W.W. Grainger, Inc.

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1,489.39+91.41 (+6.54%)today
At close: Nov 4, 4:00 PM EST · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD

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Key statistics

Previous close1,397.98
Open1,453.52
Day range1,449.981,521.41
52-week range906.521,521.41
Off day high−2.10%
Off 52-week high−2.10%
Volume573.76K
Avg. volume (3M)248.25K
Market cap70.15B
EPS (TTM)45.51
Forward P/E29.17
P/E ratio (TTM)32.73
Dividend yield0.71% (9.96)
Beta (5Y)0.96
Shares outstanding47.10M
Short interest3.14% of float
Earnings dateNov 4, 2026
Analyst target1,331.57
Profit margin9.92%

Against its peers

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GWW WCC AIT GIC MSM WHBRADY.BO
Market cap 70.15B 15.41B 10.89B 1.81B — 1.19B
P/E (TTM) 32.7 19.7 26.4 20.0 29.2 19.4
Forward P/E 29.2 14.4 22.5 22.0 17.7 —
Price/book 18.9 2.8 5.8 5.1 4.5 1.4
Dividend yield 0.71% 0.63% 0.68% 2.35% 3.07% —
1-year change +45.26% +37.03% +18.32% +59.72% +38.79% −33.78%
Today +6.54% −9.92% −2.25% +7.80% −3.52% −2.06%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with W.W. Grainger's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Fastenal CompanyFAST · Correlation 0.57 61.05B 53.21 +1.68%
Illinois Tool Works Inc.ITW · Correlation 0.51 83.40B 293.45 +2.38%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.AIT · Correlation 0.48 10.89B 298.29 −2.25%
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.MSM · Correlation 0.42 — 116.06 −3.52%
Dover CorporationDOV · Correlation 0.41 28.28B 212.66 −0.43%
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.FERG · Correlation 0.38 48.08B 248.53 +2.70%
WESCO International, Inc.WCC · Correlation 0.36 15.41B 316.72 −9.92%
Global Industrial CompanyGIC · Correlation 0.35 1.81B 47.57 +7.80%

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Cintas CorporationCTAS 90.94B 229.03 +2.36%
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Latest news

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Clinton Herald·Negative

W.W. Grainger: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $587 million. On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $12.42.…

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TradingView·Positive

Grainger Beats Earnings Estimates in Q3, Hikes '26 Guidance

W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW has reported adjusted third-quarter 2026 earnings of $12.54 per share, up 22.8% year over year. The figure surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.64, supported by robust demand, operating leverage and a lower…

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Quiver Quantitative·Positive

GRAINGER (W W ($GWW) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings

GRAINGER (W W ($GWW) posted quarterly earnings results for Q3 2026 on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported earnings of $12.54 per share, beating estimates of $11.78 by $0.76. The company also reported revenue of $5,181,000,000,…

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33mentions in 30 days
23with it in the headline
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Mentioned with

W.w. Grainger, Inc.29W.w. Grainger, Inc18Morgan Stanley17Barclays16Corning Incorporated13W.w. Grainger Inc.13Zacks Investment Research11GE Aerospace8

People in the coverage

W.w. Grainger30Mitch Edgeman24H.b. Fuller22Sarita Garza22Corning21Walt Disney20

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