W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)Industrials | Industrial Distribution | Lake Forest, United States | NYSE
1,164.91 USD
+10.73
(0.930%)
⇧
(April 23, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1,176.00 +11.09 (0.952%) ⇧ (April 23, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | April 18, 2026, 10:51 p.m. EDT
GWW represents the ultimate 'defensive compounder' sweet spot, combining industrial sector dominance with B-rated dividend growth. The technicals show aggressive buying near resistance, while the options pricing suggests the market is betting on a grind higher via 'absorption' of call volume rather than a explosion. The massive IV skew on downside strikes is a free lunch for long equity calls. It is a 'hold' by analysts because it is not cheap, but a 'buy' for capital preservation and steady yield growth. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.041123 |
| MSTL | 0.054809 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.058058 |
| AutoETS | 0.058240 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.15 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.574 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.54 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 69.114 |
| Revenue per Share | 374.572 |
| Market Cap | 55,135,174,656 |
| Trailing P/E | 32.90 |
| Forward P/E | 23.97 |
| Beta | 1.09 |
| Profit Margins | 9.51% |
| Website | https://www.grainger.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:51 p.m. EDT: Call non-structured positioning shows strong bullish ilow/expiry concentration, with significant Open Interest (OI) walls at $1080 and $1300 for near-term expiries, suggesting capped equity upside. ATM IV is elevated (0.62 in April) relative to longer profiles. Crucially, deep OTM puts show an extreme IV skew (IV spikes of >500% on strikes like $920 vs $1160 ATM), indicating a strong risk reversal or high probability of pinning at current levels rather than a crash. This pricing structure favors the underlying stock upside (short gamma) over downside protection.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.19% | 0.88% | 0.89% | 1.08% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | 2.26000 | 0.189892 |
| 2025-11-10 | 2.26000 | 0.238355 |
| 2025-08-11 | 2.26000 | 0.241513 |
| 2025-05-12 | 2.26000 | 0.213130 |
| 2025-02-10 | 2.05000 | 0.199155 |
| 2024-11-08 | 2.05000 | 0.172351 |
| 2024-08-12 | 2.05000 | 0.216364 |
| 2024-05-10 | 2.05000 | 0.216986 |
| 2024-02-09 | 1.86000 | 0.197230 |
| 2023-11-10 | 1.86000 | 0.239213 |
| 2023-08-11 | 1.86000 | 0.266308 |
| 2023-05-05 | 1.86000 | 0.281959 |
| 2023-02-10 | 1.72000 | 0.269040 |
| 2022-11-10 | 1.72000 | 0.291072 |
| 2022-08-05 | 1.72000 | 0.319412 |
| 2022-05-06 | 1.72000 | 0.372789 |
| 2022-02-11 | 1.62000 | 0.360078 |
| 2021-11-05 | 1.62000 | 0.357310 |
| 2021-08-06 | 1.62000 | 0.386503 |
| 2021-05-07 | 1.62000 | 0.365482 |
| 2021-02-05 | 1.53000 | 0.438428 |
| 2020-11-06 | 1.53000 | 0.414622 |
| 2020-08-07 | 1.53000 | 0.465454 |
| 2020-05-08 | 1.44000 | 0.538564 |
| 2020-02-07 | 1.44000 | 0.515598 |
| 2019-11-07 | 1.44000 | 0.484039 |
| 2019-08-09 | 1.44000 | 0.581104 |
| 2019-05-10 | 1.44000 | 0.585606 |
| 2019-02-08 | 1.36000 | 0.495409 |
| 2018-11-08 | 1.36000 | 0.510227 |
| 2018-08-10 | 1.36000 | 0.427545 |
| 2018-05-11 | 1.36000 | 0.509305 |
| 2018-02-09 | 1.28000 | 0.533240 |
| 2017-11-10 | 1.28000 | 0.704076 |
| 2017-08-10 | 1.28000 | 0.881610 |
| 2017-05-04 | 1.28000 | 0.774664 |
| 2017-02-09 | 1.22000 | 0.550987 |
| 2016-11-09 | 1.22000 | 0.635936 |
| 2016-08-04 | 1.22000 | 0.645190 |
| 2016-05-05 | 1.22000 | 0.610002 |
| 2016-02-04 | 1.17000 | 0.655218 |
| 2015-11-05 | 1.17000 | 0.655036 |
| 2015-08-06 | 1.17000 | 0.611231 |
| 2015-05-07 | 1.17000 | 0.565057 |
| 2015-02-05 | 1.08000 | 0.536725 |
| 2014-11-06 | 1.08000 | 0.507945 |
| 2014-08-07 | 1.08000 | 0.557616 |
| 2014-05-08 | 1.08000 | 0.517508 |
| 2014-02-06 | 0.93000 | 0.482632 |
| 2013-11-06 | 0.93000 | 0.416596 |
| 2013-08-08 | 0.93000 | 0.435869 |
| 2013-05-09 | 0.93000 | 0.453787 |
| 2013-02-07 | 0.80000 | 0.456649 |
| 2012-11-07 | 0.80000 | 0.498567 |
| 2012-08-09 | 0.80000 | 0.485682 |
| 2012-05-10 | 0.80000 | 0.492654 |
| 2012-02-09 | 0.66000 | 0.409799 |
| 2011-11-09 | 0.66000 | 0.479886 |
| 2011-08-04 | 0.66000 | 0.608685 |
| 2011-05-05 | 0.66000 | 0.569186 |
| 2011-02-10 | 0.54000 | 0.505376 |
| 2010-11-04 | 0.54000 | 0.545675 |
| 2010-08-05 | 0.54000 | 0.606894 |
| 2010-05-06 | 0.54000 | 0.653202 |
| 2010-02-04 | 0.46000 | 0.600485 |
| 2009-11-05 | 0.46000 | 0.621238 |
| 2009-08-06 | 0.46000 | 0.675175 |
| 2009-05-07 | 0.46000 | 0.752828 |
| 2009-02-05 | 0.40000 | 0.723048 |
| 2008-11-06 | 0.40000 | 0.728775 |
| 2008-08-07 | 0.40000 | 0.619168 |
| 2008-05-08 | 0.40000 | 0.622395 |
| 2008-02-07 | 0.35000 | 0.596477 |
| 2007-11-07 | 0.35000 | 0.552919 |
| 2007-08-09 | 0.35000 | 0.562214 |
| 2007-05-10 | 0.35000 | 0.571166 |
| 2007-02-08 | 0.29000 | 0.509787 |
| 2006-11-09 | 0.29000 | 0.566386 |
| 2006-08-10 | 0.29000 | 0.655183 |
| 2006-05-04 | 0.29000 | 0.511236 |
| 2006-02-09 | 0.24000 | 0.465079 |
| 2005-11-09 | 0.24000 | 0.496713 |
| 2005-08-04 | 0.24000 | 0.542368 |
| 2005-05-05 | 0.24000 | 0.605993 |
| 2005-02-03 | 0.20000 | 0.455302 |
| 2004-11-04 | 0.20000 | 0.476972 |
| 2004-08-05 | 0.20000 | 0.557241 |
| 2004-05-06 | 0.20000 | 0.546847 |
| 2004-02-05 | 0.18500 | 0.552121 |
| 2003-11-06 | 0.18500 | 0.577619 |
| 2003-08-07 | 0.18500 | 0.560143 |
| 2003-05-08 | 0.18500 | 0.592234 |
| 2003-02-06 | 0.18000 | 0.570108 |
| 2002-11-06 | 0.18000 | 0.519672 |
| 2002-08-08 | 0.18000 | 0.558156 |
| 2002-05-02 | 0.18000 | 0.482569 |
| 2002-02-07 | 0.17500 | 0.479238 |
| 2001-11-07 | 0.17500 | 0.576207 |
| 2001-08-09 | 0.17500 | 0.646917 |
| 2001-05-03 | 0.17500 | 0.671048 |
| 2001-02-08 | 0.17000 | 0.701506 |
| 2000-11-02 | 0.17000 | 0.774435 |
| 2000-08-10 | 0.17000 | 0.779963 |
| 2000-05-04 | 0.17000 | 0.584119 |
| 2000-02-03 | 0.16000 | 0.515558 |
| 1999-11-04 | 0.16000 | 0.598402 |
| 1999-08-12 | 0.16000 | 0.548924 |
| 1999-05-06 | 0.16000 | 0.497577 |
| 1999-02-04 | 0.15000 | 0.553498 |
| 1998-11-05 | 0.15000 | 0.503785 |
| 1998-08-06 | 0.15000 | 0.543524 |
| 1998-05-07 | 0.15000 | 0.444575 |
| 1998-02-05 | 0.13500 | 0.432120 |
| 1997-11-06 | 0.13500 | 0.471729 |
| 1997-08-07 | 0.13500 | 0.440780 |
| 1997-05-08 | 0.13500 | 0.544606 |
| 1997-02-06 | 0.12500 | 0.513337 |
| 1996-11-07 | 0.12500 | 0.525179 |
| 1996-08-15 | 0.12500 | 0.586726 |
| 1996-05-02 | 0.12500 | 0.591044 |
| 1996-02-08 | 0.11500 | 0.537829 |
| 1995-11-02 | 0.11500 | 0.581758 |
| 1995-08-10 | 0.11500 | 0.628049 |
| 1995-05-02 | 0.11500 | 0.622633 |
| 1995-01-31 | 0.10000 | 0.549192 |
| 1994-11-01 | 0.10000 | 0.601441 |
| 1994-08-09 | 0.10000 | 0.511219 |
| 1994-05-03 | 0.10000 | 0.513808 |
| 1994-02-01 | 0.09000 | 0.486551 |
| 1993-11-02 | 0.09000 | 0.537186 |
| 1993-08-10 | 0.09000 | 0.537745 |
| 1993-05-04 | 0.09000 | 0.492119 |
| 1993-02-02 | 0.08250 | 0.477777 |
| 1992-11-03 | 0.08250 | 0.490772 |
| 1992-08-04 | 0.08250 | 0.592992 |
| 1992-05-05 | 0.08250 | 0.553832 |
| 1992-02-04 | 0.07750 | 0.479265 |
| 1991-11-04 | 0.07750 | 0.590765 |
| 1991-08-06 | 0.07750 | 0.558486 |
| 1991-04-30 | 0.07750 | 0.664319 |
| 1991-02-05 | 0.07250 | 0.725746 |
| 1990-11-05 | 0.07250 | 0.884657 |
| 1990-08-07 | 0.07250 | 0.812343 |
| 1990-05-01 | 0.07250 | 0.721672 |
| 1990-02-06 | 0.06500 | 0.743641 |
| 1989-10-31 | 0.06500 | 0.786770 |
| 1989-08-08 | 0.06500 | 0.720772 |
| 1989-05-02 | 0.06500 | 0.783549 |
| 1989-01-31 | 0.05500 | 0.646748 |
| 1988-11-01 | 0.05000 | 0.637311 |
| 1988-08-02 | 0.05000 | 0.611059 |
| 1988-05-03 | 0.05000 | 0.556396 |
| 1988-02-02 | 0.05000 | 0.658285 |
| 1987-11-03 | 0.05000 | 0.753084 |
| 1987-08-04 | 0.05000 | 0.605609 |
| 1987-05-05 | 0.05000 | 0.705678 |
| 1987-02-03 | 0.04500 | 0.668242 |
| 1986-11-04 | 0.04500 | 0.778841 |
| 1986-08-05 | 0.04500 | 0.871627 |
| 1986-05-06 | 0.04500 | 0.817008 |
| 1986-02-04 | 0.04250 | 0.752052 |
| 1985-11-05 | 0.04250 | 0.952303 |
| 1985-08-06 | 0.04250 | 0.975339 |
| 1985-04-30 | 0.04250 | 1.088030 |
| 1985-02-05 | 0.03875 | 0.882363 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.1489737 |
| Address1 | 100 Grainger Parkway |
| All Time High | 1,227.66 |
| All Time Low | 1.9375 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 40 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.8 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 229,260 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 279,638 |
| Average Volume | 279,638 |
| Average Volume10Days | 229,260 |
| Beta | 1.092 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 160 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 78.787 |
| City | Lake Forest |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1,164.91 |
| Current Ratio | 2.827 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 1,177.91 |
| Day Low | 1,149.39 |
| Debt To Equity | 69.114 |
| Display Name | W.W. Grainger |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,323,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 9.04 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.78 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,166,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,166,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.02 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.051 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Ebitda | 2,963,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16514 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 19.53 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.225 |
| Enterprise Value | 57,867,309,056 |
| Eps Current Year | 43.65168 |
| Eps Forward | 48.59464 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 35.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,770,595,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1,117.1196 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 47.790405 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.042780023 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 14.89737 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 1,218.63 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -53.71997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.044082265 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 906.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 258.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2850351 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 906.52 - 1218.63 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 99,153,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.02 |
| Float Shares | 43,374,267 |
| Forward Eps | 48.59464 |
| Forward P E | 23.971987 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,091,500,032 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 22,100 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.39064997 |
| Gross Profits | 7,008,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.06251 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.76712996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 47,329,985 |
| Industry | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Industrial Distribution |
| Industry Key | industrial-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,770,595,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 2.26 |
| 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 | 55,135,174,656 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_276060 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,706,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 55,135,172,826 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 1,161.74 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,015,000,064 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14734 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.2494 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.96 |
| Phone | 847 535 1000 |
| Post Market Change | 11.089966 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.9520019 |
| Post Market Price | 1,176.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,988,800 |
| Previous Close | 1,154.18 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 26.686487 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 14.785561 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.072967 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09508 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.502 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.78947 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 10.73 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.929663 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1,177.91 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1,149.39 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1,149.39 - 1177.91 |
| Regular Market Open | 1,161.74 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1,154.18 |
| Regular Market Price | 1,164.91 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,974,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 206,373 |
| Return On Assets | 0.19034 |
| Return On Equity | 0.46098998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.045 |
| Revenue Per Share | 374.572 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.28653932 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 47,329,985 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0219 |
| Shares Short | 1,038,541 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,295,960 |
| Short Name | W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.026099999 |
| Short Ratio | 4.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | GWW |
| Target High Price | 1,342.0 |
| Target Low Price | 930.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 1,163.4667 |
| Target Median Price | 1,170.0 |
| Total Cash | 585,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 12.349 |
| Total Debt | 2,862,000,128 |
| Total Revenue | 17,941,999,616 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 8.83 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0076504527 |
| Trailing Eps | 35.41 |
| Trailing P E | 32.89777 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.9812 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1,030.6348 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 134.27527 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13028404 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 206,373 |
| Website | https://www.grainger.com |
| Zip | 60,045-5201 |