# W.W. Grainger (GWW) — Overview

GWW · NYSE · Stock

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## Price

Last close $1,331.17 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $918.18 – $1,402.03.

## Company profile

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, 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 catalogs of MRO supplies to smaller businesses. Grainger has operations throughout the world but primarily generates sales within the US.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $18.8B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $5.0B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 10.25% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $7.4B |
| Gross margin | 39.40% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $2.0B |
| Net income (quarter) | $600.0M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 18.11% |
| Net margin | 10.51% |
| Return on equity | 47.92% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $39.29 |
| Book value per share | $87.71 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 33.5 |
| Price to book | 13.9 |
| Debt to assets | 53.08% |
| Payout ratio | 24.81% |
| Dividend yield | 0.72% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is W.W. Grainger (GWW) profitable?

Yes. W.W. Grainger earned $2.0B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 10.51%.

### How much revenue does W.W. Grainger (GWW) make?

W.W. Grainger generated $18.8B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 10.25% year over year.

### What is GWW's P/E ratio?

W.W. Grainger trades at 33.5 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $39.29.

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