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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) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a price to free cash flow of 38.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.8× (October 2017) to 46.1× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 93% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 22.5× and above the Industrials sector median of 20.6×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 35.4× 8.14%
FY2024 32.8× 29.76%
FY2023 25.3× (1.39%)
FY2022 25.6× (32.31%)
FY2021 37.8× 63.81%
FY2020 23.1× 4.51%
FY2019 22.1× 14.11%
FY2018 19.4× 33.84%
FY2017 14.5× (18.77%)
FY2016 17.8× (8.63%)

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 41.7× 14.18%
Mar 2026 36.5× 3.12%
Dec 2025 35.4× (3.77%)
Sep 2025 36.8× 4.87%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 10.8× High 46.1×
Ten-year median 23.9×
Current reading's percentile 93

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 12.7×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 17.4×
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 17.9×
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 27.0×
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 38.1×
FAST Fastenal Company compare 49.5×
QXO QXO, Inc. compare 67.9×
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 116×
FERG Ferguson plc compare 341×
Industrial Distribution industry median 22.5×
Industrials sector median 20.6×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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