W.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW

1,243.07 (36.40) (2.84%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$60.1B
P/E
31.7×
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) P/B ratio

As of 25 September 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a P/B ratio of 13.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.5× (September 2015) to 15.5× (November 2024); the current reading is higher than 87% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 3.6× and above the Industrials sector median of 2.4×.

P/B ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/B ratio Change
FY2025 11.7× (16.15%)
FY2024 13.9× 18.03%
FY2023 11.8× 13.99%
FY2022 10.3× (16.91%)
FY2021 12.5× 19.30%
FY2020 10.4× 16.12%
FY2019 9.0× 18.77%
FY2018 7.6× 1.72%
FY2017 7.4× 0.13%
FY2016 7.4× 32.44%

Quarterly

Period P/B ratio Change
Jun 2026 14.2× 19.76%
Mar 2026 11.9× 1.78%
Dec 2025 11.7× 1.49%
Sep 2025 11.5× (5.96%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 4.5× High 15.5×
Ten-year median 9.5×
Current reading's percentile 87

P/B ratio against peers

Company P/B ratio
QXO QXO, Inc. compare 1.0×
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 3.4×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 3.5×
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 3.6×
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 3.8×
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 6.7×
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 13.0×
FAST Fastenal Company compare 14.2×
FERG Ferguson plc compare 69.6×
Industrial Distribution industry median 3.6×
Industrials sector median 2.4×
Market median 1.8×

What P/B ratio is

Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.

Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))

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