.42B
Operating Income $2.75B
EBITDA $2.96B
Net Income $1.87B
EPS (Diluted) $39.19
Revenue / Employee $800.21K
Profit / Employee $79.41K
Employees 23,550
Dividends
Annual Dividend $9.50
Dividend Yield 0.70%
Payout Ratio 24.2%
FCF Payout Ratio 32.8%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 34.3%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 10.2%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 9, 2026
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