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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 11.42Revenue estimate 4.96B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 11.42Revenue estimate 4.96B
If you had invested in WW Grainger ago, it would be worth $7,657 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreWhat is the Arincen Score? The Arincen Score grades a company out of 100 from 30 checks on its own reported figures, five checks in each of six parts.Beta
67/100
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability6
Plus shows the checks behind each part of the score, what passed, what failed and the figure it read, for every stock.
Cash6
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Valuation2
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Growth10
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Financial strength10
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Shareholders6
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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.
WW Grainger key facts
- StyleWhat does a stock's style mean? The style label sorts a stock as growth, value, dividend, blend or speculative, with a 1 to 10 meter showing how strongly it fits.
- Blend stock · 5.2/10Growth 5.2 · Value 4.0 · Dividend 2.7
- Day range
- 1,484.85 – 1,507.43
- 52-week range
- 906.52 – 1,521.41
- Market capitalizationWhat is market capitalization? Market cap is what the stock market values a whole company at: its share price times the number of its shares outstanding.
- 69.84B USD
- P/EWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 32.74
- PEG ratioWhat is the PEG ratio? The PEG ratio divides the P/E by the yearly earnings growth analysts expect, to show how much you pay for each point of growth.
- 2.20
- EPSWhat is EPS (earnings per share)? EPS (earnings per share) is a company's net income divided by its number of shares: the profit that belongs to each share over a period.
- 45.57
- Div YieldWhat is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price.
- 0.67%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
- +20.4%
- Volume
- 3,618
- BetaWhat is beta in stocks? Beta measures how much a stock tends to move when the whole market moves: 1 moves with it, under 1 is calmer, over 1 swings more.
- 0.96
- ESG scoreWhat is an ESG score? An ESG score rates how a company handles the environment, its people and its governance, out of 100. Higher is better.
- 58.1/100Environment 52 · Social 60 · Governance 62
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Distribution
- CEO
- Donald G. Macpherson
- Employees
- 24K
- Website
- grainger.com
- IPO date
- 21 Feb 1973
WW Grainger earningsWhat is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
11.42 USD
Revenue estimate
4.96B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS12.54Beat +7.4%Revenue5.18BBeat +2.0%
Revenue
ReportedEstimate
EPS
ReportedEstimate
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2027 | 13.81 | — | — | +10.16% | 5.58B | — | — | +7.75% | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 12.97 | — | — | +7.96% | 5.42B | — | — | +7.90% | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 12.88 | — | — | +10.55% | 5.15B | — | — | +8.63% | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 11.42 | — | — | +20.97% | 4.96B | — | — | +12.03% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 11.68 | 12.54 | +7.36% | +22.82% | 5.08B | 5.18B | +2.03% | +11.25% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 11.30 | 12.01 | +6.28% | +20.46% | 4.96B | 5.02B | +1.30% | +10.25% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 10.21 | 11.65 | +14.10% | +18.15% | 4.58B | 4.74B | +3.63% | +10.13% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 9.46 | 9.44 | -0.21% | -2.78% | 4.40B | 4.43B | +0.62% | +4.54% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 9.98 | 10.21 | +2.30% | +3.44% | 4.64B | 4.66B | +0.31% | +6.13% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 10.07 | 9.97 | -0.99% | +2.15% | 4.53B | 4.55B | +0.59% | +5.61% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 | 56.70 | — | — | +9.03% | 22.75B | — | — | +6.37% |
| FY2027 | 52.01 | — | — | +9.43% | 21.39B | — | — | +7.57% |
| FY2026 | 47.52 | — | — | +20.37% | 19.88B | — | — | +10.80% |
| FY2025 | 39.51 | 39.48 | -0.07% | +1.33% | 17.92B | 17.94B | +0.10% | +4.51% |
| FY2024 | 38.95 | 38.96 | +0.03% | +6.30% | 17.18B | 17.17B | -0.06% | +4.19% |
| FY2023 | 36.38 | 36.65 | +0.74% | +23.53% | 16.54B | 16.48B | -0.35% | +8.21% |
| FY2022 | 29.53 | 29.67 | +0.49% | +49.55% | 15.19B | 15.23B | +0.22% | +16.94% |
Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved
WW Grainger analyst forecastWhat is the analyst rating? The analyst rating sums up what the analysts covering a stock recommend, from strong buy to strong sell, by the share of them rating it a buy.
12-month price target
1,339.38 USD
-10.22%
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 1,172.00 to 1,428.00, with an average of 1,339.38.
Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
9 ratings
| Buy | 1 | |
| Hold | 7 | |
| Sell | 1 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 1,428.00 |
| Average target | 1,339.38 |
| Lowest target | 1,172.00 |
| Current price | 1,491.89 |
WW Grainger valuationWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)What is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 32.74
- Forward P/E (FY2026)What is the forward P/E ratio? Forward P/E divides a share's price by the earnings per share analysts expect in the coming year, rather than last year's actual earnings.
- 31.39
- Price to sales (TTM)What is the P/S ratio? The price-to-sales ratio compares a company's market value with its revenue over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of sales.
- 3.61
- Price to bookWhat is the P/B ratio? The price-to-book ratio compares a company's market value with its book value, the shareholders' equity on its balance sheet.
- 16.09
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)What is EV/EBITDA? EV/EBITDA compares a company's whole value, debt included and cash taken off, with a year of its earnings before interest, tax and depreciation.
- 21.43
Capital structureWhat is enterprise value? Enterprise value is what the whole business costs: the market value of its shares plus its debt minus its cash. It is the price behind EV/EBITDA.
Market capitalization
69.84B USD
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Total debt
3.07B USD
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Cash and short-term investments
768.00M USD
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Enterprise value
72.14B USD
Valuation over time
P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
WW Grainger against its own historyWhat does "against its own history" show? The company's latest margins, return on equity, growth, debt and P/E against its own last 5 years: the low, the median and the high, and whether this year is better or worse than usual.
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Fastenal, Ferguson Enterprises, WESCO International, Watsco, QXO, and Applied Industrial Technologies, the US Industrial - Distribution companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median32.719.037.6
- Gross marginAbove its median39.1%36.2%39.4%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 29.2%
- Operating marginBelow its median13.9%11.9%15.6%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 9.9%
- Net marginBelow its median9.5%8.0%11.1%Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 7.2%
- Return on equityLowest in 5 years45.7%45.7%63.4%Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 15.3%
- Free cash flow marginAt its median7.4%5.2%9.6%Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 6.4%
- Revenue growthBelow its median4.5%4.2%16.9%Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 8.2%
- EPS growthLowest in 5 years-8.6%-8.6%54.4%Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 0.0%
- Debt to EBITDABelow its median1.04×0.98×1.59×Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 2.61×
- Current ratioAbove its median2.832.482.88Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 3.08
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
WW Grainger growth and profitabilityWhat are gross, operating and net profit margins? A profit margin is the share of revenue kept as profit: gross margin after the cost of sales, operating margin after running costs, net margin after all costs.
- Revenue (TTM)What does TTM (trailing twelve months) mean? TTM (trailing twelve months) is a figure over the latest twelve months of reports: usually the last four quarters added together.
- 19.37B USD
- Net income (TTM)What is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
- 2.16B USD
- Gross marginWhat are gross, operating and net profit margins? A profit margin is the share of revenue kept as profit: gross margin after the cost of sales, operating margin after running costs, net margin after all costs.
- 39.43%
- Operating margin
- 15.81%
- Net margin
- 11.17%
Revenue / Net income
Revenue Net income Net margin
WW Grainger revenue breakdown
By product
FY2025
79.4%High-Touch Solutions (N.A.)20.6%Endless Assortment
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | 13.99B | 79.4% | +2.0% |
| Endless Assortment | 3.63B | 20.6% | +15.7% |
By region
FY2025
80.5%United States12.1%Japan3.8%Canada3.6%Other Foreign Countries
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14.44B | 80.5% | +3.5% |
| Japan | 2.17B | 12.1% | +14.8% |
| Canada | 683.00M | 3.8% | +3.3% |
| Other Foreign Countries | 645.00M | 3.6% | -3.3% |
How WW Grainger makes its moneyWhat is an income statement? The income statement shows a company's revenue, costs and profit over a quarter or a year, from sales at the top to net income at the bottom.
Revenue17.94B 100.0%
Cost of revenue10.93B 60.9%
Gross profit7.01B 39.1%
Selling and administration4.32B 24.1%
Other operating expenses196.00M 1.1%
Operating income2.50B 13.9%
Tax622.00M 3.5%
Other expense167.00M 0.9%
Net income1.71B 9.5%
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
WW Grainger dividendsWhat is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price.
- Annual dividend
- 9.96 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)What is dividend yield? Dividend yield is a year of dividends as a percentage of the share price: the income a shareholder receives for each dollar invested at today's price.
- 0.67%
- Payout ratioWhat is the payout ratio? The payout ratio is the share of a company's earnings paid out as dividends: dividends per share divided by earnings per share (EPS).
- 21.35%
- Years of dividend growthWhat are years of dividend growth? The years in a row a company has raised its dividend per share. 25 years make an S&P 500 company a Dividend Aristocrat; 50 make a Dividend King.
- 41
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Next payment
- 2.49 USD
- Last ex-dividend dateWhat is the ex-dividend date? The ex-dividend date is the first day a stock trades without its next dividend: buy before it to receive the payment; buy on or after it and the seller gets it.
- 9 Nov 2026
- Next payment date
- 1 Dec 2026
Dividends per share
WW Grainger financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 768.00M USD
- Total debt
- 3.07B USD
- Net cash
- -2.30B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
- 1.72B USD
- Current ratioWhat is the current ratio? The current ratio is current assets divided by current liabilities: whether what a company will turn into cash within a year covers what it owes within a year.
- 2.61
- Debt to equityWhat is the debt to equity ratio? Debt to equity is a company's total debt divided by its shareholders' equity: how much it has borrowed for each dollar its owners have in the business.
- 0.71
- Piotroski scoreWhat is the Piotroski F-Score? The Piotroski F-Score rates a company's financial strength from 0 to 9: one point for each of nine tests of profit, debt and efficiency it passes.
- 7 / 9
- Altman Z-scoreWhat is the Altman Z-Score? The Altman Z-Score rolls five financial ratios into one number that signals a company's risk of bankruptcy: over 3 is safe, under 1.8 is distress.
- 13.18
Cash, debt and free cash flow
Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
WW Grainger ownershipWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- InstitutionsWhat is institutional ownership? Institutional ownership is the share of a company's stock held by funds, banks and other investment managers, as they report it each quarter on Form 13F.
- 75.77%
- Institutional holders
- 1,425 (+104)
- Free floatWhat is free float? Free float is the part of a company's shares that anyone can buy and sell: all its shares minus those held by insiders, founders and owners of over 5%.
- 91.46%
Who owns the shares
Institutions 75.8% Others 24.2%
As of 30 Jun 2026
Shares free to trade
Free float 42.82M shares ·91.5% Closely held 4.00M shares ·8.5%
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | 0 | 0 | 590.00 | 0.00 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | 0 | 209.00 | 73.00 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | 27 | 55.03K | 46.27K |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 12 | 2.49K | 4.88K |
Shares outstanding
Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
Title: WW Grainger
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial - Distribution
Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger originally distributed various motors via a mail-order catalog. Over the course of the 20th century, the firm expanded into new industrial product categories and launched its first digital catalog in 1995. Today, the company organizes itself into two segments focused on different customer bases. Its larger segment, high-touch solutions, offers a vast array of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies and bespoke inventory management servicesto larger businesses. Its smaller segment, endless assortment, operates two online platforms, Zoro and MonotaRO, that offer comprehensive catalogs of MRO supplies to smaller businesses. Grainger has operations throughout the world but primarily generates sales in the US.