W.W. Grainger Inc.
GWW | NYSE
$1,273.20
+$6.59 (+0.52%)
Sep 21, 2026, 12:37 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $59.8B
Enterprise Value $62.01B
Beta 1.03
Average Volume 290.09K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 47.3M
Shares Change YoY -1.87%
Institutional Ownership 72.80%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US3848021040
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -4.2%
Price Change 3M -5.6%
Price Change 6M 20.1%
Price Change YTD 26.2%
Price Change 1Y 26.0%
Price Change 3Y 85.9%
Price Change 5Y 212.5%
1M CAGR (ann.) -1.1%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 28.0%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 26.2%
All-Time CAGR 17.4%
Valuation
PE Ratio 32.32
Forward PE 24.36
PEG Ratio -33.65
Forward PEG 3.30
PS Ratio 3.17
Forward PS 2.80
PB Ratio 14.48
P/FCF Ratio 39.60
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 41.47
P/OCF Ratio 27.55
EV/Sales 3.29
EV/EBIT 22.42
EV/EBITDA 20.97
EV/FCF 41.07
Earnings Yield 3.1%
FCF Yield 2.5%
Adj. FCF Yield 2.4%
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 12.73
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 39.4%
Operating Profit Margin 14.6%
EBITDA Margin 15.7%
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 39
EPS Growth Next 3Y 15.6%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 8.0%
Earnings Date N/A
EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A
EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $290.05
Graham Upside -77.1%
Lynch Fair Value $752.84
Lynch Upside -40.6%
Price Target $1,312
Price Target Upside 3.6%
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 0.75%
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 Aug 9, 2026
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