NYSE · GWW

W. W. Grainger, Inc.

$1,382.60 +$15.14 (+1.11%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$64.56B
Market cap
36.23×
P/E · TTM
$18.38B
Revenue · TTM
$1.78B
Net income
EPS · TTM $36.89
Dividend yield 0.7%
Free cash flow $1.38B
Beta · 1Y 0.74
EBITDA · TTM $2.88B
Gross margin 39.2%

Snapshot

Market cap$64.56B
Enterprise value$66.28B
Shares outstanding47.2M
52-wk range$906.52 – $1,419.91
Avg volume · 20D275.9K
Net cash −$1.72B
Book value / share$81.37
IndustryWholesale-Durable Goods
ExchangeNYSE
About W. W. Grainger, Inc.
IPO dateJun 1, 1972
Employees25000

Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger originally distributed various motors via a mail-order catalogue. Over the course of the 20th century, the firm expanded into new industrial product categories and launched its first digital catalogue in 1995.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E36.23
P/S3.51
P/FCF46.82
EV/EBITDA23.02
EV/Sales3.61
Graham №$259.89

Profitability

Gross 39.2%
Operating 13.9%
Net 9.7%
FCF 7.5%
ROE / ROIC 48.9% · 33.5%

Financial Health

Current ratio2.69
Quick ratio1.60
Debt / equity0.61
Debt / EBITDA 0.84Low leverage
Net cash −$1.72B
Working capital$3.71B

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $2.11B
Capex −$729.00M
Free cash flow $1.38B
Buybacks $1.00B
Dividends paid $460.00M
Shareholder yield 2.3%

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 5 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

Insufficient balance-sheet inputs

Graham Number vs Price

$259.89 vs $1,382.60
Trades 5.3× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings