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GWW

W.w. Grainger, Inc. Industrials Wholesale-Durable Goods S&P 500Russell 3000
$1,359.17Close $149.0BMarket cap $912.82 – $1,399.3052-week range Nov 4, 2026Next report · before the open

Highlights

Strengths

  • In a stage-2 uptrend all 8 trend conditions pass
  • Near its high 3% below its 52-week high
  • Earnings growing EPS +21% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+2 pts)

Cautions

  • Results soon Nov 4, 2026, in 3 days

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Aug 4, 2026
Off 12-month high 3%
1wk up 0.7% price change
1mo up 9.1% price change
12-month return up 43% market up 11% · its own up 32%
F-score 6 / 9 Mixed
Altman Z″ 10.66 Low risk
P/E 87.4× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 39.9× price / book
Earnings yield up 1.7% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 21% of the market · expensive
Revenue growth up 5% year on year
EPS growth up 21% latest quarter · +2 pts
Sales growth up 10% latest quarter · +0 pts
ROE up 48% return on equity
Free cash margin up 7% $1.3B FCF
D/E 0.63 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6×
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • profitability slipped from last year
  • gross margin narrowed
  • assets working less efficiently
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profits backed by cash
  • reduced long-term debt
  • short-term liquidity improved
  • no new shares issued

Trade setup

ATR% 2.1% $27.86 a day · 2×ATR $1,303.44
RS 74 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 8 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 1.0× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.11 50 sessions
Implied move 6.1% by Nov 20, 2026 · report Nov 4, 2026
Trend template · 8 of 8

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

none flagged
  • No restatement or impairment
  • Equity positive
  • Interest covered
  • No material dilution
  • Profits tracking cash
  • Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported Aug 4, 2026
Results reaction Aug 4, 2026-8% vs market2 sessions after results
Options $1.5M29.4% IV · activity

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $17.9B +5% on FY2024
$0 $20B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $11.8B FY2021 · $13.0B FY2022 · $15.2B FY2023 · $16.5B FY2024 · $17.2B FY2025 · $17.9B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $1.7B -11% on FY2024
$0 $2B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $695.0M FY2021 · $1.0B FY2022 · $1.5B FY2023 · $1.8B FY2024 · $1.9B FY2025 · $1.7B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $1.3B -15% on FY2024
$0 $2B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $926.0M FY2021 · $682.0M FY2022 · $1.1B FY2023 · $1.6B FY2024 · $1.6B FY2025 · $1.3B
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 39%
  • Net 10%
  • Free cash 7%
0% 50% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Gross 36% · Net 6% · Free cash 8% FY2021 · Gross 36% · Net 8% · Free cash 5% FY2022 · Gross 38% · Net 10% · Free cash 7% FY2023 · Gross 39% · Net 11% · Free cash 10% FY2024 · Gross 39% · Net 11% · Free cash 9% FY2025 · Gross 39% · Net 10% · Free cash 7%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $1.8B net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $2.5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $585.0M · Long-term debt $2.4B FY2021 · Cash $241.0M · Long-term debt $2.4B FY2022 · Cash $325.0M · Long-term debt $2.3B FY2023 · Cash $660.0M · Long-term debt $2.3B FY2024 · Cash $1.0B · Long-term debt $2.3B FY2025 · Cash $585.0M · Long-term debt $2.4B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 109.66m +0.0% since FY2020
109.66m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 109.66m FY2021 · 109.66m FY2022 · 109.66m FY2023 · 109.66m FY2024 · 109.66m FY2025 · 109.66m
  FY2020Dec 31, 2020 FY2021Dec 31, 2021 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 31, 2023 FY2024Dec 31, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Revenue $11.8B $13.0B $15.2B $16.5B $17.2B $17.9B
Gross margin 36% 36% 38% 39% 39% 39%
Operating income $1.0B $1.5B $2.2B $2.6B $2.6B $2.5B
Net income $695.0M $1.0B $1.5B $1.8B $1.9B $1.7B
Net margin 6% 8% 10% 11% 11% 10%
Earnings per share $12.94 $19.98 $30.27 $36.51 $38.96 $35.54
Free cash flow $926.0M $682.0M $1.1B $1.6B $1.6B $1.3B
Free cash margin 8% 5% 7% 10% 9% 7%
Cash $585.0M $241.0M $325.0M $660.0M $1.0B $585.0M
Long-term debt $2.4B $2.4B $2.3B $2.3B $2.3B $2.4B
Shareholders' equity $1.8B $1.9B $2.4B $3.1B $3.4B $3.7B
Shares outstanding 109.66m 109.66m 109.66m 109.66m 109.66m 109.66m

Next report

Nov 4, 2026 · before the open

Expected move The move, either way, the option market prices in through the next scheduled report: the at-the-money straddle for the first expiry that contains it, over the price. It includes the days around the report, so it slightly overstates the report alone. Methodology ±6.1% $1,277 – $1,442 by Nov 20, 2026
Usual move The median, over the company's last four reports, of how far the stock moved either way from the close before the filing to the close of the session after it. Methodology ±3.7% last 4: -6.3% · -0.4% · +9.0% · +1.1%
Expected against usual The move the options price through this report over the move the last four reports delivered. Above 1 the event is priced bigger than the company's own record; below 1, smaller. A price, not a forecast: it says what protection through the report costs, not which way the stock will go. Methodology Bigger than usual 1.7× the usual move

What options price now

Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
Bigger 29.4% priced · 16.1% recent
Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
Choppier
Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
past week: no change
Positioning
Premium traded
$1.5M calls $1.0M · puts $480,962 · latest session
Puts against calls, by premium Money spent on puts divided by money spent on calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts on purpose: counting contracts treats a hundred cheap lottery tickets as more meaningful than one large position, which is backwards. Methodology
0.47×
Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
calls +643 · puts +279 past week

For options traders: ATM IV 29.4% (+1.6% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 1.18 · 25Δ skew 4.6 pts · Net GEX $19.3M

Most traded contracts

No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Aug 4, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 35d
May 7, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 37d
Feb 19, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 50d
Oct 31, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2025 31d
Aug 1, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 32d
May 1, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 31d
Feb 20, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2024 51d
Oct 31, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2024 31d
Aug 1, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 32d
Apr 25, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 25d
Feb 22, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2023 53d
Oct 26, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2023 26d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Aug 4, 2026 Results ↗
Aug 3, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
May 8, 2026 Results ↗
May 1, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
Feb 3, 2026 Results ↗
Dec 12, 2025 Charter or bylaws ↗
Oct 31, 2025 Results ↗
Aug 1, 2025 Results ↗
May 15, 2025 Holder rights changed · Charter or bylaws ↗
May 5, 2025 Shareholder vote · Other events ↗
May 1, 2025 Results ↗
Jan 31, 2025 Results ↗