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NYSE · GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Industrials · Industrial - Distribution
$1,324.49
Up+$11.65 (+0.89%)
Updated Sep 6, 2026, 9:10 AM
SID Score
6.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
59/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 49.11B
- P/E ratio
- 30.38
- Dividend yield
- 0.67%
- 52-week range
- $957.79 – $1,419.91
- Volume
- 175.39K
- Avg. volume
- 284.09K
Price performance
GWW price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
GWW closed at $1,324.49 after 20 trading sessions, up 2.08% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $1,324.49
- Period change
- +2.08%
- Period low
- $1,284.85
- Period high
- $1,335.39
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $1,312.66 | $1,330.62 | $1,312.52 | $1,324.49 | 175.39K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $1,290.45 | $1,312.99 | $1,283.48 | $1,312.84 | 147.33K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $1,306.38 | $1,311.75 | $1,283.97 | $1,284.85 | 292.16K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $1,312.16 | $1,317.75 | $1,297.94 | $1,309.21 | 192.95K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $1,304.17 | $1,312.86 | $1,300.13 | $1,309.49 | 426.95K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $1,334.29 | $1,335.31 | $1,294.05 | $1,306.30 | 150.18K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $1,327.02 | $1,327.61 | $1,311.935 | $1,321.08 | 168.13K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $1,309.50 | $1,337.96 | $1,309.50 | $1,335.39 | 153.55K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $1,329.90 | $1,330.955 | $1,297.55 | $1,301.68 | 173.33K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $1,313.10 | $1,333.35 | $1,301.42 | $1,321.90 | 157.02K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $1,305.43 | $1,316.99 | $1,300.26 | $1,312.24 | 233.94K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $1,301.48 | $1,313.155 | $1,293.87 | $1,300.34 | 238.34K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $1,319.94 | $1,331.56 | $1,302.68 | $1,306.95 | 175.96K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $1,323.39 | $1,323.48 | $1,310.04 | $1,314.12 | 218.72K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $1,318.15 | $1,327.94 | $1,315.55 | $1,317.68 | 177.69K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $1,328.30 | $1,329.90 | $1,314.55 | $1,322.64 | 209.59K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $1,311.74 | $1,321.66 | $1,300.28 | $1,321.38 | 208.68K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $1,303.30 | $1,312.82 | $1,297.46 | $1,304.88 | 177.63K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $1,296.87 | $1,310.64 | $1,296.87 | $1,301.94 | 193.07K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $1,274.60 | $1,297.49 | $1,274.60 | $1,297.45 | 310.18K |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
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 and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $1,050.17
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 9
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Barclays | Underweight | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026
Why Is W.W. Grainger (GWW) Down 0% Since Last Earnings Report?
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
Yahoo · Aug 29, 2026
Grainger (GWW) Stock Looks Fully Priced On Cash Flow And Earnings
W.W. Grainger stock has delivered strong long term gains over the past five years, yet the latest valuation checks suggest the current share price is rich compared with an intrinsic value estimate and traditional multiples. With both the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and market based multiples pointing to an overvalued profile, the stock invites closer scrutiny at around US$1,306 per share. W.W. Grainger has returned about 219.5% over five years, which puts extra focus...
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