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W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW

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1,440.70 USD -10.69 (-0.74%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:45 PM EST

1,440.00 -0.70 -0.05%

After hours · Nov 6, 4:45 PM ET

1,429.00 Day range 1,451.54
918.18 52-week range 1,489.39
YTD
+42.78%
1 year
+51.23%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

13.18 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 28.4×
FY 2016: 23.4×FY 2017: 23.5×FY 2018: 20.3×FY 2019: 21.8×FY 2020: 31.4×FY 2021: 25.8×FY 2022: 18.3×FY 2023: 22.6×FY 2024: 27.0×FY 2025: 28.4×
FY 2016 5y median 25.8× FY 2025
P/S 2.7×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.4×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 3.0×FY 2025: 2.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.5× FY 2025
P/B 12.9×
FY 2016: 7.8×FY 2017: 8.1×FY 2018: 8.3×FY 2019: 10.0×FY 2020: 12.0×FY 2021: 14.4×FY 2022: 11.6×FY 2023: 13.3×FY 2024: 15.3×FY 2025: 12.9×
FY 2016 5y median 13.3× FY 2025
P/FCF 36.3×
FY 2016: 19.5×FY 2017: 16.6×FY 2018: 19.4×FY 2019: 22.6×FY 2020: 23.6×FY 2021: 39.4×FY 2022: 26.3×FY 2023: 26.1×FY 2024: 32.8×FY 2025: 36.3×
FY 2016 5y median 32.8× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 18.4×
FY 2016: 12.0×FY 2017: 12.1×FY 2018: 12.3×FY 2019: 13.4×FY 2020: 19.5×FY 2021: 16.9×FY 2022: 12.7×FY 2023: 15.5×FY 2024: 18.5×FY 2025: 18.4×
FY 2016 5y median 16.9× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.8×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 3.1×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 2.8%
FY 2016: 5.1%FY 2017: 6.0%FY 2018: 5.2%FY 2019: 4.4%FY 2020: 4.2%FY 2021: 2.5%FY 2022: 3.8%FY 2023: 3.8%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: 2.8%
FY 2016 5y median 3.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 39.1%
FY 2016: 40.6%FY 2017: 39.3%FY 2018: 38.7%FY 2019: 38.3%FY 2020: 35.9%FY 2021: 36.2%FY 2022: 38.4%FY 2023: 39.4%FY 2024: 39.0%FY 2025: 39.1%
FY 2016 5y median 39.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 15.0%
FY 2016: 11.0%FY 2017: 10.1%FY 2018: 10.3%FY 2019: 11.0%FY 2020: 8.6%FY 2021: 11.9%FY 2022: 14.5%FY 2023: 15.6%FY 2024: 15.4%FY 2025: 15.0%
FY 2016 5y median 15.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 9.5%
FY 2016: 6.0%FY 2017: 5.6%FY 2018: 7.0%FY 2019: 7.4%FY 2020: 5.9%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 10.2%FY 2023: 11.1%FY 2024: 11.1%FY 2025: 9.5%
FY 2016 5y median 10.2% FY 2025
ROE 45.7%
FY 2016: 33.7%FY 2017: 34.7%FY 2018: 40.7%FY 2019: 45.8%FY 2020: 38.0%FY 2021: 55.7%FY 2022: 63.4%FY 2023: 58.7%FY 2024: 56.8%FY 2025: 45.7%
FY 2016 5y median 56.8% FY 2025
ROIC 27.7%
FY 2016: 15.5%FY 2017: 15.9%FY 2018: 19.6%FY 2019: 20.2%FY 2020: 16.5%FY 2021: 22.6%FY 2022: 29.3%FY 2023: 30.4%FY 2024: 28.6%FY 2025: 27.7%
FY 2016 5y median 28.6% FY 2025
ROA 19.0%
FY 2016: 10.6%FY 2017: 10.1%FY 2018: 13.3%FY 2019: 14.1%FY 2020: 11.0%FY 2021: 15.8%FY 2022: 20.4%FY 2023: 22.4%FY 2024: 21.6%FY 2025: 19.0%
FY 2016 5y median 20.4% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 4.5%
FY 2016: 1.6%FY 2017: 2.8%FY 2018: 7.6%FY 2019: 2.4%FY 2020: 2.7%FY 2021: 10.4%FY 2022: 16.9%FY 2023: 8.2%FY 2024: 4.2%FY 2025: 4.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 2.0%
FY 2016: -13.9%FY 2017: -6.3%FY 2018: 10.4%FY 2019: 9.0%FY 2020: -19.3%FY 2021: 51.8%FY 2022: 43.2%FY 2023: 15.8%FY 2024: 2.8%FY 2025: 2.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -8.6%
FY 2016: -14.8%FY 2017: 1.5%FY 2018: 38.0%FY 2019: 11.8%FY 2020: -16.3%FY 2021: 54.4%FY 2022: 51.5%FY 2023: 20.6%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: -8.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -15.2%
FY 2016: 12.7%FY 2017: 14.0%FY 2018: -0.2%FY 2019: 0.4%FY 2020: 12.8%FY 2021: -26.3%FY 2022: 57.9%FY 2023: 47.3%FY 2024: -1.0%FY 2025: -15.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.8×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 2.5×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.6×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.6×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.5× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.8×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.5×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 0.9×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 33.2×
FY 2016: 14.7×FY 2017: 11.8×FY 2018: 13.2×FY 2019: 16.0×FY 2020: 11.0×FY 2021: 17.8×FY 2022: 23.8×FY 2023: 27.6×FY 2024: 34.2×FY 2025: 33.2×
FY 2016 5y median 27.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.0%
FY 2016: 2.2%FY 2017: 2.2%FY 2018: 2.0%FY 2019: 1.8%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: 1.3%FY 2023: 0.9%FY 2024: 0.8%FY 2025: 1.0%
FY 2016 5y median 1.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 27.4%
FY 2016: 50.0%FY 2017: 51.9%FY 2018: 40.4%FY 2019: 38.6%FY 2020: 48.6%FY 2021: 34.2%FY 2022: 23.9%FY 2023: 21.4%FY 2024: 22.1%FY 2025: 27.4%
FY 2016 5y median 23.9% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31