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 | Free account |
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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