GWW Stock Overview Distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and internationally. More details
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for W.W. Grainger Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$1,046.00 52 Week High US$1,153.00 52 Week Low US$737.20 Beta 1.15 1 Month Change -9.16% 3 Month Change 12.30% 1 Year Change 40.59% 3 Year Change 124.08% 5 Year Change 243.34% Change since IPO 2,092.87%
Recent News & Updates
Third quarter dividend of US$2.05 announced Nov 04
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$9.96 (vs US$9.54 in 3Q 2023) Nov 01
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Nov 01
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2024 Oct 31
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 31, 2025 Aug 09
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Dec 01, 2024 Aug 06 See more updates
Third quarter dividend of US$2.05 announced Nov 04
Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$9.96 (vs US$9.54 in 3Q 2023) Nov 01
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Nov 01
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2024 Oct 31
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 31, 2025 Aug 09
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Dec 01, 2024 Aug 06
Second quarter dividend of US$2.05 announced Aug 05
Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$9.59 (vs US$9.38 in 2Q 2023) Aug 02 W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Aug 01
First quarter dividend of US$2.05 announced Apr 29
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Apr 26
First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$9.72 (vs US$9.72 in 1Q 2023) Apr 25
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2024 Apr 24
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$36.65 (vs US$30.39 in FY 2022) Feb 25 W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024
Fourth quarter dividend of US$1.86 announced Feb 05
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$36.65 (vs US$30.39 in FY 2022) Feb 03
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Feb 02
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 1, 2024 Feb 01 W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 31, 2024
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names Chris Klein to its Board of Directors Dec 14
Paradigm Equity Partners acquired E&R Industrial Sales, Inc. from W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW). Dec 13
Upcoming dividend of US$1.86 per share at 1.0% yield Nov 03
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023 Oct 28
Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.54 (vs US$8.39 in 3Q 2022) Oct 27
Upcoming dividend of US$1.86 per share at 1.0% yield Aug 04
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 29, 2024 Jul 30
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023 Jul 28
Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.38 (vs US$7.28 in 2Q 2022) Jul 28 W.W. Grainger, Inc. Names George Davis to Its Board of Directors Jul 27
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Appoints Ms. Kathleen S. Carroll as CEO
Insider recently sold €296k worth of stock May 06
First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$9.72 (vs US$7.16 in 1Q 2022) Apr 30
Michael J. Roberts Not to Stand for Re-Election for W.W. Grainger, Inc Feb 17 W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2023 Feb 16
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$30.39 (vs US$20.10 in FY 2021) Feb 05 W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19% Feb 04 W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2023 Feb 03
Upcoming dividend of US$1.72 per share at 1.0% yield Feb 03
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 1, 2023 Jan 26
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 27, 2023 Jan 06
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Executive Changes Dec 16
Upcoming dividend of US$1.72 per share Nov 03
Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$8.39 (vs US$5.73 in 3Q 2021) Oct 29
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Raises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022 Oct 29
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2022 Oct 27
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2022 and 2025 Sep 22
Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$7.28 (vs US$4.31 in 2Q 2021) Jul 30
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2022 Jul 30
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 1, 2022 Jul 28
W.W. Grainger, Inc.(NYSE:GWW) dropped from Russell 1000 Dynamic Index Jun 26
Insider recently sold €107k worth of stock May 08
First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$7.16 (vs US$4.55 in 1Q 2021) Apr 29
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2022 Apr 28 W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 02, 2023 W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 27, 2022
W.W. Grainger, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 29, 2022 Feb 06
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Feb 04
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022 Feb 04
Upcoming dividend of US$1.62 per share Feb 04
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$5.73 (vs US$4.48 in 3Q 2020) Oct 30
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.31 (vs US$2.13 in 2Q 2020) Jul 31
Insider recently sold €240k worth of stock May 08
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.55 (vs US$3.23 in 1Q 2020) May 04
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021 May 01
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2021 Apr 29
Grainger Announces Julie Myerholtz as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Mar 09
W.W. Grainger, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 28, 2021 Feb 18
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Announces It Will Not Be Providing 2021 Guidance Feb 04 W.W. Grainger, Inc.(NYSE:GWW) dropped from Russell 1000 Growth-Defensive Index Grainger Names Paige Robbins as SVP and President of the Grainger Business Unit Grainger Announces Resignation of Tom Okray's as Senior Vice President
New 90-day high: €339 Nov 11
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Appoints Steven A. White as a Director Oct 29
Third quarter earnings released Oct 24
Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue beats expectations Oct 24
New 90-day high: €318 Oct 07
Independent Director recently sold €25.7m worth of stock Aug 29
New 90-day high - €303 Aug 28
New 90-day high - €298 Aug 11 Shareholder Returns GWW DE Trade Distributors DE Market 7D 1.1% -0.05% -0.2% 1Y 40.6% -31.4% 7.0%
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Return vs Market: GWW exceeded the German Market which returned 7% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is GWW's price volatile compared to industry and market? GWW volatility GWW Average Weekly Movement 3.5% Trade Distributors Industry Average Movement 3.5% Market Average Movement 4.9% 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market 11.7% 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market 2.4%
Stable Share Price: GWW has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: GWW's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. The company provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools.
Show more W.W. Grainger, Inc. Fundamentals Summary How do W.W. Grainger's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? GWW fundamental statistics Market cap €50.65b Earnings (TTM ) €1.76b Revenue (TTM ) €16.26b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) GWW income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$16.93b Cost of Revenue US$10.29b Gross Profit US$6.65b Other Expenses US$4.82b Earnings US$1.83b
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Jan 31, 2025
Earnings per share (EPS) 37.56 Gross Margin 39.25% Net Profit Margin 10.80% Debt/Equity Ratio 72.1%
How did GWW perform over the long term?
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0.8% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/27 08:52 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources W.W. Grainger, Inc. is covered by 45 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Fabrizio Spagna Axia Financial Research David Manthey Baird Ishan Majumdar Baptista Research
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