W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW)

Last Closing Price: 1053.99 (2025-01-03)

Company Description

W.W. Grainger Inc. is a broad line, business-to-business distributor of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services. Its operations are primarily in North America, Japan and the U.K. Its customers represent a wide array of industries including government, manufacturing, transportation, commercial and contractors. Its products include material-handling equipment, safety and security supplies, lighting and electrical products, power and hand tools, pumps and plumbing supplies, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking tools. Grainger has two reportable segments: High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) and Endless Assortment.

Financials, Fundamental Metrics & Ratios
Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $16.48B
Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $1.83B
PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) 24.84
PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) 27.72
PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) 2.67
Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) 3.00
Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) 13.16
Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) 25.04
Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) 14.78%
Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) 10.80%
Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) 51.78%
Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) 21.91%
Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 2.59
Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 1.68
Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) 0.59
Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) 4.68
Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) $69.33
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) $9.87
Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $36.67
Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) $36.89
Stock
Exchange NYSE
Sector Industrials
Industry Industrial Distribution
Common Shares Outstanding 48.70M
Free Float 44.07M
Market Capitalization $50.73B
Average Volume (Last 20 Days) 0.23M
Beta (Past 60 Months) 1.18
Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) 9.50%
Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) 80.70%
Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) $8.20
Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) 0.79%