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W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW

Industrials  —  Industrial Distribution
1,243.07 (36.40) (2.84%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$60.1B
P/E
31.7×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Revenue Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) EV/Sales

As of 25 September 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a EV/Sales of 3.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.1× (August 2017) to 3.6× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 95% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 1.3× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.

EV/Sales, daily

Annual

Period EV/Sales Change
FY2025 2.8× (9.79%)
FY2024 3.1× 21.13%
FY2023 2.6× 28.81%
FY2022 2.0× (10.93%)
FY2021 2.2× 11.37%
FY2020 2.0× 13.37%
FY2019 1.8× 13.59%
FY2018 1.6× 4.33%
FY2017 1.5× (3.92%)
FY2016 1.6× 6.51%

Quarterly

Period EV/Sales Change
Jun 2026 3.5× 20.79%
Mar 2026 2.9× 3.60%
Dec 2025 2.8× 4.88%
Sep 2025 2.7× (9.69%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.1× High 3.6×
Ten-year median 1.9×
Current reading's percentile 95

EV/Sales against peers

Company EV/Sales
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 0.9×
QXO QXO, Inc. compare 1.3×
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 1.3×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 1.6×
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 1.7×
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 2.5×
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 3.2×
FAST Fastenal Company compare 6.6×
FERG Ferguson plc compare 13.3×
Industrial Distribution industry median 1.3×
Industrials sector median 1.9×
Market median 2.2×

What EV/Sales is

EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.

((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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