W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

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.

Symbol: GWW
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Distribution
Market cap: $60.43B
52 week range: 906.52 - 1419.91

Valuation

Share price: $1280.30 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM): 32.59x
Price to book: 13.39x
Price to free cash flow: 40.02x
Enterprise value: $62.64B
Book value per share: $95.61

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	-0.11%
5 days	+3.00%
1 month	-0.35%
3 months	-4.67%
6 months	+14.57%
Year to date	+26.88%
1 year	+34.24%
3 years	+84.32%
5 years	+221.48%
10 years	+469.43%
All time	+28038.46%

Members of Congress who disclosed GWW trades

Jared Moskowitz · Josh Gottheimer · Julie Johnson · Robert Bresnahan · Shelley Moore Capito

Super investors holding GWW

Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 41.20%
Return on invested capital: 29.18%
Return on assets: 19.04%
Return on capital employed: 35.53%
Gross margin: 39.06%
Net margin: 9.51%
EBITDA margin: 15.75%
Revenue growth: 4.51%
Net income growth: -10.63%
Free cash flow growth: -15.22%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 2.50%
Current ratio: 2.81x
Net debt to EBITDA: 0.73x

Latest reported year

Period end: 2025-12-31
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $17.94B
Cost of revenue: $10.93B
Gross profit: $7.01B
EBITDA: $2.83B
Net income: $1.71B
Earnings per share: $35.47
Shares outstanding: 47.90M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$17.94B	$7.01B	$1.71B	$35.47
2024-12-31	$17.17B	$6.76B	$1.91B	$38.84
2023-12-31	$16.48B	$6.50B	$1.83B	$36.39
2022-12-31	$15.23B	$5.85B	$1.55B	$30.22
2021-12-31	$13.02B	$4.72B	$1.04B	$19.94
2020-12-31	$11.80B	$4.24B	$695.00M	$12.88
2019-12-31	$11.49B	$4.40B	$849.00M	$15.39
2018-12-31	$11.22B	$4.35B	$782.00M	$13.82
2017-12-31	$10.43B	$4.10B	$586.00M	$10.07
2016-12-31	$10.14B	$4.12B	$606.00M	$9.94

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	39.06%	9.51%	41.20%	29.18%
2024-12-31	39.36%	11.12%	51.55%	34.91%
2023-12-31	39.42%	11.10%	53.15%	35.57%
2022-12-31	38.41%	10.16%	56.56%	32.88%
2021-12-31	36.25%	8.01%	48.29%	25.12%
2020-12-31	35.92%	5.89%	33.21%	20.05%
2019-12-31	38.28%	7.39%	41.21%	23.18%
2018-12-31	38.75%	6.97%	37.36%	22.89%
2017-12-31	39.31%	5.62%	32.06%	19.06%
2016-12-31	40.59%	5.98%	31.81%	20.82%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$585.00M	$2.36B
2024-12-31	$1.04B	$2.28B
2023-12-31	$660.00M	$2.27B
2022-12-31	$325.00M	$2.28B
2021-12-31	$241.00M	$2.36B
2020-12-31	$585.00M	$2.39B
2019-12-31	$360.00M	$1.91B
2018-12-31	$538.00M	$2.09B
2017-12-31	$327.00M	$2.25B
2016-12-31	$274.00M	$1.84B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2025-12-31	$1.33B	$64.00M
2024-12-31	$1.57B	$62.00M
2023-12-31	$1.59B	$62.00M
2022-12-31	$1.08B	$48.00M
2021-12-31	$682.00M	$42.00M
2020-12-31	$926.00M	$46.00M
2019-12-31	$821.00M	$40.00M
2018-12-31	$818.00M	$47.00M
2017-12-31	$820.00M	$33.00M
2016-12-31	$740.00M	$36.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: 2026-08-10
Paid in the last twelve months: $9.50

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-08-10	$2.49
2026-05-11	$2.49
2026-02-09	$2.26
2025-11-10	$2.26
2025-08-11	$2.26
2025-05-12	$2.26
2025-02-10	$2.05
2024-11-08	$2.05

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report: 2026-11-04
Consensus EPS estimate: $11.61

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-08-04	Jun/2026	$11.28
2026-05-07	Mar/2026	$10.20
2026-02-03	Dec/2025	$9.43
2025-10-31	Sep/2025	$9.93
2025-08-01	Jun/2025	$10.00
2025-05-01	Mar/2025	$9.46
2025-01-31	Dec/2024	$9.75
2024-10-31	Sep/2024	$9.98

Filings and sources

Company website: grainger.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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