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W.W. Grainger GWW Price / sales

Price / sales at other companies

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FastenalFAST
6.3×+0.5×
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0.5×+0.2×
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-0.1×
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United RentalsURI
2.8×+0.2×

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/E34.7×+4.9×

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 / sales?
W.W. Grainger (GWW) reported price / sales of 2.8× in Q1 2026.
How has W.W. Grainger's price / sales changed year-over-year?
W.W. Grainger's price / sales increased by 1.8% year-over-year, from 2.8× to 2.8×.
What is the long-term trend for W.W. Grainger's price / sales?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), W.W. Grainger's price / sales has grown at a 10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.2× to 10.9×.
What does price / sales mean?
How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual sales.
How do you interpret price / sales?
Useful when earnings are negative or volatile (e.g. early-stage or cyclical firms). Only comparable across companies with similar margins — a sales dollar is worth more at a high-margin business.
How does price / sales compare across companies?
Best compared within a margin cohort; a software P/S and a retailer P/S are not directly comparable.