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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Lake Forest, United States | NYSE
1,306.30 USD -14.78 (-1.119%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 1,306.30
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:59 a.m. EDT

W.W. Grainger remains a premier compounder in the industrial distribution space, boasting exceptional return on equity and consistent double-digit earnings growth that justifies its premium valuation. While the stock trades slightly below its fifty-day moving average, creating a minor headwind for immediate momentum, the nine-year price trajectory demonstrates a robust cumulative gain with no recent structural decline. The dividend is modest but reliably growing, reflecting a capital allocation strategy focused on reinvestment rather than yield. Investors should view the current price as a slight discount to the analyst consensus, supported by strong cash flows and a fortress-like balance sheet, making it a core holding for long-term portfolios despite the high entry multiple.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.028853
AutoETS0.028853
AutoTheta0.028983
MSTL0.030387

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 0.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.310
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.977
Revenue per Share 396.737
Market Cap 61,674,500,096
Trailing P/E 33.67
Forward P/E 25.59
Beta 1.05
Profit Margins 9.92%
Website https://www.grainger.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound environment with significant option interest clustered around the current price level ($1320-$1380) for calls and $1220-$1260 for puts. Implied volatility is notably elevated at deep out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting a fear of tail-risk events despite the lack of directional bias in near-term positioning.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.82% 0.83% 0.99%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 2.49000 0.191915
2026-05-11 2.49000 0.203085
2026-02-09 2.26000 0.189892
2025-11-10 2.26000 0.237905
2025-08-11 2.26000 0.240487
2025-05-12 2.26000 0.211720
2025-02-10 2.05000 0.197406
2024-11-08 2.05000 0.170499
2024-08-12 2.05000 0.213671
2024-05-10 2.05000 0.213836
2024-02-09 1.86000 0.193950
2023-11-10 1.86000 0.234774
2023-08-11 1.86000 0.260745
2023-05-05 1.86000 0.275348
2023-02-10 1.72000 0.261999
2022-11-10 1.72000 0.282718
2022-08-05 1.72000 0.309341
2022-05-06 1.72000 0.359893
2022-02-11 1.62000 0.346383
2021-11-05 1.62000 0.342545
2021-08-06 1.62000 0.369281
2021-05-07 1.62000 0.347908
2021-02-05 1.53000 0.415874
2020-11-06 1.53000 0.391675
2020-08-07 1.53000 0.437919
2020-05-08 1.44000 0.504467
2020-02-07 1.44000 0.480480
2019-11-07 1.44000 0.448976
2019-08-09 1.44000 0.536593
2019-05-10 1.44000 0.537936
2019-02-08 1.36000 0.452684
2018-11-08 1.36000 0.464132
2018-08-10 1.36000 0.387134
2018-05-11 1.36000 0.459382
2018-02-09 1.28000 0.478791
2017-11-10 1.28000 0.629054
2017-08-10 1.28000 0.782779
2017-05-04 1.28000 0.682521
2017-02-09 1.22000 0.482213
2016-11-09 1.22000 0.553891
2016-08-04 1.22000 0.558710
2016-05-05 1.22000 0.525273
2016-02-04 1.17000 0.561205
2015-11-05 1.17000 0.557727
2015-08-06 1.17000 0.517539
2015-05-07 1.17000 0.475977
2015-02-05 1.08000 0.449962
2014-11-06 1.08000 0.423912
2014-08-07 1.08000 0.463380
2014-05-08 1.08000 0.428079
2014-02-06 0.93000 0.397521
2013-11-06 0.93000 0.341748
2013-08-08 0.93000 0.356322
2013-05-09 0.93000 0.369649
2013-02-07 0.80000 0.370611
2012-11-07 0.80000 0.403145
2012-08-09 0.80000 0.391179
2012-05-10 0.80000 0.395257
2012-02-09 0.66000 0.327478
2011-11-09 0.66000 0.382232
2011-08-04 0.66000 0.483056
2011-05-05 0.66000 0.449622
2011-02-10 0.54000 0.397439
2010-11-04 0.54000 0.427418
2010-08-05 0.54000 0.473311
2010-05-06 0.54000 0.507042
2010-02-04 0.46000 0.463803
2009-11-05 0.46000 0.477674
2009-08-06 0.46000 0.516622
2009-05-07 0.46000 0.573066
2009-02-05 0.40000 0.547345
2008-11-06 0.40000 0.548622
2008-08-07 0.40000 0.463661
2008-05-08 0.40000 0.463983
2008-02-07 0.35000 0.442590
2007-11-07 0.35000 0.408449
2007-08-09 0.35000 0.413663
2007-05-10 0.35000 0.418560
2007-02-08 0.29000 0.372033
2006-11-09 0.29000 0.411815
2006-08-10 0.29000 0.474476
2006-05-04 0.29000 0.368488
2006-02-09 0.24000 0.333983
2005-11-09 0.24000 0.355503
2005-08-04 0.24000 0.386785
2005-05-05 0.24000 0.430493
2005-02-03 0.20000 0.322061
2004-11-04 0.20000 0.336304
2004-08-05 0.20000 0.391543
2004-05-06 0.20000 0.382775
2004-02-05 0.18500 0.385016
2003-11-06 0.18500 0.401214
2003-08-07 0.18500 0.387516
2003-05-08 0.18500 0.408118
2003-02-06 0.18000 0.391304
2002-11-06 0.18000 0.355310
2002-08-08 0.18000 0.380228
2002-05-02 0.18000 0.327451
2002-02-07 0.17500 0.324134
2001-11-07 0.17500 0.388457
2001-08-09 0.17500 0.434459
2001-05-03 0.17500 0.448718
2001-02-08 0.17000 0.467033
2000-11-02 0.17000 0.513208
2000-08-10 0.17000 0.514178
2000-05-04 0.17000 0.383099
2000-02-03 0.16000 0.336842
1999-11-04 0.16000 0.389650
1999-08-12 0.16000 0.356050
1999-05-06 0.16000 0.321608
1999-02-04 0.15000 0.356612
1998-11-05 0.15000 0.323450
1998-08-06 0.15000 0.347826
1998-05-07 0.15000 0.283520
1998-02-05 0.13500 0.274809
1997-11-06 0.13500 0.299169
1997-08-07 0.13500 0.278710
1997-05-08 0.13500 0.343402
1997-02-06 0.12500 0.322581
1996-11-07 0.12500 0.328947
1996-08-15 0.12500 0.366300
1996-05-02 0.12500 0.367647
1996-02-08 0.11500 0.333333
1995-11-02 0.11500 0.359375
1995-08-10 0.11500 0.386555
1995-05-02 0.11500 0.381743
1995-01-31 0.10000 0.335430
1994-11-01 0.10000 0.366133
1994-08-09 0.10000 0.310078
1994-05-03 0.10000 0.310680
1994-02-01 0.09000 0.293279
1993-11-02 0.09000 0.322870
1993-08-10 0.09000 0.322148
1993-05-04 0.09000 0.293878
1993-02-02 0.08250 0.284483
1992-11-03 0.08250 0.291391
1992-08-04 0.08250 0.351064
1992-05-05 0.08250 0.326733
1992-02-04 0.07750 0.281818
1991-11-04 0.07750 0.346369
1991-08-06 0.07750 0.326316
1991-04-30 0.07750 0.386895
1991-02-05 0.07250 0.421053
1990-11-05 0.07250 0.511013
1990-08-07 0.07250 0.466801
1990-05-01 0.07250 0.412811
1990-02-06 0.06500 0.423625
1989-10-31 0.06500 0.446352
1989-08-08 0.06500 0.407045
1989-05-02 0.06500 0.440678
1989-01-31 0.05500 0.362140
1988-11-01 0.05000 0.355556
1988-08-02 0.05000 0.339703
1988-05-03 0.05000 0.308285
1988-02-02 0.05000 0.363636
1987-11-03 0.05000 0.414508
1987-08-04 0.05000 0.331950
1987-05-05 0.05000 0.385542
1987-02-03 0.04500 0.363636
1986-11-04 0.04500 0.422287
1986-08-05 0.04500 0.470588
1986-05-06 0.04500 0.439024
1986-02-04 0.04250 0.402367
1985-11-05 0.04250 0.507463
1985-08-06 0.04250 0.517110
1985-04-30 0.04250 0.573840
1985-02-05 0.03875 0.462687
Additional Data
dividendRate 9.96
dividendYield 0.75
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 9.27
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0070169866
lastDividendValue 2.49
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.29917586
Address1 100 Grainger Parkway
All Time High 1,419.91
All Time Low 1.9375
Ask 1,308.22
Ask Size 20
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 190,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 295,125
Average Volume 295,125
Average Volume10Days 190,610
Beta 1.047
Bid 1,304.39
Bid Size 30
Board Risk 4
Book Value 87.706
City Lake Forest
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1,306.3
Current Ratio 2.805
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 1,335.31
Day Low 1,294.25
Debt To Equity 61.977
Display Name W.W. Grainger
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 9.96
Dividend Yield 0.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Earnings Growth 0.205
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.183
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,795,400
Ebitda 3,216,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17066
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.937
Enterprise To Revenue 3.402
Enterprise Value 64,117,960,704
Eps Current Year 46.45551
Eps Forward 51.04409
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 38.8
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 1,343.6082
Fifty Day Average Change -37.308105
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.027767103
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 29.917585
Fifty Two Week High 1,419.91
Fifty Two Week High Change -113.609985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0800121
Fifty Two Week Low 906.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change 399.78003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4410052
Fifty Two Week Range 906.52 - 1419.91
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.0
Float Shares 43,102,543
Forward Eps 51.04409
Forward P E 25.591602
Free Cashflow 1,247,750,016
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 22,100
Fullday Change -14.7799
Fullday Change Percent -1.11877
Fullday Price 1,306.3
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.39395002
Gross Profits 7,424,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.062800005
Held Percent Institutions 0.76835
Implied Shares Outstanding 47,213,119
Industry Industrial Distribution
Industry Disp Industrial Distribution
Industry Key industrial-distribution
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 2.49
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 897,868,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 61,674,500,096
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_276060
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,870,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 62,224,112,457
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 1,334.29
Operating Cashflow 2,175,000,064
Operating Margins 0.16072
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.23629999
Peg Ratio 2.04
Phone 847 535 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 1,306.3
Post Market Time 1,787,960,082
Previous Close 1,321.08
Price Eps Current Year 28.119379
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 14.894078
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.2727249
Profit Margins 0.09923001
Quick Ratio 1.597
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.78947
Region US
Regular Market Change -14.7799
Regular Market Change Percent -1.11877
Regular Market Day High 1,335.31
Regular Market Day Low 1,294.25
Regular Market Day Range 1,294.25 - 1335.31
Regular Market Open 1,334.29
Regular Market Previous Close 1,321.08
Regular Market Price 1,306.3
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 149,265
Return On Assets 0.19934
Return On Equity 0.46091
Revenue Growth 0.103
Revenue Per Share 396.737
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 47,213,119
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.02
Shares Short 942,380
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,169,990
Short Name W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0238
Short Ratio 3.21
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol GWW
Target High Price 1,500.0
Target Low Price 1,100.0
Target Mean Price 1,332.5714
Target Median Price 1,352.5
Total Cash 589,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 12.505
Total Debt 2,796,999,936
Total Revenue 18,844,999,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 9.27
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0070169866
Trailing Eps 38.8
Trailing P E 33.667526
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0701
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1,166.43
Two Hundred Day Average Change 139.87
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.119912885
Type Disp Equity
Volume 149,265
Website https://www.grainger.com
Zip 60,045-5201