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W.W. Grainger GWW Price / earnings

Price / earnings at other companies

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FastenalFAST
41×+2.4×
Wesco International logo
Wesco InternationalWCC
19.7×+9.2×
Amazon logo
AmazonAMZN
28.3×-2.3×
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United RentalsURI
18.3×+2.2×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.7B+10.1%
Gross profit$1.9B+10.9%
Operating income$793.0M+18.0%
Net income$555.0M+15.9%
EPS (diluted)$11.65+18.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$695.0M+4.4%
Total debt$2.8B+3.8%
Total equity$3.9B+12.9%
Total assets$9.5B+9.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$739.0M+14.4%
CapEx$170.0M+36.0%
Free cash flow$569.0M+9.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$61.9B+8.5%
Enterprise value$63.99B+8.3%
P/S3.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.2%-0.3pp
Operating margin14.2%-1.1pp
Net margin9.7%-1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity48.1%-9.1pp
Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×
Current ratio2.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from W.W. Grainger’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: W.W. Grainger’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is W.W. Grainger's price / earnings?
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported price / earnings of 29× in Q1 2026.
How has W.W. Grainger's price / earnings changed year-over-year?
W.W. Grainger's price / earnings increased by 16.3% year-over-year, from 24.9× to 29×.
What is the long-term trend for W.W. Grainger's price / earnings?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), W.W. Grainger's price / earnings has grown at a 1.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 100.5× to 105.4×.
What does price / earnings mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.
How do you interpret price / earnings?
Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.
How does price / earnings compare across companies?
Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.