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BuyPremium GrowerAI neutralW.W. Grainger, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $63.6B cap · $358.3M/day traded
$1,357.60 +0.6% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
StockRank down 1.3 since 24 Oct.
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Report expected 4 Nov: the next-year EPS estimate has risen 1.2% over the last 14 weeks.
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) is 78/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 82, Value 21, Momentum 70, each scored against its sector).
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Grainger is a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operating supplies with very high returns on capital, a strong digital model through MonotaRO and Zoro, and consistent buybacks. It is a genuine quality business, and US reshoring and industrial activity support demand. However, the shares trade at a premium valuation, growth is in the high single digits, and the stock fell after its second-quarter results, so the balance of risk and reward looks less compelling at today's price.
ABOUT W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
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W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a leading industrial distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services to businesses and institutions. The company maintains its market leadership through an extensive product offering, sophisticated logistics, and a strong omni-channel presence, providing critical supplies that keep customer operations running smoothly.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 15.2B | 16.5B | 17.2B | 17.9B | 5.6% | 18.8B | 19.7B | 21.1B | 8.4% |
| EPS | 30.22 | 36.39 | 38.84 | 35.47 | 5.5% | 39.21 | 41.75 | 45.88 | 13.7% |
| Shares | 50.3M | 49.3M | 48.3M | 47.4M | -5.6% | 47.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 2.7B | 2.8B | 3.2B | 2.9B | 1.9% | 2.8B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 2.4B | 3.1B | 3.4B | 3.7B | 15.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 1.3B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.0B | 14.8% | 2.2B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -263.0M | -422.0M | -520.0M | -645.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -972.0M | -1.3B | -1.2B | -1.8B | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 5% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 86% of stocks we rank over the past year (23% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of GWW are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc.(you) | $63.6B | 78 | Buy |
| FAST | Fastenal Company | $59.6B | 84 | Strong Buy |
| FERG | Ferguson Enterprises Inc. | $43.9B | 54 | Hold |
| AIT | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | $11.6B | 75 | Buy |
| INDT.ST | Indutrade AB (publ) | $9.1B | 77 | Buy |
| DPLM.L | Diploma PLC | $12.4B | 71 | Buy |
| BEIJ-B.ST | Beijer Ref AB (publ) | $7.9B | 70 | Buy |
| MSM | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. | $7.0B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| CNM | Core & Main, Inc. | $7.7B | 70 | Buy |
| WCC | WESCO International, Inc. | $15.5B | 56 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 18.5x · Gross margin 26.3%
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