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W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Industrials · Industrial - Distribution

$1,322.64

Up+$1.26 (+0.10%)

Updated Aug 15, 2026, 9:08 PM

SID Score

6.1/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

59/100

Neutral

Market cap
49.11B
P/E ratio
30.38
Dividend yield
0.67%
52-week range
$933.53 – $1,419.91
Volume
209.59K
Avg. volume
284.09K

Price performance

GWW price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

GWW closed at $1,322.64 after 21 trading sessions, down 5.19% for the selected period.

Last close
$1,322.64
Period change
-5.19%
Period low
$1,277.55
Period high
$1,398.95
Daily close
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GWW OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 14, 2026$1,328.30$1,329.90$1,314.55$1,322.64209.59K
Aug 13, 2026$1,311.74$1,321.66$1,300.28$1,321.38208.68K
Aug 12, 2026$1,303.30$1,312.82$1,297.46$1,304.88177.63K
Aug 11, 2026$1,296.87$1,310.64$1,296.87$1,301.94193.07K
Aug 10, 2026$1,274.60$1,297.49$1,274.60$1,297.45310.18K
Aug 7, 2026$1,275.44$1,295.72$1,269.31$1,277.55301.7K
Aug 6, 2026$1,297.64$1,300.00$1,268.90$1,282.58301.39K
Aug 5, 2026$1,302.83$1,312.43$1,283.22$1,285.07475.75K
Aug 4, 2026$1,280.59$1,311.2149$1,260.22$1,300.45587.62K
Aug 3, 2026$1,378.48$1,388.38$1,333.049$1,371.25343.71K
Jul 31, 2026$1,356.97$1,391.40$1,342.92$1,382.22340.78K
Jul 30, 2026$1,371.51$1,373.625$1,340.6632$1,355.49356.17K
Jul 29, 2026$1,389.14$1,392.27$1,354.67$1,358.92310.94K
Jul 28, 2026$1,412.40$1,418.20$1,385.18$1,398.90370.84K
Jul 27, 2026$1,377.89$1,398.97$1,374.935$1,398.95150.55K
Jul 24, 2026$1,350.28$1,383.34$1,350.28$1,382.60205.25K
Jul 23, 2026$1,353.01$1,369.90$1,352.34$1,367.46268.8K
Jul 22, 2026$1,363.35$1,377.34$1,348.34$1,354.01253.14K
Jul 21, 2026$1,385.00$1,392.7075$1,347.27$1,361.61332.48K
Jul 20, 2026$1,401.19$1,401.19$1,364.58$1,371.22255.45K
Jul 17, 2026$1,391.48$1,419.91$1,386.86$1,395.01327.64K

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Overview

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Company profile

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.

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Consensus
Hold
Average target
$1,050.17
Implied upside
Analysts
9
GWW recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 11, 2026BarclaysUnderweight
Aug 6, 2026DA DavidsonNeutral
Aug 5, 2026OppenheimerOutperform
Aug 5, 2026RBC CapitalSector Perform
Jul 16, 2026RBC CapitalSector Perform
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Yahoo · Aug 13, 2026

5 Insightful Analyst Questions From W.W. Grainger’s Q2 Earnings Call

W.W. Grainger’s second quarter was marked by solid execution but was met with a sharp negative market reaction, as shares declined over 5% post-results. Management pointed to robust growth in both the High-Touch and Endless Assortment segments, driven by ongoing demand in manufacturing and government markets, as well as increased project-based activity. CEO Donald Macpherson emphasized the company’s ability to deliver “exceptional service to customers” and noted that broad-based acceleration acr

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