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W W Grainger Inc Stock Research

GWW

682.46USD-2.53(-0.37%)Market Closed
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Market Summary

USD682.46-2.53
Market Closed
-0.37%

GWW Stock Price

GWW RSI Chart

GWW Valuation

Market Cap

34.2B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

19.12

Price/Sales (Trailing)

2.13

EV/EBITDA

13.26

Price/Free Cashflow

25.18

GWW Price/Sales (Trailing)

GWW Profitability

EBT Margin

14.62%

Return on Equity

61.68%

Return on Assets

21.56%

Free Cashflow Yield

3.97%

GWW Fundamentals

GWW Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

16.0B

Revenue Y/Y

8.99%

Revenue Q/Q

2.22%

GWW Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

1.8B

Earnings Y/Y

26.68%

Earnings Q/Q

-7.48%

Price Action

52 Week Range

481.78811.60
(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

-2.0%

Last 30 days

-2.3%

Last 90 days

-7.5%

Trailing 12 Months

32.5%

GWW Financial Health

Current Ratio

2.7

GWW Investor Care

Dividend Yield

1.04%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

7.07

Buy Backs (1Y)

1.76%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

34.7

Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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Net sales

Latest Insider Trading transactions for GWW

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
2023-08-10
Williams Susan Slavik
acquired
-
-
1,061,090
-
2023-08-10
Williams Susan Slavik
sold
-
-
-960,000
-
2023-08-10
Williams Susan Slavik
acquired
-
-
1,152,950
-
2023-08-10
Williams Susan Slavik
sold
-
-
-2,214,040
-
2023-05-12
Thomson Laurie R
sold
-36,832
682
-54.00
vp, controller
2023-05-04
Robbins Paige K
gifted
-
-
-1,732
sr. vp
2023-05-04
Robbins Paige K
gifted
-
-
1,732
sr. vp
2023-05-02
Robbins Paige K
acquired
527,964
248
2,127
sr. vp
2023-05-02
Thomson Laurie R
sold
-325,461
683
-476
vp, controller
2023-05-02
Robbins Paige K
sold
-1,471,710
691
-2,127
sr. vp

1–10 of 50

Which funds bought or sold GWW recently?

View All Details
Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
2023-09-19
BIRMINGHAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO INC/AL
reduced
-10.51
79,314
3,305,220
1.38%
2023-09-12
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC
reduced
-1.89
26,898
245,251
0.05%
2023-09-12
Prosperity Wealth Management, Inc.
new
-
208,976
208,976
0.14%
2023-09-07
JAG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
new
-
2,125,400
2,125,400
0.25%
2023-09-05
Covenant Partners, LLC
unchanged
-
131,710
1,040,940
0.38%
2023-08-30
CHAPIN DAVIS, INC.
new
-
1,625,280
1,625,280
0.77%
2023-08-25
STRATEGY ASSET MANAGERS LLC
added
2.1
226,981
1,570,420
0.35%
2023-08-25
Brown Shipley& Co Ltd
sold off
-100
-44,773
-
-%
2023-08-25
Gould Capital, LLC
unchanged
-
3,093
24,446
0.02%
2023-08-24
Alberta Investment Management Corp
unchanged
-
89,802
709,731
0.01%

1–10 of 48

Latest Funds Activity

Are funds buying GWW calls or puts?
Calls
Puts
No. of funds holding Calls - Puts
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own GWW
No. of Funds

Schedule 13G FIlings of W W Grainger

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
Feb 09, 2023
vanguard group inc
10.91%
5,513,895
SC 13G/A
Feb 07, 2023
blackrock inc.
8.3%
4,183,578
SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2022
vanguard group inc
10.04%
5,174,631
SC 13G/A
Feb 03, 2022
longview partners (guernsey) ltd
3.19%
1,644,839
SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2022
blackrock inc.
7.3%
3,774,174
SC 13G/A
Jan 13, 2022
williams susan slavik
9.2%
4,726,443
SC 13G/A
Feb 16, 2021
longview partners (guernsey) ltd
5.12%
2,689,371
SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2021
vanguard group inc
10.06%
5,398,750
SC 13G/A
Feb 08, 2021
williams susan slavik
8.81%
4,728,153
SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2021
blackrock inc.
6.9%
3,728,861
SC 13G/A

Recent SEC filings of W W Grainger

View All Filings
Date Filed Form Type Document
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Sep 06, 2023
4
Insider Trading

GWW Fair Value

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Peers (Alternatives to W W Grainger)

View All Peers In Detail
NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
139.5B
64.8B
0.68% 59.26%
16.69
2.15
19.88% 23.71%
134.2B
62.5B
1.19% 73.63%
596.62
1.75
10.18% 328.56%
34.2B
16.0B
-2.35% 32.45%
19.12
2.13
12.68% 33.83%
30.9B
7.2B
-4.84% 14.91%
27.51
4.27
10.22% 8.91%
29.8B
13.2B
-1.33% 54.04%
13.01
2.26
23.61% 30.69%
MID-CAP
5.9B
4.4B
3.34% 49.07%
17.16
1.35
15.80% 34.70%
5.3B
4.0B
-5.08% 27.73%
14.73
1.33
14.15% 19.29%
4.8B
8.6B
-2.31% 39.89%
11.74
0.55
12.31% 0.89%
2.5B
5.4B
-8.27% 47.48%
7.69
0.47
8.62% 9.49%
-
22.3B
-4.22% 16.94%
-
-
11.38% 23.20%
SMALL-CAP
2.3B
6.4B
0.27% 58.79%
7.46
0.36
-11.99% 15.46%
831.2M
3.5B
8.35% 16.82%
8.07
0.24
19.18% 586.67%
726.9M
3.5B
0.79% 23.19%
5.43
0.21
-21.47% -58.90%
581.6M
1.6B
1.97% 35.31%
10.08
0.35
29.61% 65.05%

W W Grainger News

MarketWatch
W.W. Grainger Inc. stock outperforms market despite losses on the day.
MarketWatch,
9 hours ago
InvestorsObserver
InvestorsObserver
Marketscreener.com
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
InvestorsObserver

Returns for GWW

Cumulative Returns on GWW

11.7%


10-Year Cumulative Returns

19.5%


7-Year Cumulative Returns

15.5%


5-Year Cumulative Returns

27.3%


3-Year Cumulative Returns

Risks for GWW

What is the probability of a big loss on GWW?

38.9%


Probability that W W Grainger stock will be more than 20% underwater in next one year

18.1%


Probability that W W Grainger stock will be more than 30% underwater in next one year.

0%


Probability that W W Grainger stock will be more than 40% underwater in next one year.
*Calculated based on probability distribution of losses observed in actual data in the last 5 years.

How does GWW drawdown profile look like?

Y-axis is the maximum loss one would have experienced if W W Grainger was unfortunately bought at previous high price.

Drawdowns

Financials for W W Grainger

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q42018Q32018Q2
Revenue2.2%16,01715,67215,22814,78514,21513,58513,02212,60412,25011,88011,79711,70311,63211,68811,48611,40211,28611,25411,22111,09110,896
Gross Profit3.3%6,3036,1005,8495,5965,3275,0104,7204,4944,3184,2104,2384,2934,3184,4234,3974,3814,3614,3514,3484,3044,242
  S&GA Expenses2.0%3,8153,7393,6343,5083,4043,2873,1733,0892,9712,9923,2193,3683,4353,3653,1353,0103,1393,1653,1903,2003,050
EBITDA-100.0%-2,4132,2702,1371,9681,7641,5831,4391,3751,2351,0369629411,1361,3591,3421,2391,2481,2561,1961,277
EBITDA Margin-100.0%-0.15*0.15*0.14*0.14*0.13*0.12*0.11*0.11*0.10*0.09*0.08*0.08*0.10*0.12*0.12*0.11*0.11*0.11*0.11*0.12*
Interest Expenses-2.1%-96.00-94.00-93.00-92.00-89.00-89.00-87.00-86.00-87.00-93.00-93.00-91.00-88.00-81.00-79.00-212-170-126-82.00-80.97-79.18
Earnings Before Taxes5.6%2,4192,2912,1462,0221,8571,6591,4851,3431,2831,1489478588181,0001,2091,3181,1671,1251,0811,0101,089
EBT Margin-100.0%-0.15*0.14*0.14*0.13*0.12*0.11*0.11*0.10*0.10*0.08*0.07*0.07*0.09*0.11*0.12*0.10*0.10*0.10*0.09*0.10*
Net Income5.9%1,7881,6891,5471,4651,3361,2081,043963906792722657650781849955826803782724782
Net Income Margin-100.0%-0.11*0.10*0.10*0.09*0.09*0.08*0.07*0.07*0.06*0.06*0.05*0.05*0.07*0.07*0.08*0.07*0.07*0.07*0.07*0.07*
Free Cashflow-100.0%-1,1471,077920696747682818959953926849861948821851869787818864870
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q42018Q32018Q2
Assets2.6%8,0317,8257,5887,2017,0496,9936,5926,3906,4626,3336,2956,5837,1947,1776,0055,9225,9926,0145,8735,9325,905
  Current Assets2.9%5,3435,1904,9774,6864,5134,4394,0114,0054,0573,9343,9194,2734,9184,9143,5553,3963,4563,5083,5573,5833,373
    Cash Equivalents11.7%5154613253152623642413285475625858591,6031,492360286315392538517313
  Inventory-1.3%2,2232,2522,2532,0711,9901,9291,8701,7861,7071,6751,7331,7801,6951,6151,6551,5201,5351,5231,5411,4731,464
  Net PPE1.2%1,4851,4681,4611,4091,4381,4341,4241,4291,4361,4411,3951,3941,3651,3571,4001,3841,3801,3581,3521,3491,360
  Goodwill-0.5%368370371363374384384387390388391369365361429425429425424430535
  Current Liabilities-0.2%1,9201,9242,0101,7851,7501,7421,5281,5501,5891,5311,4411,4411,3881,5001,6781,5721,4521,4621,5011,4671,424
  Short Term Borrowings-------------15.0017.0055.0051.0051.0052.0049.0049.0054.00
    LT Debt, Current-10.8%33.0037.0035.0016.0017.00----7.008.0012.0021.0021.0024621981.0082.0081.0037.0030.00
    LT Debt, Non Current-0.1%2,2752,2782,2842,2942,3092,3382,3622,3722,3752,3732,3892,3883,3013,3031,9141,9182,0802,0772,0902,1482,210
Shareholder's Equity-3.6%2,9353,0452,4402,3082,4652,3702,1602,1172,1412,0802,0932,3752,1522,0302,0602,0722,1142,1522,0932,1002,050
  Retained Earnings3.4%11,47711,10110,70010,40210,0669,7829,5009,3019,0898,9488,7798,6948,5368,5008,4058,3808,2268,0457,8697,7527,725
  Additional Paid-In Capital0.5%1,3311,3241,3101,2991,2871,2801,2701,2551,2471,2481,2391,2141,1981,1921,1821,1611,1521,1371,1341,1251,079
Shares Outstanding-0.2%50.0050.00-51.0051.0051.00-52.0052.0052.00-54.0054.0054.00-54.0055.0056.00-56.0056.00
Minority Interest-5.8%292310295254264289286290273264265244223220205201191181172162156
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q42018Q32018Q2
Cashflow From Operations13.9%1,6441,4441,3331,1869679869371,0601,2101,1731,1231,0591,0681,1591,0421,0841,1121,0371,0571,0791,080
  Share Based Compensation2.0%52.0051.0048.0047.0044.0043.0042.0043.0045.0045.0046.0044.0043.0044.0040.0043.0042.0040.0047.0042.0041.00
Cashflow From Investing6.6%-282-302-263-258-268-225-226-227-227-185-179-189-193-202-202-206-183-187-166-151-145
Cashflow From Financing-6.6%-1,105-1,037-972-917-964-948-1,039-1,369-2,053-1,931-726-295427153-1,023-1,108-925-745-670-684-893
  Dividend Payments2.1%381373370381364360357353350341338332329330328326324320316310307
  Buy Backs7.5%7146646035476055956951,025783676601201401665700742628391425443479

GWW Income Statement

2023-06-30
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Net sales$ 4,182$ 3,837$ 8,273$ 7,484
Cost of goods sold2,5382,3964,9954,660
Gross profit1,6441,4413,2782,824
Selling, general and administrative expenses9839071,9371,756
Operating earnings6615341,3411,068
Other (income) expense:    
Interest expense – net24224845
Other – net(8)(5)(14)(11)
Total other expense – net16173434
Earnings before income taxes6455171,3071,034
Income tax provision155128309260
Net earnings490389998774
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest20184037
Net earnings attributable to W.W. Grainger, Inc.$ 470$ 371$ 958$ 737
Earnings per share:    
Basic (in dollars per share)$ 9.32$ 7.22$ 18.98$ 14.33
Diluted (in dollars per share)$ 9.28$ 7.19$ 18.89$ 14.26
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:    
Basic (in shares)50.151.050.251.1
Diluted (in shares)50.351.350.451.4

GWW Balance Sheet

2023-06-30
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 515$ 325
Accounts receivable (less allowances for credit losses of $37 and $36, respectively)2,4182,133
Inventories – net2,2232,253
Prepaid expenses and other current assets187266
Total current assets5,3434,977
Property, buildings and equipment – net1,4851,461
Goodwill368371
Intangibles – net237232
Operating lease right-of-use428367
Other assets170180
Total assets8,0317,588
Current liabilities  
Current maturities3335
Trade accounts payable1,1581,047
Accrued compensation and benefits254334
Operating lease liability7468
Accrued expenses368474
Income taxes payable3352
Total current liabilities1,9202,010
Long-term debt2,2752,284
Long-term operating lease liability375318
Deferred income taxes and tax uncertainties131121
Other non-current liabilities103120
Shareholders' equity  
Cumulative preferred stock – $5 par value – 12,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding00
Common Stock – $0.50 par value – 300,000,000 shares authorized; 109,659,219 shares issued5555
Additional contributed capital1,3311,310
Retained earnings11,47710,700
Accumulated other comprehensive losses(184)(180)
Treasury stock, at cost – 59,660,871 and 59,402,896 shares, respectively(9,744)(9,445)
Total W.W. Grainger, Inc. shareholders’ equity2,9352,440
Noncontrolling interest292295
Total shareholders' equity3,2272,735
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$ 8,031$ 7,588
Donald G. Macpherson
24200
W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services in the United States, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions N.A. and Endless Assortment. It offers safety and security supplies, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance supplies, and metalworking and hand tools. It also offers inventory management and technical support services. The company serves businesses, corporations, government entities, and other institutions through sales and service representatives, and electronic and ecommerce channels. W.W. Grainger, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.