W.W. Grainger
GWW
Market cap $51.1B

1,064.23 USD

-17.32

1.60%

At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

1,064.23

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

-1.60%

5 days

-3.25%

1 month

-0.20%

3 months

11.61%

6 months

-6.86%

Year to date

2.16%

1 year

15.54%

5 years

251.45%

10 years

349.19%

About: Founded in 1927, W.W. Grainger originally distributed various motors via a mail-order catalogue. Over the course of the 20th century, the firm expanded into new industrial product categories and launched its first digital catalogue 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, or MRO, supplies and bespoke inventory management services to larger businesses. Its smaller segment, endless assortment, operates two online platforms, Zoro and MonotaRO, that offer comprehensive catalogues of MRO supplies to smaller businesses. Grainger has operations throughout the world but primarily generates sales within the US.

Employees: 26,500

Industrials Industrial Distribution

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Funds holding %

of 7,296 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

299% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.7B | Put options by funds: $425M

0.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.23% [Q4 2024] → 70.52% (-0.71%) [Q1 2025]

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,244 [Q4 2024] → 1,204 (-40) [Q1 2025]

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $36.6B [Q4 2024] → $33.5B (-$3.03B) [Q1 2025]

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 [Q4 2024] → 19 (-2) [Q1 2025]

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 134

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 400 | Existing positions reduced: 461

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Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$1,125

6%

upside

Avg. target

$1,135

7%

upside

High target

$1,144

7%

upside

2 analyst ratings

0 positive

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2 neutral

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0 negative

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JP Morgan Patrick Baumann	6%upside $1,125	Neutral Maintained	27 May 2025
RBC Capital Deane Dray	8%upside $1,144	Sector Perform Maintained	2 May 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 7 articles about GWW published over the past 30 days

W.W. Grainger: Price Increases, Easing Chinese Tensions And Further Re-Rating Potential

W.W. Grainger is poised for strong growth, leveraging pricing power, scale, and investments in distribution and digital capabilities to outpace the U.S. MRO market. Recent and upcoming price increases, especially in response to tariffs, should boost sales and support margin expansion, with positive customer sentiment and minimal inventory destocking. The Endless Assortment segment is delivering double-digit growth, driven by B2B traction and retention, while reshoring trends support long-term demand for MRO products.

W.W. Grainger: Price Increases, Easing Chinese Tensions And Further Re-Rating Potential

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Reasons Why You Should Retain Grainger Stock in Your Portfolio Now

GWW's strong volume growth and strategic moves in the High-Touch Solutions and Endless Assortment segments make it a smart stock to hold in your portfolio.

Reasons Why You Should Retain Grainger Stock in Your Portfolio Now

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CNBC International TV

'Fantastic pipeline of houses to come,' says Grainger CEO

Helen Gordon, CEO of Grainger, discusses the company's earnings results, the state of the housing market, and what's next for the firm.

'Fantastic pipeline of houses to come,' says Grainger CEO

Zacks Investment Research

SIEGY vs. GWW: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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Zacks Investment Research

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

The headline numbers for W.W. Grainger (GWW) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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