W.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW Industrials Industrial Distribution
W.W. Grainger, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $17.9 billion, up 4.51% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.3%, EPS grew 20.3%, free cash flow grew 61.7% and total debt rose 2.77%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten.
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a P/E ratio of 33.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.6× (March 2020) to 36.9× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 97% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 27.6× and above the Industrials sector median of 24.7×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 28.5× | 4.86% |
| FY2024 | 27.1× | 21.43% |
| FY2023 | 22.4× | 21.51% |
| FY2022 | 18.4× | (29.11%) |
| FY2021 | 26.0× | (18.14%) |
| FY2020 | 31.7× | 43.76% |
| FY2019 | 22.1× | 8.02% |
| FY2018 | 20.4× | (12.69%) |
| FY2017 | 23.4× | (1.26%) |
| FY2016 | 23.7× | 36.18% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 34.6× | 18.27% |
| Mar 2026 | 29.3× | 2.91% |
| Dec 2025 | 28.5× | 6.75% |
| Sep 2025 | 26.7× | 1.27% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | n/m |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 17.3× |
| WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare | 23.5× |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 24.9× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 25.6× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 29.8× |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 33.9× |
| FAST Fastenal Company compare | 41.1× |
| FERG Ferguson plc compare | 52.7× |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 27.6× |
| Industrials sector median | 24.7× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)
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