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/S ratio

As of 25 September 2026, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) trades at a P/S ratio of 3.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.9× (August 2017) to 3.5× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 94% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 1.1× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.6×.

P/S ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/S ratio Change
FY2025 2.7× (10.27%)
FY2024 3.0× 21.91%
FY2023 2.5× 32.53%
FY2022 1.9× (10.04%)
FY2021 2.1× 11.54%
FY2020 1.9× 14.87%
FY2019 1.6× 14.20%
FY2018 1.4× 8.21%
FY2017 1.3× (6.61%)
FY2016 1.4× 5.55%

Quarterly

Period P/S ratio Change
Jun 2026 3.4× 21.37%
Mar 2026 2.8× 4.21%
Dec 2025 2.7× 4.97%
Sep 2025 2.6× (10.15%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.9× High 3.5×
Ten-year median 1.7×
Current reading's percentile 94

P/S ratio against peers

Company P/S ratio
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 0.7×
QXO QXO, Inc. compare 1.0×
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 1.0×
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 1.7×
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 1.7×
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 2.5×
GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. 3.1×
FAST Fastenal Company compare 6.6×
FERG Ferguson plc compare 13.1×
Industrial Distribution industry median 1.1×
Industrials sector median 1.6×
Market median 2.0×

What P/S ratio is

Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.

(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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