1GWW Stock Overview

Distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. More details

1GWW fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 6.7% per year

Earnings grew by 5% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Shares are highly illiquid

Has a high level of debt

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. Competitors

Leonardo

BIT:LDO

€28.2b

Prysmian

BIT:PRY

€15.6b

Fastenal

NasdaqGS:FAST

US$47.0b

Mitsui

TSE:8031

JP¥8.5t

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for W.W. Grainger
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$982.60
52 Week High	US$0
52 Week Low	US$0
Beta	1.24
1 Month Change	n/a
3 Month Change	n/a
1 Year Change	n/a
3 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	11.81%

Recent News & Updates

No updates

Recent updates

No updates

Shareholder Returns

	1GWW	IT Trade Distributors	IT Market
7D	5.1%	3.2%	2.9%
1Y	n/a	-11.2%	14.1%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how 1GWW performed against the Italian Trade Distributors industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how 1GWW performed against the Italian Market.

Price Volatility

Is 1GWW's price volatile compared to industry and market?
1GWW volatility
1GWW Average Weekly Movement	n/a
Trade Distributors Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	5.4%
10% most volatile stocks in IT Market	8.8%
10% least volatile stocks in IT Market	3.4%

Stable Share Price: 1GWW's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Italian market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine 1GWW's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1927	25,000	DG Macpherson	www.grainger.com

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. It operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions North America 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.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do W.W. Grainger's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
1GWW fundamental statistics
Market cap	€46.73b
Earnings (TTM)	€1.71b
Revenue (TTM)	€15.46b

27.7x

P/E Ratio

3.1x

P/S Ratio

Is 1GWW overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
1GWW income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$17.24b
Cost of Revenue	US$10.44b
Gross Profit	US$6.80b
Other Expenses	US$4.89b
Earnings	US$1.91b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Jul 31, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	39.76
Gross Margin	39.45%
Net Profit Margin	11.08%
Debt/Equity Ratio	59.3%

How did 1GWW perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.8%

Current Dividend Yield

21%

Payout Ratio

Does 1GWW pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy 1GWW by to receive an upcoming dividend?
W.W. Grainger dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	May 09 2025
Dividend Pay Date	Jun 01 2025
Days until Ex dividend	8 days
Days until Dividend pay date	15 days

Does 1GWW pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/05/16 07:35
End of Day Share Price	2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings	2025/03/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is covered by 44 analysts. 19 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