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.

Revenue
+11.3%
EPS
+113.8%
Free cash flow
+61.1%
Total debt
+13.3%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

1,451.80 37.59 −2.52%
Market cap
$68.4B
P/E
31.4×
Fwd P/E
29.2×
Dividend yield
0.65%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
11.75
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
96/100

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) P/E ratio

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As of 5 November 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a P/E ratio of 31.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.6× (March 2020) to 36.9× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 25.9× and above the Industrials sector median of 23.3×.

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
Sep 2026 26.9× (22.24%)
Jun 2026 34.6× 18.27%
Mar 2026 29.3× 2.91%
Dec 2025 28.5× 6.75%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 13.6× High 36.9×
Ten-year median 23.0×
Current reading's percentile 91

P/E ratio against peers

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AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 24.7×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 27.0×
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GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 31.4×
FAST Fastenal Company compare 42.6×
Industrial Distribution industry median 25.9×
Industrials sector median 23.3×
Market median 17.9×

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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