W.W. Grainger, Inc.
General ticker "GWW" information:
- Sector: Industrials
- Industry: Industrial - Distribution
- Capitalization: $52.4B (TTM average)
W.W. Grainger, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 55.1%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.2%: low 1312.32$, high 1345.44$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-08-10, amount 2.49$ (Y0.75%)
- Total employees count: 25000 (-3.8%) as of 2025
- US accounted for 80.5% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Geopolitical risks, Economic downturns and volatility, Commodity price volatility, Market competition, Cybersecurity threats
- Current price 11.7% above estimated high
- Earnings for 6 months up through Q2 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [859.48$, 1190.86$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [919.71$, 1261.15$]
Financial Metrics affecting the GWW estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 25.9 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 11.29 < Operating profit margin, % of 13.91
- Positive: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 16.79 > 10.70
- Positive: 2.37 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 4.11
- Positive: -2.60 < Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -1.31
- Positive: 34.41 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 41.69 <= 42.26
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.17 <= 0.33
- Positive: Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0.74 <= 1.15
- Positive: 3.66 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 5.15
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $16,478.00MM | $17,168.00MM | $17,942.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $13,913.00MM | $14,531.00MM | $15,447.00MM |
| Operating Income | $2,565.00MM | $2,637.00MM | $2,495.00MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-65.00MM | $-53.00MM | $-65.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $93.00MM | $77.00MM | $81.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $2,500.00MM | $2,584.00MM | $2,430.00MM |
| Taxes | $597.00MM | $595.00MM | $622.00MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $1,829.00MM | $1,909.00MM | $1,706.00MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $3,115.00MM | $3,358.00MM | $3,736.00MM |
| Inventory | $2,266.00MM | $2,306.00MM | $2,394.00MM |
| Assets | $8,147.00MM | $8,829.00MM | $8,962.00MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2,031.00MM | $2,111.00MM | $2,015.00MM |
| Capital expenditure | $445.00MM | $541.00MM | $684.00MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-422.00MM | $-520.00MM | $-645.00MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-1,278.00MM | $-1,180.00MM | $-1,825.00MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $36.65 | $39.04 | $35.62 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.