Stock Research: W.W. Grainger

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W.W. Grainger

NYQ:GWW US3848021040
25
  • Value
    12
  • Growth
    81
  • Safety
    Safety
    53
  • Combined
    42
  • Sentiment
    35
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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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 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock W.W. Grainger are below the industry 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 81, 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 81% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 53 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 53% 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 12 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 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 35, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 5 10 11
Growth
81 67 93 79
Safety
Safety
53 34 28 40
Sentiment
35 33 46 86
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25 17 29 58
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
15 26 22 21
Opinions Change
34 9 56 69
Pro Holdings
n/a 49 56 86
Market Pulse
98 64 64 70
Sentiment
35 33 46 86
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 5 10 11
Growth
81 67 93 79
Safety Safety
53 34 28 40
Combined
42 12 27 28
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
17 14 17 24
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 19 13 22
Price vs. Book (P/B)
9 4 7 4
Dividend Yield
61 43 46 55
Value
12 5 10 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
65 71 66 66
Profit Growth
96 60 88 34
Capital Growth
21 24 72 95
Stock Returns
60 57 71 61
Growth
81 67 93 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
54 40 34 32
Refinancing
19 15 19 23
Liquidity
92 92 78 84
Safety Safety
53 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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