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W.W. Grainger

NYQ:GWW US3848021040
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  • Value
    16
  • Growth
    59
  • Safety
    Safety
    64
  • Combined
    32
  • Sentiment
    1
  • 360° View
    360° View
    6
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Company Description

W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a broadline distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products. It operates in the MRO industry with brands like Grainger, Zoro Tools, Inc. (Zoro), and MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (MonotaRO). It operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Japan. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $49,931 million, profits of $6,758 million, and revenue of $17,168 million with 23,500 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 6 (better than 6% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock W.W. Grainger are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for W.W. Grainger. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 59, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 59% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 64 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 64% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 16 which means that the share price of W.W. Grainger is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 84% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 1, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 99% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size X-Large
Website grainger.com
Index
S&P 500
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
16 5 10 11
Growth
59 67 93 79
Safety
Safety
64 34 28 40
Sentiment
1 33 46 86
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6 17 29 58
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
13 26 22 21
Opinions Change
50 9 56 69
Pro Holdings
n/a 49 56 86
Market Pulse
20 64 64 70
Sentiment
1 33 46 86
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
16 5 10 11
Growth
59 67 93 79
Safety Safety
64 34 28 40
Combined
32 12 27 28
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
13 14 17 24
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
20 19 13 22
Price vs. Book (P/B)
7 4 7 4
Dividend Yield
61 43 46 55
Value
16 5 10 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
52 71 66 66
Profit Growth
96 60 88 34
Capital Growth
18 24 72 95
Stock Returns
52 57 71 61
Growth
59 67 93 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
48 40 34 32
Refinancing
30 15 19 23
Liquidity
90 92 78 84
Safety Safety
64 34 28 40

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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