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W. W. Grainger
Industrials · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · US
$1,300.01
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS
NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics
How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter
Market Cap
$59.7B
Total market value of the company
25.20
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+10.1%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
9.7%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
46.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$1,261.57
-3% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 14 analysts covering this stock
About W. W. Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes maintenance, repair, and operating products and services primarily in North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, High-Touch Solutions North America and Endless Assortment. It provides safety, security, material handling and storage equipment, pumps and plumbing equipment, cleaning and maintenance, and metalworking and hand tools. The company also offers technical support and inventory management services. It serves smaller businesses to large corporations, government entities, and other institutions, as well as commercial, healthcare, and manufacturing industries 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.
https://www.grainger.com
Country: United States Employees: 22,100 Industry: Industrial Distribution
Ethical Screening
Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance
Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
31.9% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
32.5% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$602.58
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-115.7%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
91.0th
Ranks in the top 9% of our 13,571 screened universe
Trading at $1266, 110% above fair value of $603. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 54% of screened stocks.
Quantitative Intelligence
Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.758
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0629
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.671
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
16.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-24.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
12
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data
Trading characteristics and market positioning
1.04
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$1,286.56
-1% below the year high
52W Low
$906.52
43% above the year low
Avg Volume
256,322
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.2
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.1%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
0.7%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$37.13
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health
Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value
0.64
Moderate leverage — manageable
2.69
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.51
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
39.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
16.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$1.2B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$18.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.8B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Recent Insider Activity
SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling
55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
| Date |
Insider |
Title |
Type |
Shares |
Value |
| 2026-05-12 |
LEROY JONATHAN MICHAEL |
Chief Technology Officer |
|
854 |
$1,051,327 |
| 2026-05-12 |
ROBBINS PAIGE K |
Officer |
|
1,457 |
$1,795,450 |
| 2026-05-12 |
THOMSON LAURIE R. |
Officer |
|
313 |
$385,519 |
| 2026-04-02 |
MERRIWETHER DEIDRA C |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
1,488 |
$1,658,042 |
| 2026-04-01 |
BERARDINELLI KRANTZ NANCY L |
Officer |
|
1,766 |
— |
| 2026-04-01 |
LEROY JONATHAN MICHAEL |
Chief Technology Officer |
|
996 |
— |
| 2026-04-01 |
ROBBINS PAIGE K |
Officer |
|
2,461 |
— |
| 2026-04-01 |
TINTO MELANIE J |
Officer |
|
764 |
— |
| 2026-04-01 |
MERRIWETHER DEIDRA C |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
2,946 |
— |
| 2026-04-01 |
THOMSON LAURIE R. |
Officer |
|
268 |
— |
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Political Trading Activity
Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument
| Date |
Politician |
Party |
Type |
Amount |
| 2026-04-13 |
Ro Khanna |
Democrat |
Purchase |
1K–15K |
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15