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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) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a P/E ratio of 31.7×. 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 28.8× and above the Industrials sector median of 24.8×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

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

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

Against its own ten years

Low 13.6× High 36.9×
Ten-year median 22.9×
Current reading's percentile 92

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
QXO QXO, Inc. compare n/m
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 17.5×
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 25.4×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 27.5×
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 28.3×
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 30.1×
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 31.7×
FAST Fastenal Company compare 42.7×
FERG Ferguson plc compare 50.7×
Industrial Distribution industry median 28.8×
Industrials sector median 24.8×
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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