The series is stated in the current share scale after splits; dividends are not included in the price
W.W. Grainger supplies businesses with consumables and spare parts — it sells not the goods but the speed of getting them.
The catalogue holds millions of items: tools, fasteners, safety equipment, electrical and plumbing supplies. The buyer is a plant or hospital with something broken now, where downtime costs many times the price of the part. That is why the customer pays a premium for availability and same-day delivery.
The competitive advantage is the warehouse network and inventory accuracy: knowing what to stock and in what quantity is data accumulated over decades. A second, cheaper channel without salespeople works as an online shop for small orders.
Risks: competition with Amazon in business procurement, where price is visible immediately and urgency is not; the industrial cycle; and logistics costs, which cannot be trimmed while promising same-day delivery. Grainger is a dividend aristocrat with a very long record of increases.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is a company in the Industrials sector; its shares trade on NYSE.
The price of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) on November 2, 2026 is 1,382.60 $, +1.72 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 906.52 $ and 1,419.91 $; the price now sits 93 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +38.95 %. The P/E ratio is 34.18, which is above the sector median (25.17). Market capitalization is 63.91 billion $, rank 1 among 1 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. trades on NYSE under the ticker GWW. The company belongs to the Industrials sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks GWW has traded between 906.52 $ and 1,419.91 $. As of 2 November 2026 the price stood 82.71 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year GWW shares rose 38.95 %; over six months they rose 17.44 %. Volatility over 90 days is 22.07 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 2 November 2026.
GWW trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.2, above the sector median of 25.2. Price to sales is 3.4, above the sector median of 1.3. Price to book is 15.5, above the sector median of 2.5. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. reported revenue of 18.8B $ and net income of 1.9B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 9.92 %. Revenue changed by +7.80 % year over year. Earnings per share are 39.23 $. Market capitalisation is 63.9B $.
GWW has a return on equity of 45.27 %, above the sector median of 6.15 %. Return on assets is 19.44 %, above the sector median of 2.41 %. Operating margin is 14.57 %, above the sector median of 4.28 %.
