(GWW) WW Grainger - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3848021040

Safety, Hand Tools, Pumps, Storage

Stock: Trading Companies & Distributors
Age 41.1y

MCap 51,119m
Avg Vol 226K (233M USD)

Beta 0.642
Volatility 22.12%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 18.28%
EPS Trend: 81.8%

Last SUE: 1.15
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 9.10%
Rev. Trend: 91.2%

Last SUE: 0.70
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	0.89%
Yield on Cost 5y	2.37%
Yield CAGR 5y	8.42%
Payout Consistency	100.0%
Payout Ratio	22.2%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	22.1%
Value at Risk 5%th	33.4%
Relative Tail Risk	-8.17%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.33
Alpha	-17.68
CAGR/Max DD	0.95

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.465
Beta	0.642
Beta Downside	0.508

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	24.50%
Mean DD	8.98%
Median DD	8.15%

Description: GWW WW Grainger December 03, 2025

W.W. Grainger Inc. (NYSE:GWW) distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services across North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom, operating through two segments: High-Touch Solutions North America and Endless Assortment.

The product portfolio includes safety and security gear, material-handling and storage equipment, pumps, plumbing, cleaning supplies, metal-working tools, and related technical support and inventory-management services. Grainger reaches customers-from small businesses to large corporations, government agencies, and institutions in commercial, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors-via a field sales force, e-commerce platforms, and electronic channels.

Key recent metrics: FY 2024 revenue of approximately $13.5 billion, operating margin around 9 %, and e-commerce sales growth of roughly 10 % year-over-year, driven by continued digitization of procurement. The business is sensitive to macro-economic factors such as U.S. industrial production, construction spending, and labor-shortage-induced demand for outsourced maintenance services.

For a deeper quantitative view, you might explore ValueRay’s analyst toolkit to model Grainger’s earnings sensitivity under different economic scenarios.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.5

Net Income (1.73b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.06b TTM)

FCFTA 0.14 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -6.67pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 19.49% (prev 22.44%; Δ -2.96pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.23 (>3.0%) and CFO 2.05b > Net Income 1.73b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (2.18b) to EBITDA (2.76b) ratio: 0.79 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 2.72 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (48.1m) change vs 12m ago -1.64% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 39.09% (prev 39.25%; Δ -0.15pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 197.6% (prev 185.8%; Δ 11.86pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 32.18 (EBITDA TTM 2.76b / Interest Expense TTM 78.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 12.93

(A) 0.39 = (Total Current Assets 5.47b - Total Current Liabilities 2.02b) / Total Assets 8.85b

(B) 1.65 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 14.62b / Total Assets 8.85b

warn (B) unusual magnitude: 1.65 — check mapping/units

(D) 2.96 = Book Value of Equity 14.45b / Total Liabilities 4.89b

Total Rating: 12.93 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 85.57

1. Piotroski 7.50pt

2. FCF Yield 2.31%

3. FCF Margin 6.94%

4. Debt/Equity 0.76

5. Debt/Ebitda 0.79

6. ROIC - WACC (= 19.59)%

7. RoE 49.17%

8. Rev. Trend 91.22%

9. EPS Trend 81.82%

What is the price of GWW shares?

As of January 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 1034.25 with a total of 204,625 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.73%, over one month by -0.06%, over three months by +6.78% and over the past year by -6.95%.

Is GWW a buy, sell or hold?

WW Grainger has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.15. Therefor, it is recommend to hold GWW.

Strong Buy: 3
Buy: 1
Hold: 13
Sell: 2
Strong Sell: 1

What are the forecasts/targets for the GWW price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	1064.8	3%
Analysts Target Price	1064.8	3%
ValueRay Target Price	1220.8	18%

GWW Fundamental Data Overview January 18, 2026

P/E Trailing = 29.911
P/E Forward = 24.3902
P/S = 2.88
P/B = 14.198
P/EG = 2.1982
Revenue TTM = 17.75b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.51b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.76b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.37b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 76.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.72b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.18b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 53.30b USD (51.12b + Debt 2.72b - CCE 535.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 32.18 (Ebit TTM 2.51b / Interest Expense TTM 78.0m)
EV/FCF = 43.26x (Enterprise Value 53.30b / FCF TTM 1.23b)
FCF Yield = 2.31% (FCF TTM 1.23b / Enterprise Value 53.30b)
FCF Margin = 6.94% (FCF TTM 1.23b / Revenue TTM 17.75b)
Net Margin = 9.75% (Net Income TTM 1.73b / Revenue TTM 17.75b)
Gross Margin = 39.09% ((Revenue TTM 17.75b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.81b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 38.61% (prev 38.54%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 6.02 (Enterprise Value 53.30b / Total Assets 8.85b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.74% (Interest Expense 20.0m / Debt 2.72b)
Taxrate = 34.76% (171.0m / 492.0m)
NOPAT = 1.64b (EBIT 2.51b * (1 - 34.76%))
Current Ratio = 2.72 (Total Current Assets 5.47b / Total Current Liabilities 2.02b)
Debt / Equity = 0.76 (Debt 2.72b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.56b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.79 (Net Debt 2.18b / EBITDA 2.76b)
Debt / FCF = 1.77 (Net Debt 2.18b / FCF TTM 1.23b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.52b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 19.26% (Net Income 1.73b / Total Assets 8.85b)
RoE = 49.17% (Net Income TTM 1.73b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.52b)
RoCE = 42.65% (EBIT 2.51b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.52b + L.T.Debt 2.37b))
RoIC = 27.47% (NOPAT 1.64b / Invested Capital 5.96b)
WACC = 7.89% (E(51.12b)/V(53.84b) * Re(8.28%) + D(2.72b)/V(53.84b) * Rd(0.74%) * (1-Tc(0.35)))
Discount Rate = 8.28% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.62%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 81.63% ; FCFF base≈1.49b ; Y1≈1.84b ; Y5≈3.13b
Fair Price DCF = 1093 (EV 54.14b - Net Debt 2.18b = Equity 51.96b / Shares 47.5m; r=7.89% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 81.82 | EPS CAGR: 18.28% | SUE: 1.15 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 91.22 | Revenue CAGR: 9.10% | SUE: 0.70 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=10.48 | Chg30d=+0.076 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=14
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=43.91 | Chg30d=+0.077 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+11.1% | Growth Revenue=+5.2%

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